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Post-doctoral position in Environmental Epidemiology – Biostatistics
Inserm (Grenoble or Rennes, France)
Start date: Fall 2025 (no later than December 1st, 2025)
Contract duration: 2 years
Host institution & location: The candidate can choose between the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB, Inserm U1209) in Grenoble and the Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health (IRSET, Inserm UMR 1085) in Rennes.
Project focus:
This postdoctoral position is centered on the impact of early-life chemical exposure on child
cardiovascular and metabolic health. The innovative aspects of the project include the large sample
size (1000 participants across three cohorts), the use of novel markers of cardiovascular health
(retinography), and the application of untargeted metabolomics. This project has the potential to
produce clear guidelines for citizens and stakeholders on which are the most harmful chemicals for
cardiovascular health and how to reduce exposure to these chemicals. In practice, the candidate will be
involved in two projects.
Full position outline: PDF (link)
Children are essential to our future and the continuation of human life. Children around the world are confronted by multiple environmental threats to health, including toxins, air pollution, psychosocial stress, and climate change. Infants and children are often exquisitely vulnerable to these threats; exposures during critical windows of vulnerability have been associated with a wide range of childhood diseases. Early life exposures can also increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood.
