Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair

🎯 Are you a leading researcher in mitochondrial pathophysiology?

The University of Angers (France) is opening a Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair in the field of rare mitochondrial diseases and therapeutic innovation.

🔬 Join the MitoVasc research unit (UA – CNRS – Inserm), a key hub for translational research closely integrated with the Angers University Hospital and its 9 Rare Disease Reference Centers.

💼 What we offer:

  1. A 3- to 6-year tenure-track position, leading to full Professorship after evaluation
  2. €700,000 in total funding, including salary, postdoctoral fellow, PhD funding, and operational budget
  3. Strong scientific environment with mentoring from a Scientific Advisory Board
  4. Access to cutting-edge platforms for OMICS, super-resolution imaging, mitochondrial function and metabolism, with a focus on clinical trial design and patent development
  5. Real societal impact through active engagement with patient associations and science communication

📍 Location: Angers, France — outstanding quality of life, next to the future AFM-Téléthon center

📅 Position starts: November 1st, 2025

🗓️ Apply before: July 11th, 2025 via the national Odyssée portal:

👉 Application link

Find all the details of the job offer :

👉 Job offer link

📩 Scientific contact: Prof. Guy Lenaers (MitoVasc Director)

📩 Teaching contact: Dr. Marc-Antoine Custaud (Faculty of Health)

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