Specialization(s): The Alsace region welcomes candidates in all fields, preferably in the following areas where Alsace international research teams are particularly strong: biotechnology, agri-environment, nanoscience, textiles, automobile industry, photonics, medical imaging, computer-assisted surgery and medical robots.
Language: French language ability commensurate with the requirements of the project.
Location: A participating Alsace university and/or research center. For information about host institutions and contact persons, please visit the Franco-American Commission Web site: www.fulbright-france.org.
Length of Grant: 3 months to 12 months
Starting Date: Beyween September 2009 and June 2010
Comments: The Alsace region of France is located along the Rhine river in the heart of Europe, at the border between France, Germany and Switzerland. The main cities, Strasbourg and Mulhouse, are home to four universities and seven engineering schools. Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg is one of the leading French universities in the sciences with almost 17,000 students and 78 research laboratories where approximately 1,300 students are currently preparing Ph.D.s. The university hospitals, research institutions and laboratories in Alsace are at the forefront of the development and use of new technologies in the medical field. For information on research in Strasbourg, please see the Web site for the Pole Universitaire Europeen de Strasbourg at www-pole.u-strasbg.fr. If you have not already established ties with a host institution in the region and are planning to solicit the required letter of invitation, please contact Amy Tondu, head of the American section, at atondu@fulbright-france.org. She will supply you with an electronic letter from the Franco-American Commission explaining to potential hosts what the program is, how it is funded, and what the requirements for hosting institutions would be.
