Post-Doctorate Researcher In Marine Ecology - Microplastic Contamination M - F

Ifremer - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea; La Seyne-sur-Mer; Sur place; EUR 36 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Un institut de recherche marine français à La Seyne-sur-Mer recherche un chercheur postdoctoral pour un poste de 12 mois. Le candidat contribuera aux projets de recherche sur les microplastiques, assurant la collecte de données, l'analyse statistique et la rédaction de publications scientifiques. Les compétences requises incluent un doctorat récent, une maîtrise des outils statistiques comme R et une bonne maîtrise de l'anglais. Télétravail et formation continue offerts.

Prestations

Accord de télétravail

Congés supplémentaires

Budget pour la formation

Qualifications

• PhD obtenu moins de trois ans avant la date d'embauche.
• Deux ans d'expérience post-doctorale souhaités.

Responsabilités

• Contribuer aux activités de recherche liées au sujet des microplastiques.
• Rédiger des livrables de projets et une publication scientifique.
• Participer à l'échantillonnage sur le terrain et aux analyses en laboratoire.
• Développer un modèle d'intelligence artificielle pour détecter les microplastiques.

Connaissances

Traitement statistique

Analyse de données

Rédaction en français

Compétences en anglais

Traitement d'images

Expérience sur les plastiques

Formation

Doctorat en écologie des populations

Outils

R

Excel

Word

Zen

Description du poste

Les missions du poste

Closure date for receipt of applications : 31 / 01 / 2026

Who are we?

The Provence Azur Corsica Environment and Resources Laboratory (LER / PAC) is part of the COAST Unit (Observation and Ecology for the Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems), within the Oceanography and Ecosystem Dynamics Department (ODE) at Ifremer. The laboratory operates across two sites : La Seyne-sur-Mer and Bastia. Its activities focus on three main areas : (i) Monitoring and observing water and habitat quality; (ii) Providing scientific and technical expertise to local authorities, public agencies, and professional organizations, including advising ministries and decentralized services; (ii) Conducting research addressing social and economic challenges, at both national and international levels

What will your mission BE?

He / She will contribute to the laboratory's activities related to the Microplastics research topic. As part of the Ascandra and FluoMP research projects, he / she will participate in all stages of the research process to ensure the proper implementation of the projects, in close collaboration with the project leader. He / She will be responsible for drafting part of the project deliverables and one A-rank scientific publication. He / She will also contribute to the valorization of the LER-PAC plastics / microplastics databases.

What will your activities BE?

He / She will contribute primarily to the implementation of the ASCANDRA (Innov'Eau) project through research activities related to : (i) the validation of innovative analytical tools (developed by a project partner) using reference techniques (already mastered at LER-PAC); and (ii) the study of contamination of different marine matrices by plastics / microplastics in the Toulon Bay area.

He / She will take part in field sampling and laboratory analyses for the project, in support of the technical team.

He / She will be responsible for processing and statistically analyzing the data, as well as for their valorization through the drafting of project deliverables and an A-rank scientific article, under the supervision of the project manager.

He / She will ensure the proper progress of the research project, under the responsibility of the project manager.

He / She will also contribute, as part of the FluoMP project, in support of the project leader and in collaboration with an external partner, to the development of an Artificial Intelligence model capable of automatically detecting microplastics from images and processing the associated data.

He / She will contribute to the valorization of the LER-PAC plastics / microplastics database by co-authoring A-rank scientific publications.

Who do you work with?

Internally : LER / PAC and COAST Unit staff

Externally : Partners in the Acsandra and FluoMP project consortia

How are your activities organised?

12-month postdoctoral position

You will be based in Seyne sur mer Brest, at the LER / PAC Laboratory in Plouzané.

You will have a workstation there.

Travel may be required.

Le profil recherché

Who are you?

PhD in population ecology, biology, oceanography, chemistry

• Two years of post-doctoral experience would be appreciated
• PhD must have been obtained less than three years prior to the date of employment

You have the following skills, knowledge and experience :

• Statistical processing, data analysis and comparison; software : R, Excel, Word, Zen
• Ability to carry out a research project in close collaboration with the project manager
• Writing skills in French and English for deliverables and A-rank publications
• English proficiency
• Image processing and analysis (Zen) would be an asset
• Participation in field missions and laboratory experiments
• Experience or knowledge related to plastics would be an asset

You have the following qualities :

• Interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Rigor and methodological approach
• Dynamism and curiosity

Bienvenue chez Ifremer

Join Ifremer, an ally of planetary well-being, to gain a better understanding of and better protection for the ocean.

From the abyss to the surface, from the coast to the open SEA, Ifremer is the French research institute that is wholly dedicated to the Ocean. Its teams carry out research, innovate and produce expert reports to protect the ocean, exploit its resources in a responsible manner and shares marine data.

Ifremer contributes its scientific expertise to throw light on public policies and develops solutions drawn from the ocean to meet the challenges of the ecological transition. Ifremer is the operator of France's oceanographic fleet with its shipbuilding subsidiary Genavir, and imagines, designs and deploys leading edge technological means to solve the ocean's mysteries.

Join our teams, made up of 1500 scientists and research support staff, present all along the coastal areas of France and French overseas territories.

infos complémentaires

How to apply ?

In a pdf file : CV and cover letter.

What are your benefits?

• We have a teleworking agreement and our staff have 12 comp time days (after 6 months' seniority) and supra statutory leave.
• We allocate a significant budget to developing skills, through individual or collective training actions.
• We have a CSR policy inspired by the purposes of the institute (sustainable mobility allowance, etc.)