Post-Doc fellowship (2 years job offer) Mechanobiological characterization of vascular ageing c[...]

Organisation/Company Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne

Research Field: Other

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1), Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3)

Positions: Other Positions

Country: France

Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Mines Saint-Etienne (MSE), one of the graduate schools of Institut Mines Télécom, is assigned missions of education, research and innovation, transfer to industry, and scientific, technological and industrial culture.

MSE consists of 2,400 graduate and postgraduate students, 400 staff, a consolidated budget of €46M, and several sites across the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes region. The Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranked us for 2022 in the 251-300 range for Engineering and Technology.

The CIS brings together 70 people, including 18 professors in engineering industrial/computing, biomechanics and healthcare engineering.

We open a non-permanent position of post-doctoral fellow to join the Avril’s team working on the JuvenTwin project. The work will be carried out at Mines Saint-Etienne, within the SAINBIOSE research unit (Inserm U1059).

1. Missions

The main missions of the post-doctoral fellow will be to:

1. Perform functional studies on excised aortas such as mechanical tests with custom computer-controlled extension-distension testing device.
2. Implement, adapt and coordinate molecular biology techniques such as spatial transcriptomics to analyse the excised aorta.
3. Connect with the other work package of the project focusing on vascular smooth muscle cells and computational modelling.
4. Apply for grant calls and communicate results inside and outside the laboratory.

A stay of 6 months at Yale University is planned.

2. Profile of the candidate

The candidate should hold a PhD degree in biomechanics, mechanobiology, biochemistry, biophysics, or molecular biology and should satisfy the following criteria:

• Good knowledge of basic cell biology and molecular biology tools.
• Familiarity with biomechanics techniques; first experience with testing blood vessels is a plus.
• Interest in innovation, technology development and translational research.
• Knowledge of written and spoken English is a requirement.

- Capacity to successfully integrate into a team within an R&D environment.

• Rigor, methodology, organization, dynamism, autonomy and critical sense.
• Expertise in front-end and back-end development.

WHY JOIN US:

Institut Mines-Telecom is characterised by:

• A privileged working environment with a high student supervision rate.
• First-rate experimental and digital resources.
• Significant contract research activity (€11m/year in Research and Innovation contracts).
• 25% international students.
• A centre for scientific, technical and industrial culture - La Rotonde.
• Pleasant workplace, easily accessible by public transport.
• Public transport costs reimbursed up to 75%.
• Sustainable mobility package.
• 49 days annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Fixed-term contract for a period of 24 months.
• Desired start date: 1st September 2025.
• Remuneration will be set according to the candidate's profile.
• Position based in Saint-Étienne.

The position is open to all, with accommodation available on request for candidates with disabilities. All applications may be subject to an administrative enquiry.

How to apply:

Applications (CV, covering letter, letter of recommendation if applicable) must be submitted on the RECRUITEE platform no later than 15/06/2025.

Candidates selected for an interview will be informed rapidly. Part of the interview will be held in English.

As part of its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, École des Mines de Saint Etienne is an employer that is committed to fair treatment of all applicants.