30 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE)- Department
STLO- Research Field
Biological sciences- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
France- Application Deadline
5 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Permanent- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
35- Offer Starting Date
1 Sep 2024- 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
You will be assigned to STLO, a joint research unit (Science and Technology of Milk and Eggs, UMR1253, INRAE Institut Agro) located in Rennes and comprising around 140 persons (including 80 tenure staff). STLO studies milk and egg components and their processing, including bacterial fermentation. The inclusion of plant ingredients makes it possible to explore a better balance between animal and plant proteins or to reduce the environmental impact of foodstuffs. In this way, it contributes to innovation for safe, healthy and good food that respects the environment and the needs of specific populations. STLO is organized into three research teams. Your activity will be carried out the MicroBio team, which is composed of around thirty people (25 tenure staff, including 13 scientists) working mainly on bacterial adaptation and the interactions between bacteria, their environment and the host. The microBio research aims at understanding these interactions in order to control and drive them towards targeted functionalities, related to the techno-functional, organoleptic, sanitary and nutritional quality of foodstuffs, and the health and well-being of humans and animals. These studies are mostly carried out in the context of the dairy production chain to produce healthy, safe, sustainable and functional fermented foods.
Your project will consist in studying bacterial intercellular communication (bacteria-bacteria and bacteria-eukaryotic cells) with the aim of determining the mediators and effectors of the intercellular communication (surface compounds, metabolites, extracellular vesicles), identifying the signaling pathways involved and the genes/functions targeted, and characterizing the mechanisms that govern communication and intra- and inter-species interactions. To do so, you will develop work on the role of extracellular vesicles produced by Propionibacterium freudenreichii, a bacterium of technological interest with probiotic properties, as mediators of intra- and inter-species communication, including host cells, and the fucntioning of model bacterial communities. This work will be carried out as part of the team's research into the rational design and management of bacterial communities for targeted functionalities.
You will benefit from a favorable environment for the development of your research theme, with strong study models, appropriate scientific, technical and infrastructural resources and a rich partnership at both academic and industrial levels. In addition, you will have the opportunity to get involved in interdisciplinary projects using innovative approaches (e.g. ANR, PIA4, PEPR), particularly for the study and exploitation of extracellular vesicles in human health.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Additional Information
- Website for additional job details
https://jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-competitions/open-competions-research-scientists-…
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE)
- Country
- France
- City
- 35000 RENNES
- Postal Code
- 35000
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-competitions/open-competions-research-scientists-…
Contact
- City
35000 RENNES- Website
https://jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-competitions/open-competions-research-scientists-crcn- Postal Code
35000
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED