Postdoc: MP Quantification in Fruits & Veg — Method Dev

Agroscope; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Working for Switzerland

Diversity & equal opportunities

Health and well-being at work

Zusammenfassung

Agroscope invites applications for a PhD-level role in Zürich focusing on microplastic detection and quantification in fruits and vegetables. The project develops dedicated sample preparation workflows and transfers them into standard operating procedures for routine use.

Collaborating with Eawag and Empa, you will establish risk-based monitoring strategies, perform MP quantification, analyze data, and report to authorities and the scientific community at national and international meetings.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in chemistry, environmental sciences, material sciences or a related field.
• Solid background in polymer chemistry and environmental analytical chemistry, knowledge in fruit and vegetable production and food safety aspects.
• Hands-on experience in sampling, sample preparation and state-of-the-art analytical instruments to quantify MP in environmental compartments.
• Experience in programming and data analysis.
• Self-driven curiosity and strong observational skills during experimentation.
• Knowledge of two official Swiss languages and English.

Aufgaben

• Develop dedicated sample preparation workflows to isolate microplastic (MP) from different fruit and vegetable matrices, starting off from established in house protocols for MP extraction and detection in complex environmental samples by FPA-μ-FTIR or QCL based IR imaging
• Transfer the developed pipeline into a verified standard operating procedure suitable for routine conditions
• Establish “risk based” and “exposition based” monitoring strategies for MP in selected fruits and vegetables and conduct corresponding pilot studies
• MP quantification, data analysis and interpretation
• Reporting to authorities, stakeholders, and the scientific community at national and international meetings, conferences, by means of presentations, reports and publications

Kenntnisse

MP quantification

Data analysis

Programming

Analytical instrumentation

Scientific communication

Ausbildung

PhD in chemistry, environmental sciences, material sciences or a related field

Tools

FPA-μ-FTIR

QCL imaging

Jobbeschreibung

Agroscope invites applications for a PhD-level role in Zürich focusing on microplastic detection and quantification in fruits and vegetables. The project develops dedicated sample preparation workflows and transfers them into standard operating procedures for routine use.

Collaborating with Eawag and Empa, you will establish risk-based monitoring strategies, perform MP quantification, analyze data, and report to authorities and the scientific community at national and international meetings.