France
Further information is available from the Embassy of France or the Royal Society of NZ.
News
2 July 2008: Mountain
ecosystems are experiencing a major mix-up in plant species, thanks to
climate change. As Earth heats up the cool alpine temperatures, plant
species have begun a slow-motion diaspora to escape, relocating upward
an average of 29 meters per decade. Read more
16 June 2008: A trade fair
dedicated to Alzheimer's
disease will take place on 20 and 21 September in Paris,
France. Read
more
21
May 2008: Joint
NASA-French satellite to track trends in sea level, climate. Read more
8 May 2008: French
scientists tweak carbon-storing powder. Read
more
6 May 2008: Canada
to launch first space mission to hunt asteroids. Read
more
31 March 2008: Jacques
Tits of the Collège de France and the American John Griggs
Thompson have been
jointly awarded the 2008 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious prizes
in
mathematics, 'for their profound achievements in algebra and in
particular for
shaping modern group theory'. Read
more
13 March 2008: The kick-off
meeting of the new
EU-funded MetaHIT ('Metagenomics of the human intestinal tract')
project will
be held in
Jouy-en-Josas, France,
on 11 April.
Read
more
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Institut National de Recherche en Informatique
et en Automatique
The Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en
Automatique (INRIA) invites applications for the INRIA-Schneider
Electric endowed Chair in France. The call is open in all research
areas pursued at INRIA, in particular in:
* Modeling,
Simulating, & Optimizing Complex Systems
* Programming,
Guarantied & Secure Computing
* Communicating,
distributed computing and ubiquitous systems
* Interacting with
Real & Virtual Worlds
* Computational
engineering and embedded systems
This call is for a position at the
level of a senior researcher or full professor, with distinguished
scientific records. The chair holder is expected to lead a
research program in order to strengthen INRIA activities in the chosen
area. This endowed
chair covers a competitive salary, as well as funding for PhD students,
postdoctoral researchers and/or development engineers, together with
the support for infrastructure, research equipment, and general
expenses related to the research program.
The initial contract is for a
full-time employment for up to three years. The position starting
date is negotiable around the summer 2008.
Closing Date : 29th February
2008. Further information and contacts can be downloaded here.
Dumont d'Urville NZ/France S&T Support
Programme
Bilateral Arrangement
In November 2005 an arrangement was signed between the French
Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the French Ministry of
National Education, Higher Education and Research and the New Zealand
Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. The broad purpose of the
arrangement is to promote and support scientific and technological
cooperation between New Zealand and French researchers in the public,
non-government and private sectors in the fields of biotechnology and
nanosciences.
To support New Zealand-initiated activities under the Bilateral
Arrangement, the Minister of Research, Science and Technology, through
the International Science and Technology (ISAT) Linkages Fund, has
allocated funding of $60,000 per annum to the Dumont dUrville
Programme.
The name of the programme acknowledges the substantial scientific
contribution made by the expeditions to New Zealand by Dumont dUrville
in the early 19th Century.
Funding under this round will be provided for: The development
of collaborative exchange projects in the fields identified above where
the visit by one (group) of researchers to the other promises to
improve the level of co-operation on specific projects.
Call for Applications
Applications for 2007-08 are now closed
.
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