General information
Offer title : post-doctoral fellow on advanced biomolecular ion spectroscopy (M/F) (H/F)
Reference : UMR5306-ISACOM-003
Number of position : 1
Workplace : VILLEURBANNE
Date of publication : 03 October 2025
Type of Contract : Researcher in FTC
Contract Period : 24 months
Expected date of employment : 1 December 2025
Proportion of work : Full Time
Remuneration : between 2 991,58 € and 4 756,76 € gross monthly according to experience
Desired level of education : Doctorate
Experience required : 1 to 4 years
Section(s) CN : 04 - Atoms and molecules, optics and lasers, hot plasmas
Missions
This postdoctoral contract for 2 years concerns the experimental study of biomolecular ions using gas phase vibrational spectroscopy (IRMPD). This technique uses state-of-the-art lasers coupled with mass spectrometry, ion trapping, and ion sources. The candidate will study the effects of molecular symmetry and excitation processes on vibrational spectra, as well as participate in the development of methods integrating new laser technology.
Activities
The candidate will work within the framework of the ANR MILPATS project which proposes to develop a new IRMPD facility benefiting from new laser technologies. The project concerns in particular the detailed study of the IRMPD process. IRMPD studies on trapped biomolecular ions will be developed with different lasers in order to understand the fundamental effects involved in IRMPD. The recruited person will lead this project and will be involved in the scientific discussions of the MILPATS consortium, as well as in the team's weekly team meetings.
Skills
The candidate must have skills in either gas phase molecular spectroscopy and/or ion spectrometry. General knowledge of physics or physical chemistry is required. Scientific communication skills, teamwork and work organization skills are required.
Work Context
The Lumière Matière Institute (iLM) is a CNRS-Université Lyon 1 research unit located on the Lyon Tech La Doua campus. With more than 300 employees, including around a hundred doctoral and post-doctoral students, the iLM is a major player in physics and chemistry research in the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region, internationally recognized for the excellence of its research. The DYNAMO team is internationally recognized in particular for its work on the development of IRMPD, a method it has pushed to applications. With advances in laser sources, it is now possible to consider protocols that highlight the most subtle symmetry properties of molecular matter. These new possibilities are at the heart of the proposed project.
Constraints and risks
The risks are those of using pulsed lasers.