General information
Reference : UMR8180-ANNVAL-001
Workplace : VERSAILLES
Date of publication : Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Type of Contract : FTC Scientist
Contract Period : 12 months
Expected date of employment : 3 October 2022
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : between € 2,500 gross monthly and € 3,200 gross monthly depending on experience
Desired level of education : PhD
Experience required : Indifferent
Missions
As part of the ANR DANthe project, the mission will be to elaborate novel gold nano-objects that combine chemotherapy using a new active agent (polyoxometalate (POM)), photothermal (PTT) and photodynamic (PDT) therapies to obtain unprecedented active tri-therapy drugs against cancer and bacterial infections.
Activities
The hired postdoc will have to :
• prepare new gold nanostars using biologically active reduced POMs
• develop a set-up to determine the singlet oxygen production of these objects.
Skills
We are looking for a strongly motivated, enthusiastic and creative researcher with the following qualifications, skills and expertises:
• Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles
• Characterization of nanoparticles (ICP, DLS, microscopy (SEM, TEM), infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopies)
• Experience in synthesis and characterization of metallic complexes would be an asset
• Experience in singlet oxygen detection would be an asset
• Experience in cellular tests would be an asset
• Fluent English (oral/written)
• Scientific rigor, organizational skills and team spirit
• Experience in writing scientific manuscripts
Work Context
The research will take place at the Institut Lavoisier de Versailles (MIM group) in Paris Saclay Université, in collaboration with the LRS (Sorbonne Université, Paris).
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