Research Engineer (M/F)

Job Description

Missions

Research Support: Facilitate scientific output by providing high-level technical and methodological expertise.
• Technology Leadership: Oversee the design and implementation of experimental setups or complex technological platforms.
• Scientific Outreach: Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and technologies to the scientific community and the socio-economic sector.
• Management and Knowledge Transfer: Supervising the doctoral student (M/F) and training laboratory users in analytical tools and methods.

Activity

Design of chemical prototypes,
• Project management: Plan the stages of an experiment,
• Data processing: Oversee data collection, ensure quality control, and model or interpret the results.
• Assisting with the supervision of a doctoral student (M/F)
• Writing and presentation: Drafting technical reports, contributing to the writing of scientific articles, and presenting research at conferences.
• Maintenance and monitoring: Monitoring the condition of state-of-the-art equipment and conducting ongoing technology watch.
Draft experimental procedures: Prepare reports on synthesis results and their interpretation
Conduct scientific and technological monitoring
Advise on the selection and implementation of synthesis methods suited to solving the problem at hand
Transfer knowledge and skills to the doctoral student (M/F)
Work as part of a team

Your Profil

Skills

Knowledge (Theoretical Knowledge)
• Scientific expertise: In-depth knowledge of the research field and related theoretical concepts.
• Project methodology: Proficiency in project management techniques and planning tools.
• Regulations and safety: Knowledge of health and safety standards related to the handling of laboratory equipment or products.
• Intellectual Property Law: Understanding of data protection and patent regulations.
Practical Skills
• Instrumental or Digital Proficiency: Ability to use, calibrate, and program state-of-the-art technologies (HPLC, imaging, spectrometry, etc.).
• Management and teaching: Ability to lead a technical team and convey complex concepts to those without prior knowledge (researchers, doctoral students).
• Scientific communication: Ability to write and speak in technical and scientific English.
• Innovative thinking: Ability to solve novel technical problems using creative solutions..

Your Work Environment

The Lavoisier Institute in Versailles (UMR 8180 CNRS-UVSQ) brings together all of UVSQ's chemists (more than 50 full-time staff, about one-third of whom are CNRS employees) in a main building (the Lavoisier Building) and two annexes (the Joliot-Curie Building, which houses the solid-state NMR spectrometers, and the Germain Building, which houses the CEFS2 center), all located on the Faculty of Sciences campus.

Constraints and risks

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Compensation and benefits

Compensation

3403.30

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

CNRS

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