Investigation of contaminant transfer in catchment areas (M/F)

Job Description

Missions

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and carrying out field campaigns, monitoring elemental and isotopic analysis work (lead-Pb): data processing,
quality control, interpretation, contributing to progress reports and meetings,
assisting with the drafting of scientific articles, and conducting a field campaign on the River Seine during storm conditions.

Activity

The Geochemistry of Impacts (GEDI) team at the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (LSCE) is seeking a candidate for a six-month fixed-term contract (CDD) to support its scientific activities involving the study of material and contaminant transport in catchments. These scientific activities form part of the
various research areas in which the GEDI team is involved within the PIREN-SEINE programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the “geochemical tracing” aspects of the work within the research axes focusing on contaminants and landscape history.

Your Profil

Skills

PhD (8 years of higher education) in environmental sciences in the
field of soil-water transport and/or in aquatic environments of (inorganic) contaminants in human-impacted environments. Training in elemental and isotopic geochemistry. We are looking for a candidate with the following experience:
* methods for analysing trace elements using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), conducting analyses and processing results;
* chemical preparation of samples (water, suspended solids, soils, dust),
* expertise in the Pb isotope system;
* field sampling,
* writing scientific articles in English.

A candidate having the following knowledge would have additional assets:
* basic statistical analysis;
* particle size analysis;
* knowledge of Geographical Information Systems/GIS;
* use of R, particularly for running statistical tests.
Other qualities sought for are as follows:
* an interest in academic and collaborative research;
* independence;
* the ability to work as part of a team;
* proven writing skills demonstrated by the production of articles published in top-tier international journals;
* the ability to communicate scientific findings in French and English.

Your Work Environment

The LSCE is a joint research unit (UMR 8212) between the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the CNRS and the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), located at L'Orme des Merisiers. It forms part of the Pierre Simon Laplace Institute (IPSL), an Île-de-France-based federation of nine climate and environmental research institutes. The LSCE brings together around 320 researchers, engineers and administrative staff, including 150 permanent staff from the three parent organisations and around 50 PhD students. Since January 2015, the LSCE has been organised into three scientific themes: i) Archives and Tracers ii) Biogeochemical Cycles and Transfers in the Environment iii) Climate and Cycles – Modelling their variability and interactions. Each of these themes comprises between 4 and 7 research teams formed around shared tools and/or research topics. The LSCE also relies on three platforms: PANOPLY for analytical geochemistry (shared with the GEOPS laboratory), ICOS (for greenhouse gas monitoring), and the Earth system modelling platform (led by the IPSL). Scientific activity is facilitated by three support teams (Administration/Management, IT, Security/Infrastructure).
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with Sophie Ayrault (Research Director at the LSCE and Deputy Scientific Director of the Continental Surfaces and Interfaces Division at the Institute of Sciences of the Universe, CNRS), Olivier Evrard, Research Director and Head of the GEDI team, and Delphine Thomas, Assistant Engineer in environmental analytical chemistry.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Between € 3131.32 and € 3569,85€ gross per month

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.

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