Job offer

Université Côte d'Azur; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une entreprise innovante recherche un chercheur passionné pour développer des ingrédients actifs à partir de plantes uniques. Vous travaillerez sur des projets de chimie analytique, en optimisant la croissance des plantes et en évaluant les propriétés biologiques des extraits. Ce rôle offre l'opportunité de contribuer à des applications dans les secteurs pharmaceutique et cosmétique, tout en mettant en œuvre des méthodes d'extraction écologiques. Si vous avez une solide expérience en chimie analytique et un intérêt pour la durabilité, cette position est faite pour vous.

Qualifications

• Compétences solides en chimie analytique et techniques d'extraction.
• Expérience en HPLC, GC/MS et chimie durable.

Responsabilités

• Développer des ingrédients actifs à partir d'échantillons de plantes innovants.
• Optimiser la croissance des plantes et évaluer les activités biologiques.

Connaissances

Chimie analytique

HPLC

GC/MS

GC-FID

Techniques d'extraction analytique

Chimie durable

Langues: Français

Formation

Master ou équivalent

Description du poste

Organisation/Company: Université Côte d'Azur

Department: Institut de Chime de Nice, CNRS UMR7272

Research Field: Chemistry » Analytical chemistry, Agricultural sciences » Phytotechny

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Research Support Positions

Country: France

Application Deadline: 10 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

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

Offer Description

General context

Since 2019, Futura Gaïa company grows plants with unique characteristics, thanks to innovative growing systems on living soils in a controlled environment. The company grows plants for food, pharmaceutical, neutraceutical, or cosmetics applications. Monitoring and controlling all growth parameters allow them to obtain optimized plants that comply with sustainability, stability, and innovation criteria sought in the cosmetics industry.

This project aims at developing several active ingredients starting from various innovative plant samples. These ingredients are expected to be applied to pharmaceutics, cosmetics, perfumery, food additives, etc. Because of the long experience in the elaboration and analysis of natural extracts, the MVBV group (Métabolome et Valorisation de la Biodiversité Végétale) part of the SPACE group in the Institute of Chemistry in Nice (ICN, UMR CNRS 7272) is now collaborating with Futura Gaïa to develop natural active ingredients from raw materials provided by Futura Gaïa.

Project

Preliminary results gathered by the two partners of this project have shown that Futura Gaïa’s technology leads to an improvement of certain plant characteristics. Research activities to be carried out within this project are meant to develop innovative active ingredients based on plants exhibiting a characteristic phytochemical footprint.

The project includes a thorough investigation on the optimisation of plant growth, eco-friendly extraction, as well as evaluation of biological activities for all resulting extracts. Results include the development of 1 to 4 active ingredients for cosmetics applications, as well as the creation of new and ecological methods for the production of extracts. Work will be divided into 5 tasks:

1. WP0: Project management
2. WP1: Optimisation of plant growth via elicitations
3. WP2: Biological activities, phytochemical composition of extracts and study the impact of elicitations
4. WP3: Optimisation of extraction using eco-friendly extraction steps
5. WP4: Evaluation of end products biological activities as well as safety and toxicity properties

Where to apply

E-mail: [e-mail]

Requirements

Research Field: Chemistry » Analytical chemistry

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Skills in analytical chemistry, experience in HPLC, GC/MS, GC-FID.
• Solid experience in analytical extraction techniques, SPE, SPME, DHS, etc.
• Solid experience in solid-liquid extraction of raw materials, in sustainable chemistry.
• Knowledge in chemistry of metabolites.
• Languages: FRENCH Level Excellent

Research Field: Chemistry » Analytical chemistry, Chemistry » Physical chemistry