Rapid automated microbiology instrumentation

Fluidion; Alfortville; Sur place; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fluidion, une PME innovante dans le domaine des solutions automatisées pour la surveillance de la qualité de l'eau, recherche un stagiaire en microbiologie pour rejoindre son équipe R&D. Le stage implique le développement et l'amélioration de méthodes de mesure bactériologique à travers diverses tâches en laboratoire et sur le terrain, avec la possibilité de collaborer à des projets d'impact environnemental significatif. Ce poste est idéal pour les étudiants motivés et créatifs souhaitant évoluer dans un environnement dynamique et international.

Prestations

Environnement de travail dynamique et moderne

Accès facile par métro

Opportunités d'embauche après le stage

Qualifications

• Solide formation en microbiologie.
• Familiarité avec les procédures de laboratoire et les règles de sécurité.
• Expérience en analyse spectrophotométrique est un plus.

Responsabilités

• Développer et améliorer des protocoles de détection rapide.
• Calibrer les instruments avec des équipements de laboratoire.
• Écrire des rapports et des articles scientifiques.

Connaissances

Inventivité

Analyse de données

Mise en œuvre des procédures de laboratoire

Formation

Formation en microbiologie

Outils

Excel

Matlab

Python

Description du poste

Fluidion is an innovative SME focused on developing advanced automated solutions for water quality monitoring: https://fluidion.com/. Our cutting-edge systems perform complex chemical and bacteriological assessments autonomously, offering high-resolution monitoring of chemical and microbiological pollution in various environments—ranging from drinking water reservoirs and recreational areas to natural ecosystems. By reducing risks for users and generating crucial scientific data, our solutions help safeguard public health and the environment.

In addition to our advanced measurement instruments, we design aquatic drones to deploy sensors and create pollution maps, further enhancing the scope of our monitoring capabilities. Our technologies incorporate microfluidics, 3D printing, machine learning, IoT connectivity, and automated data processing, allowing real-time water quality data to be remotely analyzed and visualized by our clients.

Operating internationally, Fluidion partners with private businesses, government bodies, and environmental agencies in cities like Paris, New York, and Los Angeles, and also with large international organizations such as the UN. Notably, in the Île-de-France region, we contribute to major projects such as bacteriological monitoring of the Seine for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the active management of La Villette Basin for safe summer swimming. We collaborate with renowned scientific institutes across Europe and the U.S.

Our team is young, diverse, and multidisciplinary. Interns are a key part of our dynamic environment, working on real-world, leading-edge projects. Internship opportunities span fields like microbiology, analytical chemistry, electronics, and business development. Exceptional interns may have the chance to publish their research or join our team after graduation, with possibilities for fixed-term or permanent contracts, apprenticeships, or international assignments through VIE programs.

Why Join Us?

• Rapidly growing company—lots of opportunities
• Young, multidisciplinary, athletic, and international team
• Use of disruptive technologies
• Strong environmental impact
• Nice, dynamic and modern work environment
• Easily accessible by metro

Internship Topic:

Within the R&D microbiology team, we develop portable analyzers to monitor water quality by quantifying bacteria in rivers, lakes, coastal waters, and drinking water. Microbiology interns will work on several tasks such as:

• Developing and improving internal rapid detection protocols using colorimetric and fluorescent indicators for bacterial quantification in water.
• Developing and deploying environmental molecular qPCR and immunostaining protocols
• Calibrating instruments with bench-top equipment and internal reference systems.
• Deploying analyzers in the field to verify their performance in real-world conditions.
• Processing data and ensuring quality control of the results.
• Participating in studies for clients, depending on availability.
• Writing reports and scientific papers.

As you can see, our internship projects involve a variety of tasks, including a lot of laboratory work, regular data processing and writing, as well as fieldwork.

Desired Profile:

We are looking for motivated and talented students to assist in the development of our microbiological analyzers. The selected person will work in a dynamic group under the supervision of one of our R&D engineers to develop and improve new bacterial measurement methods and technologies.

If you are inventive, enjoy technology and have solid training in microbiology, are not afraid of laboratory experiments, and are familiar with laboratory procedures and safety rules, you possess the main qualities we seek in our interns! Experience in spectrophotometric analysis as well as skills in data visualization and processing using Excel and/or programming languages such as Matlab/Python would be a plus. Finally, since our small team is international, we regularly communicate in English. Are you independent and ready to work in a dynamic, international start-up environment?

Then, welcome onboard!

If you are interested in joining us, please send your CV, grades and motivation letter to [e-mail] and include the reference number in the subject of the email. If we like your profile, you will be contacted for an interview and a skills test.