Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Risk Assessment for the Marine and Continental Waters Program [ref. 68/24]

29 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

IRTA

Department

Human Resources

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

29 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

IRTA is currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Postdoctoral Researcher with a PhD related to chemistry, toxicology, or equivalent to join the Marine and Continental Waters Program. We invite applications from ambitious candidates with relevant research experience and passion to conduct research and innovation activities for the ChemRiskWIse project, focused on the study of monitoring and surveillance data for future chemical risk assessment and specifically their link with European Food Safety Agency (EFSA). The aim of the project is to identify and prioritize EFSA’s data needs for advancing Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA), Animal Health Risk Assessment (AHRA) and Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA), to identify and map relevant data sources, and to provide recommendations for data access and data generation.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Identification of data gaps for contaminants, with particular focus on monitoring and surveillance data.
- Identification and prioritization EFSA’s needs in terms of monitoring and surveillance data for chemical risk assessment.
- Identification of all possible data sources that would address the priority needs identified in the data needs.
- Contribution to the identification of opportunities for data retrieval, harmonization and sharing, and propose modification to the existing data generation pipelines.
- Collaboration with the other members of the research group within the field of monitoring and surveillance data for future chemical risk assessment needs in EFSA.
-Boosting relationships and communication with collaborators and stakeholders to identify opportunities and meet their requirements.

Required qualifications and experience:
- PhD in chemistry, toxicology or equivalent.
- Post-doctoral experience in the research field of chemical risk assessment, food safety or equivalent.
- Experience in chemicals, with demonstrable knowledge on monitoring and surveillance data.
- Experience in writing project deliverables.
- Proven experience in statistics and modelling to study risk assessment.
- Dissemination skills: solid presentation/communication skills, scientific (peer-reviewed journals) and technical writing skills.
- Full driving license for Europe and travel availability.

Desirable requirements:
- Knowledge of the One Health concept to assess and examine the potential risk of the presence of chemicals in different matrices.
- High publication record.
- Participation in funded projects.

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Required qualifications and experience:
- PhD in chemistry, toxicology or equivalent.
- Post-doctoral experience in the research field of chemical risk assessment, food safety or equivalent.
- Experience in chemicals, with demonstrable knowledge on monitoring and surveillance data.
- Experience in writing project deliverables.
- Proven experience in statistics and modelling to study risk assessment.
- Dissemination skills: solid presentation/communication skills, scientific (peer-reviewed journals) and technical writing skills.
- Full driving license for Europe and travel availability.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Additional Information
Benefits

Employee Benefits: 22 vacation days, 3 days of family & work conciliation, 45h of personal days, Friday afternoon off, Compressed Summer schedule from 15/06 to 15/09, Conciliation schedule.

Selection process

Timings in the Recruitment Process of ref. 68/24 Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Risk Assessment for the Marine and Continental Waters Program
30 natural days
Publication and diffusion of the job advertisement on IRTA’s website, EURAXESS Jobs, social media and other specific recruitment places.
5 following working days
Distribution of the pre-selected CVs which matching eligibility criteria to the Recruitment Committee. Communication via e-mail with the not pre-selected candidates who will not be further included in the process.

20 following working days
Recruitment Committee:
- Communication via e-mail with the not-selected candidates by the Recruitment Committee.
- Interview with selected candidates by the Recruitment Committee.
- Accord of the Recruitment Committee stating the selected candidate and detailed reasoning for the decline of the rest of the candidates.
- Communication via e-mail with the interviewed and not-selected candidates
10 following working days
Provision by the selected candidate of requested legal and official documentation to the HR department to coordinate the start of the candidate.
Second Trimester 2024
Start of employment

Website for additional job details

https://www.irta.cat/en/work-at-irta/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

IRTA

Country

Spain

State/Province

Tarragona

City

La Ràpita

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.irta.cat/en/work-at-irta/

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Caldes de Montbui

Website

http://www.irta.cat

Street

Torre Marimon Crta. C-59, Km. 12,1

Postal Code

08140

STATUS: EXPIRED