General information
Offer title : Post-doctoral position (M/F) in urban hydrology and ecophysiology (H/F)
Reference : UMR5023-FREHER-002
Number of position : 1
Workplace : VILLEURBANNE
Date of publication : 08 March 2024
Type of Contract : FTC Scientist
Contract Period : 12 months
Expected date of employment : 8 April 2024
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : from €2934 (gross) per month, depending on experience
Desired level of education : Niveau 8 – (Doctorat)
Experience required : Indifferent
Section(s) CN : Continental surface and interfaces
Missions
In urban environments, the use of permeable devices to re-infiltrate stormwater raises a number of questions about the impact of such practices on groundwater. Runoff water carries a wide range of pollutants (PAHs, heavy metals, pesticides, etc.) from the catchment area (roofs, roads, parking lots, sidewalks, etc.), which can be transferred to the unsaturated zone and ultimately reach the water table (groundwater). In this context, the post-doct recruited will be in charge of monitoring systems (i.e. passive chemical catchers and multiparameter probes) installed in several stormwater infiltration basins. The person recruited will also be responsible (1) for the laboratory breeding of sentinel organisms (incubated in groundwater sampled beneath the infiltration structures), (2) for measuring physiological biomarkers of the impact of urban pollutants on these organisms, (3) for the statistical analyse of the data obtained, and finally (4) for writing the associated reports and publications.
Activities
– Installation of monitoring systems in infiltration basins.
– Organization of field campaigns.
– Laboratory assays of physiological biomarkers.
– Statistical treatment of physico-chemical and physiological data.
– Reports and publications.
– Organize and lead exchanges with partners.
– Co-management of a research program.
Skills
– Experimental planning.
– Sampling in stormwater infiltration basins.
– Use and maintenance of multi-parametric probes.
– Assays of physiological biomarkers (enzymatic activities, body energy stores, oxygen consumption, etc.).
– Laboratory techniques (biological analyses, metabolic biochemistry analyses).
– Bioinformatics and biostatistics.
– Scientific article writing (good experience required).
– Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in a large team and to plan collective tasks.
Work Context
– LEHNA (UMR 5023) is a french research laboratory in Ecology of Natural and Man-Impacted Hydrosystems, comprising 6 research teams and 4 thematic clusters and employing around 110 people. It is located on two sites (ENTPE campus in Vaulx-en-Velin, and Lyon Tech-La Doua campus in Villeurbanne, France). The present position is based on the Lyon Tech-La Doua campus (E3S team).
– Specialized in the ecology of groundwater hydrosystems, the E3S team is part of the Hydrology Field Observatory (OTHU). Within this structure, E3S is particularly interested in the response of groundwater to the infiltration of rainwater runoff in urban environments.
