Missions

The main mission is the setting of adequate analytical strategies for mercury isotopic analyses, its application to environmental samples in French Guyana, and isotopic data interpretation.

4 months, extendable for about 6 months in 2026

Activités

• Setting optimized analytical methods
• Analysis of environmental samples
• Data processing and interpretation
• Presentation of results at conferences
• Writing reports, manuscripts, and publications

Compétences

• Previous postdoctoral experience is recommended
• Environmental and analytical chemistry, Geochemistry
• Isotopic analyses (sample preparation, MC/Q-ICPMS measurements)

Contexte de travail

This work will be carried out in a collaborative context with BRGM (French Geological survey) and IRD (French research institute for development) in the framework of the ODYSSEE project supported by the regional government of French Guyana (CTG). The postdoctoral researcher will primarily work at IPREM UMR5254 (Pau – France), where he/she will be a member of the Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Cluster. The working group has extensive experience in environmental and analytical chemistry, trace metal speciation, stable isotope tracers, and fractionation mechanisms. To achieve the outlined objectives, the project will rely on the unique instrumental facilities of the host laboratory. This platform possesses, among others, the state-of-the-art instruments required for the postdoctoral project (Total Hg analyzer, MC-ICP-MS, HPLC/GC-ICPMS). See details at https://iprem.univ-pau.fr/en/research/scientific-clusters/cluster-3-environmental-chemistry-and-microbiology.html

Contraintes et risques

N/A