France

INRIA is offering many post-doctoral positions, each lasting 12 months (possible extension up to 24 months) for holders of a PhD or doctorate.

The Phoenics group, newly installed in the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM) at the University of Bordeaux 1 has several doctoral and postdoctoral positions available starting fall 2011.

The Department of Electronics and Automotive Advanced Technology (DELTA), Renault offers CIFRE entitled "Study of electrical insulation systems used in motor vehicles Electrical taking into account their specific environment, to ensure the desired life of the electric motor for future generation. A Company sponsored PhD Program in Renault, France is available in the DELTA department. The thesis CIFRE is sponsored by Renault.

Institute of Nuclear Sciences, France has been announced for PhD scholarship in Biochemistry / Life Sciences, Structural biology / Life Sciences for academic year 2011

A PhD scholarship in Laser Optics has been announced for the academic year 2011. The PhD scholarship is in association with the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, France. The research area for this PhD scholarship is Optics - Laser optics - Applied optics / Engineering science, Metrology / Engineering science.

Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy scholarship after the founder of Sciences Po (1871) in order to attract the very best international students from outside of the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements.

Genomics in association with the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, France offers PhD scholarship is Biochemistry/ Life sciences for the academic year 2011. The PhD student will make use of the extensive data sets to identify gene and protein interactions that might be of importance for the development and progression of the disease.

The Eiffel excellence programme is run by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Focusing on three key subject areas of sciences, economics and management, law and political science, its primary aim is to offer scholarships in French higher education establishments to future public and private sector decision-makers in foreign countries

The International Scholarship Programme of the ENS Cachan is open to foreign students performing or who have studied and obtained their last degree abroad.

A two years postdoctoral position is available in the group of Francois Rassendren at the Institute Functional Genomics in Montpellier, France. Thegroup is interested in the involvement of P2X purinergic receptors in inflammation at cellular and integrated levels.