Location: METHODS Team, CRESS (Université Paris Cité / INSERM), Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France
Start Date: Mid-September – early October 2025
Contract Duration: 24 months, renewable
Salary: Net salary between €2,500–2,800 based on experience and institutional scale
About the Project
COLIVE-MH (Collaborative Living Evidence Platform for Common Metrics in Mental Health) is an ambitious international project funded by the Wellcome Trust. Led by Dr. Astrid Chevance (PI) and Dr. Karolin Krause (Co-PI), the project aims to develop an open-access, living evidence platform synthesizing psychometric data on four widely used mental health tools: PHQ-9, GAD-7, RCADS-25, and WHODAS.
The Wellcome Trust is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations funding science to solve urgent health challenges. Renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and equity in research, Wellcome supports global collaborations that advance health for all—making this project a unique opportunity to contribute to world-class science.
Hosted by the METHODS team at the Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Statistiques (CRESS), which also hosts Cochrane France, the project engages with stakeholders across research, clinical, and lived experience communities worldwide.
Main Responsibilities
As Project Manager, you will:
- Assist the PI in coordinating governance structures (Executive Committee, ISAB, GLEAB, WP leads)
- Coordinate day-to-day operations across four interlinked work packages (WPs)
- Support timeline monitoring, deliverables, and internal reporting
- Liaise with funder representatives, institutional partners (FPD, CRESS), and technical providers (e.g., Epistemonikos)
- Ensure the smooth administrative, contractual, and financial running of the project in collaboration with the Fondation Pierre Deniker (FPD)
- Draft internal minutes, summary reports, and help coordinate platform development and dissemination phases
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience (minimum 5 years) managing complex international collaborative research projects
- Excellent written and spoken English; French is a strong asset
- Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills
- Proficiency in project management tools (Gantt charts, dashboards, Trello, Asana, etc.)
- Master’s or PhD in public health, clinical research, or related fields
Desirable Experience
- Prior involvement in Wellcome Trust, Horizon Europe, or other international health research projects
- Familiarity with mental health, patient-reported outcomes, or core outcome sets
- Experience coordinating co-production with lived experience experts
- Experience managing global partnerships inlcuding low and middle income countries
What We Offer
- Monthly net salary between €2,500–2,800, depending on experience. In addition, the position includes a 50% reimbursement of public transport costs, access to the company health insurance scheme, and a monthly precariousness bonus.
- A dynamic and collaborative international research environment in central Paris within the METHOD team in the Center for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS)
- Direct collaboration with leading institutions in mental health research, psychometrics, and evidence synthesis
- Possibility to contribute to a high-impact global initiative with real-world policy implications
- Mentoring and networking within the COLIVE-MH governance structure
How to Apply
Please send your application as a single PDF file to astrid.chevance@aphp.fr, including:
- A cover letter (max. 2 pages) explaining your fit for the role with examples
- A CV (max. 3 pages)
- Contact details of two referees from previous large international projects
