Presentation of the call. Through various actions, this ambitious project aims to:. As part of this last objective, the WILL project will finance a total of 14 international chairs throughout the project duration A first cohort of chairs was launched in , awarding a total of 5 chairs. This year , the project will fund 9 international chairs. It is worth noting that these international chairs aim at the implementation of a project between an internationally recognized senior researcher and a junior scientist in Lille, in order to create outstanding conditions for boosting the career of the latter.
The project is expected to be mostly implemented in Lille, where PhDs and PDs will be hired, under the supervision of the international PI and its junior collaborator from Lille. In addition, each hub is related to a Graduate Program.
Build on Master and PhD tracks, these four graduate programs offer students an outstanding scientific and educational environment to develop their knowledge and skills in an interdisciplinary context. Key partners. The University of Lille aims at working more closely with a limited number of partner universities. These partnerships are based on shared values, common scientific and academic interests and long-term mutual commitments.
Thus, although the selection will be based mainly on the scientific quality of the project, a particular attention will be paid to applications involving the following potential key partners, with which contacts are already taken:.
It is worth noting that, in order to develop new partnerships, a particular attention will also be paid to projects from universities that are not already hosting an international chair funded by the university of Lille see the list in appendix.
