Partial replacement of outgoing members of the Institut Pasteur IRB: call for expressions of interest for several positions

The Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (IRB), set up on March 19, 2009, is responsible for evaluating research protocols involving human subjects from an ethical viewpoint. The position of one full member on the committee is currently vacant, as are several alternate member positions.

Applicants wishing to join the IRB must be over the age of 18 and have an interest in ethical issues, and they must have no links at the current time or over the past five years with the arms, tobacco, alcohol and/or gambling industry.

The Institut Pasteur IRB is looking for new members to fill the following vacant positions:
- One full member with a qualification in anthropology
- One alternate member with a qualification in anthropology
- One alternate member with a qualification in research ethics and specific knowledge of research carried out in LMICs
- One alternate member with a qualification in pediatrics and experience with research in children
- One alternate (or possibly full) member with a qualification in clinical research methodology

Anyone qualified in research ethics or with professional experience in research involving human subjects who has skills that would be useful for the IRB is encouraged to apply.

• The mission of the IRB

The IRB's mission is to make sure that the rights and well-being of research participants are protected. The IRB may be approached to carry out an ethical review of a research project if the project involves research on human subjects, their biological samples and/or their personal information, whether in the field of biomedicine or in humanities and social sciences. The decision to set up the IRB reflects the Institut Pasteur's strong commitment to ethics: if the Institut Pasteur is the legal representative of research carried out abroad involving human subjects, an opinion from the IRB is needed before proceeding with the research. Scientists also approach the IRB because they require an opinion for applications to funding bodies (e.g. the NIH) or for the publication of results in scientific journals.  

• Are you interested or do you know someone who might be interested?

Applicants are asked to send a detailed CV and a covering letter explaining why they would like to become a member of the IRB by midnight on February 22. Applicants who have submitted a satisfactory application will be asked to attend an interview with the Selection Committee. Applicants selected by the Selection Committee will be presented for approval by the President. Successful applicants will be asked to start as soon as possible.
Please contact us if you require any further information.

Contacts:
Vincent Martin-Schmets – Member of the Ethics Unit and IRB Analyst (vincent.martin-schmets@pasteur.fr)
Virginie Pirard – Head of the Ethics Unit and Head of IRB Administration (virginie.pirard@pasteur.fr)
 

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