Gut Microbiome Scientist: Siderophore Dynamics

EURAXESS Ireland; France; Hybride; EUR 42 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tram access to lab

CROUS restaurant on campus

Travel and mobility allowance

Health insurance access

44 days of paid leave + RTT per year

Possibility of remote work

Résumé du poste

The candidate will join the MMBCA team within the BSC laboratory (UMR 7242) affiliated with CNRS and the University of Strasbourg, under the supervision of Dr. Olivier Cunrath.

The research focuses on studying intestinal bacteria, siderophore production, and their impact on microbiota dynamics using multidisciplinary approaches. ANR-funded project offering opportunity to contribute to microbial competition mechanisms in the gut, with potential probiotic or therapeutic implications.

Qualifications

• Strong background in microbiology and molecular biology.
• Experience with anaerobic culture techniques under BSL-2.
• Fluent English for literature review and reporting.

Responsabilités

• Conduct bacterial culture experiments of intestinal strains under anaerobic conditions to study siderophore production.
• Investigate effects of siderophores on growth and competition in the microbiota.
• Establish co-culture and cellular models to analyze colonization by bacteria.
• Analyze molecular and cellular responses using PCR, sequencing, flow cytometry, and microscopy.
• Develop strategies including mutagenesis and reporter strains to study siderophore systems.
• Process and analyze data to link siderophore production to microbiota dynamics.
• Present results in team meetings, reports, and publications.
• Contribute to interpretation and valorization of data.

Connaissances

Microbiology

Molecular biology

Anaerobic culture

Scientific writing

BSL-2 containment

Outils

Flow cytometry

Fluorescence microscopy

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Description du poste

The candidate will join the MMBCA team within the BSC laboratory (UMR 7242) affiliated with CNRS and the University of Strasbourg, under the supervision of Dr. Olivier Cunrath.

The research focuses on studying intestinal bacteria, siderophore production, and their impact on microbiota dynamics using multidisciplinary approaches. ANR-funded project offering opportunity to contribute to microbial competition mechanisms in the gut, with potential probiotic or therapeutic implications.