Calls for Junior Group Leader at Institut Imagine

Institut Imagine is a leading European research center dedicated to better understanding and treating genetic diseases. Imagine fosters a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment among 28 dynamic research groups by uniquely integrating basic and translational science.

Institut Imagine is looking for 3 Junior Group Leader to reinforce its teams from September 2025.

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Junior Group Leader in Systems and Computational Biology :

Institut Imagine is seeking an outstanding Systems and Computational Biology expert to join our team as a Junior Group Leader. This position comes with an internationally competitive start-up package.

Key competencies:

  • Established expertise in system biology, including skills in causal inference and statistical predictions and/or demonstrated experience developing mechanistic or dynamic models that mimic biological systems, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications.
  • Ability to lead a system biology program, as evidenced by publications and grants
  • Ability to collaborate with basic and clinical research teams to develop multidisciplinary project

Applications must be received by March 8th 2025.

Full call to be consulted here.

 

Junior Group Leader in RNA Biology and Epigenomics :

Institut Imagine is seeking for applications from outstanding Junior Group Leaders in the fields of RNA biology and Epigenomics with a strong interest in biological systems and genetic diseases. This position comes with an internationally competitive start-up package.

Potential areas of focus include:

  • Epigenetics & Epitranscriptomics: DNA methylation, regulatory regions, and non-coding elements
  • RNA Biology
  • RNA Therapeutics & Diagnostics
  • Gene Editing Technologies: Use CRISPR & ADAR for precise DNA, RNA, and epigenome editing mRNA Vaccine & Therapy Development  

Applications must be received by March 8th 2025.

Full call to be consulted here.

 

Junior Group Leaders in Artificial Intelligence for Genetics, Biology & Medicine :

Institut Imagine and INEM seek outstanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts to join their teams as tenure-track Junior Group Leaders.  These positions focus on applying AI to Biomedical Research, with a strong interest in Genetic Medicine, and offer internationally competitive start-up packages.

Successful candidates will develop an ambitious research program in collaboration with Institut Imagine, INEM, and the PR[AI]RIE AI community, pioneering novel AI approaches to understand, diagnose, and treat Mendelian and complex diseases.

Candidates should have a strong AI development background in at least one of the following areas:

  • Imaging Analysis and Computer Vision
  • Multimodal Data Integration
  • Therapeutic Target Identification using machine learning and AI approaches
  • Disease Pathogenesis Modeling by constructing AI-enhanced models or simulations
  • Diagnosis and Treatment Response Modeling

Applications must be received by March 8th 2025.

Full call to be consulted here.