Researcher - Chagas Disease (M/F)

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Duration: 18 months . UMR: Intertryp in Montpellier. Employer description . As a French institute for international scientific research, the IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) contributes to strengthening the resilience of societies in the face of global change. The Institute is present in more than 50 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, as well as in mainland France and the French Overseas Territories. Its research activities address priority needs in practical ways, including climate change mitigation and adaptation, the fight against poverty and inequalities, biodiversity conservation, access to healthcare, and understanding social dynamics. Research questions are developed together with stakeholders in the field and local communities. Our teams bring together different perspectives, disciplines and forms of knowledge through long-term partnerships to build robust, high-impact solutions. The research unit you will join . UMR Intertryp (IRD/Cirad/Univ Montpellier) is a research unit dedicated to combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), in particular those caused by trypanosomatids, with the aim of improving human and animal health. Our research focuses on an integrated study of humans, animals, vectors and parasites and their interactions through a One Health approach, addressing in particular trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and Chagas