Postdoctoral researcher: Advanced mass spectrometry approaches for mercury and selenium speciation in humans - M/F

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The main mission is the development of advanced analytical strategies for the characterization and speciation of mercury- and selenium-containing biomolecules, particularly using LC-ICP-MS and LC-ESI-(HR)MS/MS. The post is offered for 12 months, with the possibility of a 12-month extension. • Literature review and reporting. • Development of analytical methods. • Analysis of human/environmental samples. • Data processing and interpretation. • Presentation of results at conferences. • Writing reports, manuscripts, and publications. This work will be carried out in an international and multidisciplinary context, notably within the ERC Consolidator Grant SeMER and ANR PRCI SeMerAMAZON ( https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-22-CE34-0020 ). The postdoctoral researcher will primarily work at IPREM UMR 5254 in Pau (south-West of France), where he/she will be a member of the Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Cluster. The working group has extensive experience in environmental and analytical chemistry, trace metal speciation, stable isotope tracers, and fractionation mechanisms. To achieve the outlined objectives, the project will rely on the unique instrumental facilities of the host laboratory. This platform possesses, among others, the state-of-the-art instruments required for the postdoctoral project (MC-ICP-MS, HPLC/GC-ICPMS, LC-ESI-MS/MS). See details at https://iprem.univ-pau.fr/en/resear