Postdoctoral Researcher in Non-Target Screening – Parc Project

Your role

We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our team working on the EU project PARC, Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (https://www.eu-parc.eu/). ECI participates in several work packages in PARC, including WP4.2 (Human), 4.3 (Environmental), 7 (FAIR Data) and 8.2 (Early Warning Systems). We are specifically looking for a postdoc to take a lead role on suspect and non-target screening activities in WP4.2 and 4.3, including human exposure and PFAS projects, including human exposure and PFAS projects (sampling strategy and measurements currently under discussion by other partners) as well as bringing our expertise into future projects looking into innovative approaches to chemical and effect-based profiling of wastewater treatment technologies.

The open position is part of PARC, headed by ANSES and funded by the European Union (Project 101057014).

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will also:

• Take on responsibility for task coordination, coordinating and contributing to the deliverables and goals of the project and group, with project members and collaborators, including implementing robust methods, community initiatives and writing publications and deliverables in a timely manner
• Contribute to research activities in various forms and may be involved in teaching activities
• Write proposals to acquire third-party funding to ensure continuation of group activities
• Work in a team, with project members and other LCSB colleagues

Your profile

• PhD degree (or equivalent) in analytical chemistry, environmental sciences, exposomics or related fields
• Extensive experience in retrospective screening of NT-HRMS data, preferably with open source approaches; experience in processing data from various instrument types will be advantageous
• Analytical experience in target and non-target high resolution mass spectrometry (NT-HRMS), preferably Orbitrap instruments
• Experience in designing and implementing data analysis to answer complex environmental/exposomics questions in a collaborative environment
• Experience in supervising master’s students
• Excellent command of English is required. Good working knowledge of German and/or French will be advantageous

We offer

• A modern, dynamic university with a personal and inclusive atmosphere. Multilingual and international character. Staff coming from more than 90 countries. Member of The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities
• An exceptional research environment, supported by skilled staff and high-quality equipment. Strong links to professional sectors and the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban campus with excellent infrastructure
• A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and a wide range of non-academic partners including ministries, local governments, associations, and NGOs

How to apply

Applications should include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter detailing your motivation for applying to the advertised research topic and/or project, including how your background, interests, and career goals align with its objective
• PhD diploma or a letter/information indicating the expected defense date
• Transcript of all modules and results from university-level courses taken
• List of publications
• Names, contact information and current position of 3 referees who can, upon request, provide an assessment of the application. Please indicate their relationship to you

Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception. Please apply ONLINE formally through the HR system. Applications by Email will not be considered.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. In line with our values, the University of Luxembourg promotes an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to upholding equality and respect for our employees and students.

General information:

• Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 12 Month
• Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
• Location: Belval Campus
• Internal Title: Postdoctoral researcher
• Job Reference: UOL08560

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 87306 (full time).

About us

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Luxembourg. We conduct fundamental and translational research in the field of Systems Biology and Biomedicine – in the lab, in the clinic and in silico. We focus on neurodegenerative processes and are especially interested in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and their contributing factors. The LCSB recruits talented scientists from various disciplines: computer scientists, mathematicians, biologists, chemists, engineers, physicists and clinicians from more than 50 countries currently work at the LCSB. We excel because we are truly interdisciplinary, and together we contribute to science and society.

Successful candidates will join the Environmental Cheminformatics (ECI) group, led by Prof. Emma Schymanski, which develops methods to identify unknown chemicals and determine their effects on human health. The group pursues a fundamental shift away from single-substance assessments, towards developing generic approaches scalable to tens of thousands of chemicals, features and samples using high-resolution mass spectrometry, cheminformatics and data science. For more information, please visit the ECI website.