Research Assistant

EURAXESS Ireland; France; Hybride; EUR 24 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Laboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche invites applications for a Research Assistant position within the UNIVOC project. The role focuses on analytical chemistry of volatile organic compounds using PTR-Tof-MS and field-ready methods.

The successful candidate will operate the PTR-Tof-MS, perform calibrations, analyze data, and train students and postdocs, with several field sessions planned in Europe and the USA.

Qualifications

• Experience with mass spectrometry in analytical chemistry.
• Ability to train students and postdocs in lab techniques.
• Interest in marine VOCs and environmental chemistry.

Responsabilités

• Operate PTR-Tof-MS and perform calibrations.
• Analyze and interpret the data collected.
• Assist with field sessions in France and USA.
• Train and supervise students and postdocs in the lab.

Connaissances

Mass spectrometry

Outils

PTR-Tof-MS

Description du poste

Laboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche

Organisation/Company Laboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche Research Field Chemistry » Analytical chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 30 Jan 2027 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38 Offer Starting Date 1 May 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number 101231220 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Position: Research assistant

Duration: 24 months, spring 2027

Scientific discipline: Marine Volatile Organic Compounds

Technical expertise required: Mass spectrometry

In the frame of the ERC consolidator UNIVOC project, the CNRS is seeking an enthusiastic research assistant specialized in the analytical chemistry of volatile organic compounds.

Global change is compromising the Ocean and Human Health by favoring the development of Harmful Algal Blooms in many regions worldwide. An increasing number of coastal dinoflagellate blooms are associated with respiratory disorders, threatening the health of the population. While the airborne toxic factors remain undisclosed in the majority of dinoflagellates blooms, deciphering the diversity of sea-air transferred marine-produced compounds is urgently needed. In UNIVOC, volatile organic compounds are hypothesized to play a key role in shaping the toxicity of these blooms, through chemical interactions within the marine microbial sphere.

To explore this hypothesis, the LOV will acquire a new PTR-Tof-MS in spring 2027 to perform the experiments throughout the life-time of the project. The hired research assistant will be in charge of the PTR-Tof-MS upon its receipt and will actively participate to all experimental work, including 3 field sessions in summer 2027 (France), spring 2028 (USA) and fall 2028 (USA). She/He will run the instrument (set up, calibrations, troubleshooting) and will analyze and interpret the data. A training session is planned at the reception of the instrument. The research assistant will also train and assist students and postdoc with their experiments in the lab and will participate to original experimental designs.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Laboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche Country France Geofield