Job offer

European Commission; France; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une opportunité de doctorat est offerte par la Commission européenne dans le domaine de l'écologie microbienne, axée sur l'étude des interactions entre virus et phytoplancton. Le candidat idéal doit posséder des compétences en bioinformatique et en modélisation. Il travaillera à l'Observatoire océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer et sera supervisé par des experts dans le domaine.

Qualifications

• Compétences en assemblage de génomes et génomique comparative.
• Capacité à travailler indépendamment.
• Excellentes compétences en communication pour la collaboration.

Responsabilités

• Étudier les interactions entre virus et groupes de plancton clés.
• Élucider les dynamiques coévolutives et découvrir les virus infectant Micromonas.
• Développer des modèles d'interactions virus-hôte.

Connaissances

Bioinformatique

Modélisation

Techniques de laboratoire

Communication

Formation

Doctorat en sciences biologiques

Description du poste

Organisation/Company: CNRS

Department: Laboratoire de biodiversité et biotechnologies microbiennes

Research Field: Biological sciences » Botany; Biological sciences » Biotechnology

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: France

Application Deadline: 8 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? No

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This PhD scholarship and mobility costs are funded by the French National Center of Scientific Research and the University of British Columbia (CNRS-UBC), France–Canada Collaboration Program 2025. The partner labs are: LBBM (CNRS: Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Biodiversity) and Curtis Suttle (UBC) teams. The student will be enrolled at the doctoral school 277 "Natural and Human Sciences: Evolution and Ecology" of Sorbonne University and the National Museum of Natural History.

Supervision and mentorship: The CNRS PhD will be supervised by Marcelino Suzuki (microbial ecology-bioinformatics), co-supervised by Sheree Yau and David Demory (expertise in phytoplankton virus genomics and modelling, respectively). The PhD will benefit from collaborative mentorship from the Suttle lab. They will also be trained in new techniques (HCR-FISH, MoRS, modelling).

Project Summary

Phytoplankton are the foundation of marine ecosystems, and zooplankton that graze them are the link to higher trophic levels. Viruses are abundant in seawater and significantly impact marine life and nutrient cycles. This project aims to study the interactions between viruses and key plankton groups, specifically Micromonas and crustacean zooplankton, to understand viral influence on marine ecosystems.

The PhD, based at the Banyuls-sur-Mer Oceanological Observatory, will focus on phytoplankton–virus co-evolutionary and ecological dynamics, with objectives including elucidating co-evolutionary dynamics, discovering viruses infecting Micromonas, and developing models of virus-host interactions.

Candidate Profile

We seek a highly motivated student with strong skills in bioinformatics (genome assembly, comparative genomics, meta-omics), modelling (dynamical systems, Bayesian inference), and laboratory techniques (flow cytometry, molecular biology, field sampling). The candidate should be capable of working independently and possess excellent communication skills for effective collaboration.