Professorship in Microbial Ecology: "Evolving resistomes in the context of One health sciences” (for recruitment by september 2023)

The Microbial Ecology research unit of Lyon (UMR LEM; ranked excellent by the French evaluation committee of research institutes) located at University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 seeks to appoint a scientist of outstanding caliber to this Professorship. Our new colleague will provide leadership in the field of One health sciences by integrating microbial ecology concepts into the understanding of bacterial resistomes of major Human health concerns,  such as those involved in the spread of antimicrobial resistances (AMR) in the environment. Research activities of the full time permanent professorship will be “field based” (connected to outdoor long term experimental sites), and will integrate an understanding of the complexity of environmental stressors going from chemical pollutants to more global changes (climate, urbanization, intensive agricultural activities) impacting the functioning resistomes and favoring spreading of AMR gene. Microbial risk assessment of the environmental architecture of these resistomes for Human and animal health will be evaluated.

This appointment arises at a favorable time for the study of environmental bacterial resistomes with an elaboration of joint research actions between at least three research groups of UMR LEM in close relation with the above topics. This appointment will also occur in the frame of a strong strategic programme of University Lyon 1 which is aiming at increasing research activities and financial support in the field of Environmental Health (e. g. shape-med@Lyon programme: https://www.univ-lyon1.fr/actualites/shape-medlyon-un-projet-ambitieux-et-transformant-pour-la-recherche-et-la-formation-en-sante-a-lyon#.YrXV_XZByUk). In addition to colleagues in the Microbial Ecology institute (UMR LEM), the professorship will integrate major local (e. g. research federation: http://bioenvis.universite-lyon.fr/-La-Federation-.html) and national initiatives such as EUR H2O (https://h2olyon.universite-lyon.fr/h2o-90225.kjsp).

Applicants must have a relevant track record. They must have a PhD, postdoctoral experiences with a significant publication track record and experience in supervising graduate students and coordinating research programmes. The appointed professor will also contribute to teaching activities within the Biosciences department of University Lyon 1. These teaching activities will include basic microbiology and microbial ecology to undergraduate and master students.

If interested, please send a CV (max 5 pages) demonstrating how you meet the expected scientific inputs outlined in the above research description of this offer, but also other qualifications such as teaching experience elements.

Professorship in Microbial Ecology, Full-time position
Gross salary: from 49,000 to 58,000 € per year, depending on experience (without bonuses)

For an informal discussion to find out more about the expected roles, please contact: Sylvie Nazaret (head of the research institute) at sylvie.nazaret@univ-lyon1.fr

A first row of Interviews is likely to take place in october 2022.