38Globule is the Association of Young Researchers in Chemistry and Life Sciences of Grenoble, created at the initiative of the students of the Graduate School of Chemistry and Life Sciences (EDCSV) from the Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble). It gathers PhD students from EDCSV and also Master students and post-docs in the fields of chemistry or life sciences.

Our active members are organized into small working groups to propose events and activities around three main themes:

• Preparation for entry into the professional world: we organize various events, most of which are supported by EDCSV that assigns ECTS credits for students who have organized or held them,
• The representation of young researchers to the EDCSV, the university and national or international organizations that are interested in the status of young researchers,
• The enrichment of the social, sporty and cultural life of the 38Globule members.

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Preparation for employability in the private and the public sectors

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Round table : "After the PhD in the public sector"

How to apply to CNRS, INSERM ... ? How to become a lecturer? What does the post-doctoral fellowship hold for us? During this round table members of 38Globule meet :

• young researchers recently hired... to discover more about the inclusion machinery of PhDs in public research organizations and universities
• members of commissions responsible for recruiting researchers, faculty and engineers for government agencies,
• post-doctoral and young researchers who tell about their postdoctoral experience in France or abroad.

BioVision.Nxt

The Global Forum on Life Sciences BioVision, held every two years in Lyon, invites students around the world to attend three days of forum, thanks to the BioVision.Nxt program.

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38Globule participates on its organization with Biodocs-Lyon and ASEC: we set up round tables for discussions with top scientists (Nobel Prize, directors of institutes, large companies, etc.), and we host the BioVision.Nxt network of young scientists invited.

BIOTechno Day

BIOTechno is a forum held in Lyon or Grenoble in June that brings together young researchers and companies in the fields of biology. The day, organized in collaboration with Biodocs-Lyon, ASEC, AMIL, eBiotism and AITAP , aims to promote doctoral education, to put in contact young researchers and companies, and more generally to promote the development of biotechnology. It also presents the various carrer opportunities available after a thesis defense.

Company visits

Every year the association organizes several visits to companies and other organisations in the fields of biology and pharmacology, such as:

• l'ESRF,
• Biopolis, a business incubator and hotel located in the health center in Grenoble, including the CreaCell and SynapCell spin-offs.
• Syngenta,
• the site of production of Sanofi-Pasteur (Marcy l'étoile)
• Biomerieux La Balme - Microbiology

Infothèse : "The thesis: which laboratory, which fundings?"

This round table aims at informing Master students in Chemistry or Life Sciences at:

• the choice of laboratory and thesis,
• application procedures
• the various sources of funding.

The speakeres are PhD students in the first and second years, thus having a very recent experience of the research of a PhD fellowship.

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Representation of young researchers

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38Globule represents and supports doctoral students from the EDCSV, the Joseph Fourier University and the Doctoral College of Grenoble.

In addition, we participate in discussions and projects of the Confederation of Young Researchers (CJC), like in the text of the Charter of theses, in the upgrading of the research allowance, or even in the establishment of the doctoral contract.

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Social and cultural activities and sports

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One of the primary objectives of 38Globule is to allow researchers working in related fields to meet, discuss, share their areas of work but also leisure. For this purpose, 38globule organizes:

• Evenings with drinks or restaurant
• Fun activities to relax after long weeks of work, such as laser-game
• Sports: hiking, and soon via ferrata, climbing, skiing, snowshoeing ...

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Why and how to join?

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Whether you are in chemistry or life sciences, if you are a young researcher (masters, PhD or post-doc) and want to participate in one of the projects presented, or to organize, or to create one, join us! There's interesting staff to do for everyone!

In practice, we meet one evening every two months and each project is developed by a group of active members.

By joining, you will have preference in participating to the events organized by the association and you will benefit special rates ... and will of course be welcome in the organizing team!

Membership for a nominal fee of...:

• for doctoral students: 20 euros for the whole thesis, or 7 euros per year
• for post-docs: 10 euros per year
• for masters: Free!

For more information, contact us!