French research institute to host Choose Europe for Science project, "a springboard to a stable career"

Ascent, one of 16 projects funded under the Choose Europe for Science call for proposals under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, will be officially launched on 01/01/2027. It is one of the three French projects in the call.

"It offers six five-year postdoctoral positions: three years funded by the EU and two years by the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL, a French research institute in Grenoble), with a budget of around €1.4 million," Mark Johnson, head of the partnerships and communications department at the ILL, told News Tank on 29/06/2026.

He added: "The aim is to offer stability to early-career researchers, who often find themselves on a succession of short-term contracts under precarious conditions. We want to offer a real springboard to a stable scientific career.”

Calls for applications will open early in the year and research projects are set to begin by the end of 2027.

“We have always been heavily involved in European programmes. Our participation in Choose Europe for Science was therefore a natural step. This also coincided with the development of our…