M/W Post-doc in aquatic ecotoxicology

18 Nov 2023
Job Info

Organisation/Firm

CNRS

Division

Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux

Analysis Area

Environmental science
Organic sciences
Geosciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Nation

France

Software Deadline

8 Dec 2023 – 23:59 (UTC)

Kind of Contract

Momentary

Job Standing

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Supply Beginning Date

1 Feb 2024

Is the job funded by way of the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job associated to workers place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Supply Description

Pharmaceutical compounds are among the many new substances of concern present in floor waters at concentrations starting from ng/L to a couple µg/L. Their elevated use in human and veterinary medication results in their steady launch into techniques aquatic, giving them a pseudo-persistent character, thus involving power publicity of aquatic organisms. Since a lot of the molecular targets of those compounds in people are additionally current in aquatic invertebrates, it is very important contemplate their potential results on non-cible organisms within the setting. The fast tempo of innovation and the introduction of recent energetic substances to the market, along with the compounds already out there, implies that a complete ecological threat evaluation shouldn’t be possible from each an experimental and an moral viewpoint. Using substance grouping and cross-referencing (i.e. read-across approaches) is without doubt one of the doable approaches to enrich lacking information. For non-target aquatic organisms for which data on the mechanisms of motion of those pharmaceutical compounds continues to be poorly recognized, this strategy raises the query of the definition of the notion of analogy. On this context of rising contamination, bivalve molluscs have the benefit of with the ability to accumulate giant portions of contaminants current within the water column, comparable to pharmaceutical compounds. The few ecotoxicological research on bivalves present that these substances can have fast results, even at low concentrations.
As a part of the ANR Pharma_CARE venture, the recruited particular person can be in command of assessing and understanding the (sub)power results of low drug concentrations alone and in combination on two species of freshwater bivalves, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena r. bugensis generally utilized in ecotoxicological research. The mixture of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic approaches will present new insights into the destiny of compounds in organisms and their results at totally different ranges of organic integration.

• Design and conduct experiments for shellfish publicity to psychotropic medication
• Acquisition, information evaluation and interpretation
• Guarantee scientific monitoring
• Valorization of outcomes by writing scientific articles and congresses

The LIEC, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Continental Environments, is a UMR College of Lorraine – CNRS unfold over 3 websites (one in Metz, two in Nancy). The LIEC brings collectively a big a part of Lorraine’s strengths in environmental sciences. It’s structured in 5 analysis groups, 4 poles of experience that deliver collectively the totally different technical and experimental technique of the laboratory, and a expertise switch cell, ImpactE. https://liec.univ-lorraine.fr/ This recruitment is a part of the ANR Pharma_CARE venture to review the organic results of pharmaceutical compounds on a number of freshwater invertebrates (Coord. L Minguez, LIEC, Metz, lcp-a2mc companions, Labéo Manche).

Necessities

Analysis Area

Environmental science

Schooling Stage

PhD or equal

Analysis Area

Organic sciences

Schooling Stage

PhD or equal

Analysis Area

Geosciences

Schooling Stage

PhD or equal

Languages

FRENCH

Stage

Fundamental

Analysis Area

Environmental science

Years of Analysis Expertise

None

Analysis Area

Organic sciences

Years of Analysis Expertise

None

Analysis Area

Geosciences

Years of Analysis Expertise

None

Extra Info
Eligibility standards

• Expertise in ecotoxicology, shellfish physiology
• Expertise experimenting with aquatic organisms
• Good data of knowledge evaluation instruments
• Writing scientific articles and presenting at worldwide conferences in English – Proficiency in English: Written and oral comprehension
• Be organized. e, dynamic and proposal-driven • Rigorous and exact
• Analytical considering expertise
• Teamwork expertise
• Interpersonal expertise

Web site for added job particulars

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7360-CATPIE-029/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Variety of gives out there

1

Firm/Institute

Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux

Nation

France

Metropolis

METZ

The place to use

Web site

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR7360-CATPIE-029/Candidater.aspx

Contact

Metropolis

METZ

STATUS: EXPIRED