France: Postdoctoral Fellowship program (infectious disease research), Pasteur Foundation

The Pasteur Foundation announces the deadlines for the upcoming two calls for applicants to its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Fall deadline: September 5, 2008 and Winter deadline: February 13, 2009

Please click here for application guidelines and further information: www.pasteurfoundation.org

Background: These three-year fellowship positions are open to U.S. citizens not currently in France wishing to work in the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur. Located in Paris and founded by Louis Pasteur in 1887, the Institut Pasteur is one of the world's leading private nonprofit centers for infectious disease research. With 2500 people of over 70 nationalities, its 130 research labs are devoted to the basic science of improving global public health. The first step is to identify a host lab; a complete list of labs may be found by visiting:

www.pasteur.fr/ip/easysite/go/03b-000017-000/recherche/departements-scientifiques

Fellowship Package: $55,000 plus $15,000 per annum for 3 years.

The Pasteur Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Charitable contributions made in support of its activities are tax deductible.