The Institut Pasteur de Montevideo seeks to incorporate two postdocs into its scientific staff, through an open call, to develop research lines framed in the current institutional scientific priorities (no prior link with the institute is necessary).
Training accomplished
Doctoral degree obtained between 2018 and 31 March 2024. Although this is the profile sought, applications that do not strictly comply with these requirements will be accepted with a duly justification. In case of maternity, one more year of seniority of the PhD degree (2017) will be accepted for the birth of a child after the PhD, and up to 2 more years (2016) in case you have had more than one child after the PhD.
Duration
The position will have a duration of 2 years, possibly renewable for a single time, for a period of up to 18 months. In case of maternity during the hiring period, the terms will be extended for 9 months.
Reference salary
As of July 2023 the nominal salary for the postdoc position at IP Montevideo is $ 95,759 Uruguayan pesos.
Application
Interested persons should contact the heads of the Technological Units or Research Laboratories of interest (contacts available on the institute’s website, on the corresponding pages) in order to assess the feasibility of the application and to draw up the work plan. The development of the proposal submitted must be the applicant’s main activity, requiring a high level of dedication to this task.
We invite interested persons to apply through this link by attaching the following documents, respecting the following indications: PDF format, in Spanish, Calibri font, font size 12, all margins 2.5 cm and single line spacing.
a) Curriculum vitae using the format of this biosketch
b) Work plan (1,000 words), and annex if applicable. (References, figures and tables may be included as annexes.
c) Letter of recommendation from the head of the unit/laboratory justifying the impact of his/her incorporation to the research team.
Deadline for application 8th November, 2023.
Evaluation
The projects will be evaluated by an advisory committee made up of researchers from IP Montevideo, who will be appointed in an attempt to minimise conflict of interest. The project must be written in such a way that it can be understood by researchers who do not necessarily have experience in that line of research, as it may not be possible to form an advisory committee with experts from all the lines of research proposed in the projects.
For inquiries contact academic@pasteur.edu.uy
Communication of the result
It is estimated that the results will be published by 31 December 2023, however, this will depend on the number of applicants and the characteristics of the applications.
Assumption of duties
In 2024, to be agreed between the management, the group leader and the successful candidates. In the case of a successful applicant who has not defended his/her doctorate at the time of the result, he/she will have until 31 March 2024 to defend his/her thesis. Otherwise, he/she will not be able to take up the position and it will be awarded to the next person on the priority list.
The Institut Pasteur de Montevideo is an institution committed to promoting an organizational culture based on gender equality. The Institution adheres to Law 17,817 on the fight against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of discrimination and to Law No. 19846 on the obligations arising from international human rights law, in relation to equality and non-discrimination between women and men, including formal, substantive and recognition equality.
Under this legal framework, and in compliance with Article 8 of Law No. 19846 on Temporary Special Measures, the applications will be evaluated by a joint gender commission and in case of equal background between two candidates of different gender, women will be privileged.