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IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement

IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement. Presentation. Missions. Scientific activities. Partners. Resources. Presentation. IRD. Institut de recherche pour le développement French public science and technology research institute

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IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement

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  1. IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement

  2. Presentation Missions Scientific activities Partners Resources

  3. Presentation

  4. IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement • French public science and technology research institute • Under the joint authority of the French research and overseas development ministries Presentation

  5. History • 1944 : ORSC (Office de la recherche scientifique coloniale) • 1953 : ORSTOM (Office de la recherche scientifique et technique d’Outre-mer) • 1984 : Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération • 1998 : Institut de recherche pour le développement Presentation

  6. Activity • IRD conducts scientific programs contributing to the development of the countries of the South with an emphasis on the relationship between man and the environment Presentation

  7. www.ird.fr

  8. The IRD around the world • Africa • Indian Ocean • Latin America • Asia • Pacific Presentation

  9. The IRD around the world • 5 centres in mainland France • Paris, Bondy, Montpellier, Brest and Orleans • 5 centres in the French overseas territories • French Guyana, Martinique, New Caledonia, French Polynesia et La Reunion • 25 centres in other countries, mainly in the inter-tropical zone IRD researchers are involved in about fifty countries Presentation

  10. Missions

  11. 3 main missions • Research • Expertise • Support and training Missions

  12. Scientific activities

  13. Scientific activities • Earth and environment • Living resources • Societies and health • Expertise and consulting • Support and training Scientific activities

  14. Earth and environnement • The earth’s crust, processes and natural hazards (eruptions, earthquakes, floods…) • Continental, coastal and marine environments • Climate variability and impact • Sustainable management of water resources Scientific activities

  15. Living resources • Agricultural and microbial biodiversity(genetic improvement, protection of cultivated plants …) • Aquaculture and fishery • Ecosystems and terrestrial resources Scientific activities

  16. Societies and health • Major tropical diseases(malaria, dengue fever, AIDS, others parasite diseases…) • Man in his environment • Interactions between societies and health • Urban dynamics • Development and globalisation policies Scientific activities

  17. Expertise and consulting • Collective state of the art by a group of experts on a practical issue • Aid for business start-ups • Patent rights • Consultancy contracts • Quality approach to research Scientific activities

  18. Support and training • Sustain research capacity of the scientific communities in the South : - individual grants - teams support- support to training courses or workshops • Help researchers to join the international scientific networks Scientific activities

  19. Partners

  20. Partners • International scientific community • Research and higher education institutions • European programs and international organisations • French and foreign industrialists Partners

  21. Resources

  22. Figures • 2172 employees • 789 researchers • 799 engineers and technicians • 584 local and other non-tenured staff • A budget of euros 193,8 million • 83 research and service units • 35 centres around the world Resources source : Annual report 2004

  23. Geographical breakdownof staff 2004 Resources source : Annual report 2004

  24. Geographical breakdownof expenditure 2004 Resources source : Annual report 2004

  25. Age pyramid in 2004 Resources source : Annual report 2004

  26. Dans 5 départements -Département Milieu et environnement -Département Ressources vivantes -Département Sociétés et santé -Département Expertise et valorisation -Département Soutien et formation

  27. Thèmes prioritaires

  28. 20 unités de recherches ou de services

  29. 27 unités de recherches ou de services

  30. Pour l'année 2008, l'IRD recrute 34 chercheurs :- 15 Chargés de recherche de 2ème classe- 6 chargés de recherche de 1ère classe • Recrutement après deux ou trois ans de Post Doc en moyenne

  31. postes profilés CR1 - Géologue, pétro-géochimiste du volcanime associé aux zones de subduction et du risque volcanique - Géochimiste ou biochimiste, spécialsite du devenir des résidus liés aux activités minières, urbaines ou agricoles - Physico-chimiste des molécules redox - Ecologie des communautés. Communautés de bioagresseurs : mécanismes de coexistence d'espèces - Modélisateur des systèmes complexes, simulation multi-échelles des services éco- systémiques liés aux cycles du carbone et de l’azote dans les agro-écosystèmes tropicaux postes profilés CR2 - Hydrologue spécialisé en modélisation des hydrosystèmes sous pression anthropique et climatique -Mathématicien, spécialiste de modélisation des systèmes complexes - Génétique de la diversité et de l'adapatation des plantes à racines et tubercules - Botaniste tropicaliste - Ecologiste aquatique : contamination chimique environnementale, impacts sur les écosystèmes marins Postes non profilés CR2 - Sciences physiques et chimiques de l'environnement planétaire 2 postes - Sciences biologiques et médicales 2 postes

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