Post-doctoral position - Cancer Screening Platform

Inserm; France; Sur place; EUR 38 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Inserm's IRCM research team in France seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study how chemical molecules and environmental samples activate nuclear receptors and the AhR receptor. The role is based at IRCM, under joint supervision with Inserm, ICM and University of Montpellier, contributing to cancer biology and therapeutic strategies.

Activities include cell culture, transactivation assays, and RT-PCR gene expression measurements within the PCC platform, collaborating across teams to deliver

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in biological sciences or an adjacent field.
• Essential proficiency in cell culture and gene expression analysis.
• Skills in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, high-throughput screening, and robotic workstations.

Responsabilités

• Cell culture as part of routine experimental workflows.
• Perform transactivation and proliferation assays.
• Measure gene expression via RT-PCR.

Connaissances

Cell culture

Gene expression analysis

Biochemistry

Molecular biology

Medium-throughput screening

Robotic workstations

Team collaboration

Publications writing

Autonomy

Formation

PhD or equivalent

Description du poste

Organisation/Company Inserm Department IRCM Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 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

IRCM conducts cognitive, multidisciplinary, and applied research in the field of oncology. This research brings together researchers and clinicians and aims to understand the different stages of tumorigenesis and, ultimately, to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies against cancer. Under the joint supervision of Inserm, ICM, and the University of Montpellier, IRCM currently brings together more than 240 researchers, clinicians, technicians, and students, organized into 17 research teams and sevral technical platforms.

The postdoctoral researcher will work within the PCC research platform, one of IRCM’s core technology platforms, dedicated to the characterization of the activity of chemical compounds on nuclear receptors.

The main mission will be the s tudy of the ability of chemical molecules and environmental samples to activate nuclear receptors and the AhR receptor.

Main activities :

• Cell culture,
• Performance of transactivation and proliferation assays
• Measurement of gene expression via RT-PCR.

Requirements

Research Field Biological sciences Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Essential proficiency in cell culture and gene expression analysis (reporter genes, RT-PCR).
• Skills in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, medium-throughput screening of chemical compounds, and use/programming of robotic workstations.

Ability to work in a team and manage collaborations with other teams; ability to write publications;dynamism and autonomy are essential.

Prior experience in pharmacology, toxicology, oncology, or endocrine disruption; experience culturing the HepaRG cell line.