Postdoctoral Fellowship (M/F) - Environmental Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance

UMR 1092 RESINFIT; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading research institute in France is seeking a Postdoc Researcher to develop environmental surveillance of antibiotic resistance. Candidates must hold a PhD and have knowledge of antibiotic resistance issues, environmental matrices, and basic programming skills. The role involves creating maps and analyzing spatial data related to antibiotic use. Strong teamwork and publication skills are essential. Fluent English is required.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Medical sciences or related field.
• Knowledge of environmental matrices is required.

Responsabilités

• Participate in developing environmental surveillance of antibiotic resistance.
• Propose a systemic approach for mapping antibiotic resistance.
• Create regional maps and analyze data on resistance and antibiotic use.

Connaissances

Knowledge of antibiotic resistance

Basic computer programming (Python, R)

Mathematical modeling

Spatial data analysis (GIS, QGIS)

Teamwork

Fluent English (spoken and written)

Formation

PhD or equivalent

Outils

GIS

QGIS

Description du poste

Organisation/Company UMR 1092 RESINFIT Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country France Application Deadline 31 Dec 2025 - 10:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38.30 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU Reference Number EU4H-2022-JA-IBA Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

INSERM is the only French public body entirely dedicated to biological, medical and population health research. It has research laboratories throughout France, grouped into 12 Regional Delegations. Our institute brings together 15,000 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative staff, with a common goal: to improve the health of all through the advancement of knowledge about living organisms and diseases, innovation in treatments and public health research. For several years now, INSERM has been heavily involved in the fight against antibiotic resistance, a major public health problem that claims the lives of 1.3 million people worldwide every year.

INSERM Unit 1092 RESINFIT "Anti-infectives: Molecular Supports of Resistance and Therapeutic Innovation" was founded in 2012. The research theme is resistance to antimicrobials, antibiotics and antivirals, with a One Health dimension.

Missions:

• Participate in the development of environmental surveillance of antibiotic resistance at different scales*.
• Propose a systemic approach to the surveillance of antibiotic resistance, using experimental data from research laboratories, French surveillance networks, and European institutions to map antibiotic resistance at different scales* and identify gaps in existing systems.
• Define actions to fill the identified gaps.
• Create the first regional map of antibiotic resistance using GIS, identifying the factors that promote its emergence and dynamics in relation to socio-economic and climatic factors.
• Combine data on antibiotic use and production areas, hotspots, antibiotic/drug residue concentrations, and resistance indicators.
• Process data spatially to assess environmental contamination, land-sea relationships, and long-term risks associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.
• Include metadata on water quality and anthropogenic pressures.

* National scale

• Spatialize resistance data and micropollutant concentrations, as well as their metadata from the AMR-ENV network (20 research units + 4 national networks) on water quality and resistance indicators (https://amr-promise.fr/fr/amr-env/)
• Explore One Health relationships between the human, animal, and environmental sectors with the support of INRIA and the PROMISE network.

* European scale

• Collaborate within the EU-JAMRAI2 program (120 partners, 30 countries), which aims to tangibly reduce AMR in Europe through a One Health approach. (https://eu-jamrai.eu/)
• Participate in WP7.3 and WP8.3, focused on environmental surveillance and AMR reduction at the country level with two targets:
• Aggregate and analyze information from participating countries to define common surveillance protocols (sampling, sites, indicators, resistance detection methods, etc.).
• Defining and managing pilot environmental monitoring sites in collaboration with European partners.

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Activities:

• Ensure that expected deliverables are produced on time
• Organize meetings to check on the progress of work
• Promote results in the form of publications or patents

Where to apply

E-mail [e-mail]

Requirements

Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the issue of antibiotic resistance and its spread according to the One Health approach.
• Knowledge of environmental matrices

Skills:

• Basic computer programming skills (Python, R, etc.).
• Knowledge of mathematical modeling, spatial data analysis (GIS, QGIS, spatial R), and large database processing.
• Ability to conduct molecular biology experiments.
• Ability to manage a research project (managing deadlines, deliverables, identifying obstacles and levers, etc.).
• Teamwork
• Ability to write scientific articles
• Fluent English (spoken and written) essential

Abilities:

• Autonomy, rigor, organization.
• Know how to report on and manage a project