Adic (Institut Curie Doctoral Students and Young Doctors Association) was created in 1997 as a nonprofit organization. Its members include Institut Curie Master's students, PhD students, and post-doctoral fellows. Adic represents these young researchers of the Institut Curie, helps them find positions, boosts the role of young researchers in the scientific life of the Institut Curie, and develops PhD training.
Adic's work falls into five categories:
Participation of young researchers in scientific life: Adic participates actively in the scientific life of the Institut Curie. One of the year's highlights is the organization by Adic of a congress open to all Master's students, PhD students and post-docs in the life sciences, enabling young researchers to present their work as a poster or in a talk.
Presentation of doctoral training: Adic organizes each year a morning presentation of doctoral training. This half-day is essentially aimed at Master's and PhD students. Those who run the programs (thesis advisor, director of doctoral school, tutor) explain their roles, and Adic members also speak about doctoral student nonprofit organizations, thesis funding options, and the university departments that help students.
Placements: Adic helps young researchers attend job placement events and initiatives and organizes every year several meetings between doctoral students and research scientists working in the private sector or in little known civil service jobs.
Enhancing the status of doctoral students: Just over a year ago Adic launched at the Institut Curie a wide-ranging consultation initiative to develop proposals for improving the conditions of PhD training and post-doctoral work. Adic is also a member of the Confederation of Young Researchers (CJC) which represents doctoral students and young doctors at national level. The CJC carries weight in debates over questions of research, university teaching, and doctoral training.
Organization of get-togethers and evening events: Adic organizes several times a year get-togethers and dances to allow young researchers at the Institut Curie to meet in an informal setting. This brings together Institut Curie scientists from very different backgrounds.
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