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Chair in Paediatric Oncology Research

National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm)

The battle against cancers in children, adolescents, and young adults is a key focus of the national 2021-2030 Ten-year Strategy for Cancer Control, bolstered by additional annual funding since 2019.

Objectives of the call
To expand and rejuvenate the pool of French research in paediatric oncology, we aim to attract researchers from all nationalities to establish new research teams in France focused on paediatric cancers. This programe targets candidates currently conducting research internationally or who have been in France for no more than 36 months.

Targeted domains
Proposed projects should be innovative, address current challenges in the field, and have potential benefits for patients. They should fall within the scope of fundamental or translational research, excluding purely clinical research, and can span any discipline, including epidemiology and the social sciences and humanities. Projects must align with the technical environment of the host institution and provide significant added value. The projects should be designed to span a 60-month period.

Special characteristics
To achieve its goals, the programme offers broad eligibility criteria (no restrictions on age, nationality, professional status, etc.) and particularly attractive financial conditions. The Chair can be combined with other fundings secured by the laureates for the same project.

Specialties

Cancer

Drug Development

Oncology

Clinical Trials

Health Disparities

Pediatrics

Eligibility Requirements

To effectively expand and renew the French pool of research teams in paediatric oncology, the Inserm programme Chair in paediatric oncology research has established deliberately broad eligibility criteria, enhancing its financial attractiveness:

No minimum or maximum time limit since obtaining a PhD.

• No age requirement: the program is open to both junior and senior researchers.

• No nationality requirement: the program is open to researchers of any nationality.

• Relaxed residency requirement in France: the candidate may already be working in France at the time of application, but for a maximum of 36 months.

• No employment status requirement: the program is open to both tenured (including newly recruited) and non-tenured researchers.

• No institutional affiliation requirement: tenured researchers may come from any type of institution (university, research organization, CLCC, CHU, etc.);

• Possibility to combine the Chair with other funding, such as Atip/Avenir, CPJ/ANR, or ERC. This funding must have been obtained for the same project as the one selected by this call for applications.