Job offer

Institut Universiteur de la Vigne et du VIn/Université de Bourgogne; Marseille; Sur place; EUR 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une entreprise innovante recherche un candidat pour un doctorat passionnant dans le domaine de la chimie analytique. Ce projet vise à développer des matériaux hydrogel pour garantir la sécurité et la stabilité du vin en éliminant les métaux redox actifs. Les candidats travailleront en étroite collaboration avec des experts renommés et auront l'occasion de contribuer à des recherches significatives sur la chimie du vin. Si vous êtes motivé, créatif et avez une passion pour la science, cette opportunité est faite pour vous. Rejoignez une équipe dynamique et faites une différence dans le secteur agro-alimentaire.

Qualifications

• Expérience en chimie analytique ou domaine connexe.
• Étudiant en Master avec intérêt pour la chimie du vin.

Responsabilités

• Développer des outils d'apprentissage par renforcement pour la chimie des chélateurs métalliques.
• Travailler avec des experts en chimie analytique et bioinformatique.

Connaissances

Chimie analytique

Spectrométrie de masse

Communication

Travail en équipe multidisciplinaire

Formation

Master en chimie analytique

Description du poste

Organisation/Company: Institut Universiteur de la Vigne et du VIn/Université de Bourgogne

Research Field: Chemistry

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)

Country: France

Application Deadline: 29 Aug 2025 - 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025

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

Today the agri-food sector faces new EU regulations and societal requirements aimed at ensuring food - wine safety and sustainability. The wine industry is facing a significant challenge in trying to reduce or substitute synthetic additives to satisfy, on the one hand, strong societal expectations and, on the other hand, increasingly strict market specifications. The quality standards for wine analysis are defined in EU wine regulations and include among others the maximum allowable concentrations of certain metals. Metals in wine can originate from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and their concentration can be a significant parameter affecting wine safety and oxidative stability. The removal of transition metals is not an easy task, and many proposed methods are based on the use of synthetic non-specific polymer fining agents during the winemaking. The potential application of selective bio-sourced metal chelators capable of strongly binding iron and inactivating all its binding sites could be an effective innovant tool for guaranteeing wine’s safety and oxidative stability. The objective of the TrapMWine project is to develop a new food-safe hydrogel material that can selectively bind redox active metals to protect wine against oxidation without altering its physico-chemical properties. This program is specifically designed around collaborative sub-projects between the two academic and one industrial partners. As such, it is a remarkable example of PRCE partnership for industrial research about a major societal challenge concerning food safety and stability.

We are currently accepting applications for a 3-year Ph.D. at the PCAV lab (Dijon, France) in collaboration with the Institut Lumière Matière (iLM, University of Lyon 1, France). This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop reinforcement learning tools for the chemistry of metal chelators in the wine matrix. As a Ph.D. candidate, you will work closely with renowned experts in analytical chemistry, physics, and bioinformatics.

Your Profile

1. Experience in analytical chemistry or a related field
2. Successful MS student in the field of analytical chemistry
3. Interest in mass spectrometry metabolomics
4. Interest in wine chemistry
5. Highly motivated personality, with the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team on scientifically challenging problems, loves science
6. Very good knowledge of written English
7. Ambitious, creative with good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Institut Universiteur de la Vigne et du VIn/Université de Bourgogne

Country: France

City: Dijon