Missions

The candidate will develop and lead a research project aimed at studying kleptoplastidy in marine plankton, combining different imaging approaches and laboratory experiments. This project will be carried out in collaboration with team members (engineers and doctoral students) and various national and international institutes.

Activities

- Lab experiments with cultures of microalgae in different conditions.
- Proteomics on the kleptoplastidy system, including sample preparation and bioinformatics analyses.
- 3D imaging (3D electron microscopy and expansion microscopy) to characterize the kleptoplastidy in different conditions.

Skills

We are looking for someone with skills and knowledge in cellular physiology, imaging, and bioinformatics. The skills we expect from our future colleague: - Experience in cellular physiology and imaging techniques. - A PhD in a biological discipline (e.g., cell physiology, microbial ecology, genomics, plant biology). - Excellent written and oral communication skills and fluency in English are required. - Knowledge and research experience in microalgae/plants and marine protists, as well as fluorescence microscopy, would be considered an asset. The candidate must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently, but also to interact well within an international research group.

Work Context

The postdoctoral researcher will be employed by the CNRS and will be part of the Laboratory of Cellular and Plant Physiology (UMR 5168 - CNRS -CEA - Univ. Grenoble Alpes - INRAe) in Grenoble (France). The team's projects aim to understand the functioning of unicellular photosymbiosis by combining subcellular imaging, photophysiology, and molecular biology. The researcher will be part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project SymbiOCEAN, which aims to study photosymbiosis in marine plankton at the subcellular, molecular, and ecological levels. This position is part of a project led by the Photosymbiosis team, which will be supervised by Johan Decelle. There will be numerous interactions and synergies with national and international partners. To learn more about the project, several publications are available on the Photosymbiosis team's website (https://photosymbiosis.com/publications/) and below is our recent publication related to this project (Ananya Kedige Rao, et al. Hijacking and integration of algal plastids and mitochondria in a polar planktonic host. (2025) Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.076)

Constraints and risks

No specific risks