General information
Offer title : Young postdoctoral researcher in isotope dilution mass spectrometry - M/F (H/F)
Reference : UMR5254-SOPPUY-109
Number of position : 1
Workplace : PAU
Date of publication : 10 April 2025
Type of Contract : Researcher in FTC
Contract Period : 12 months
Expected date of employment : 1 June 2025
Proportion of work : Full Time
Remuneration : Between 2 991 € and 4 166€ € gross monthly, according expérience
Desired level of education : Doctorate
Experience required : 1 to 4 years
Section(s) CN : 11 - Supra and macromolecular materials and systems: development, properties, functions
Missions
The researcher will be responsible for developing analytical methods for selenium and metal speciation using FT-MS mass spectrometry (mainly Orbitrap) based on isotope dilution.
Activities
• Implement the key aspects of the ANR research project, plan and carry out the necessary experiments.
• Independently perform measurements using HPLC coupled with FT-Orbitrap MS.
• Critically analyze results, prepare reports, and draft scientific articles.
Skills
• Recent PhD (less than 2 years) in analytical chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, or environmental chemistry.
• Demonstrated proficiency in acquiring analytical data using HPLC-MS coupling.
• Strong demonstrated scientific writing skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
Work Context
The candidate will join the Analytical, Physical, and Theoretical Chemistry Division – CAPT (approximately 35 permanent staff) at IPREM UMR 5254 CNRS/ Pau University, located in Pau (South-west of France).He/she will become part of a team specializing in selenium and metal speciation, with open perspectives on the analysis of organic contaminants in the environment and the agri-food sector, under the supervision of R. Lobinski (research director at the CNRS). The research framework is defined by the ANR Mono-team project: Multi-isotope-dilution quantification in metabolome- and proteome-wide speciation analysis of metal complexes.
Contract duration: 12 months, extendable for an additional period of 18 months.
Constraints and risks
Typical to a laboratory of trace analytical chemistry