Post-doc Fellowship in Situ Imaging of Cell/matrix Mechanical Interactions for Vascular Mechanobiology- 24 Months Fixed-term Contract

**JOB ENVIRONMENT**: Mines Saint-Etienne (MSE), one of the graduate schools of _Institut Mines Télécom_, the #1 group of graduate schools of engineering and management in France under the supervision of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Digital Technology, 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, three sites on the Saint-Etienne campus (Auvergne Rhone-Alpes region, Lyon Saint-Etienne metropolitan area), a campus in Gardanne (SUD region, Aix Marseille metropolitan area), a site in Lyon within the digital campus of Auvergne Rhone-Alpes Region, six research units, five teaching and research centres and one of the leading French science community centres (La Rotonde €1M budget and +40,000 visitors per year). The Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranked us for 2022 in the 251-300 range for Engineering and Technology. Our work environment is characterised by high Faculty-to-Student, Staff-to-Faculty and PhD-to-Faculty ratios, as well as comprehensive state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities for research, teaching and transfer to industry. The CIS brings together 70 people, including 18 professors in engineering industrial/computing, biomechanics and healthcare engineering. Since its creation in 2004, the CIS has been representative of the ability of Mines Saint-Etienne to acquire leadership on innovative themes such as, for example, Soft tissue biomechanics. SAINBIOSE (INSERM UMR 1059) brings together researchers from the CIS (biomechanics, biomaterials and bioengineering), the faculty of Medicine from Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Inserm and the French Blood Establishment. The global scientific objective of SAINBIOSE is a better understanding and of biostress in osteoarticular (LBTO team) and cardiovascular pathology (DVH team). **JOB DESCRIPTION**: We open a non-permanent position of post-doctoral fellow to join the Avril’s team working on a project funded by the ANR and also to work on the JuvenTwin project. The work will be carried out at Mines Saint-Etienne, within the SAINBIOSE research unit (Inserm U1059). It is based at the Centre Ingénierie et Santé (Hospital campus at the North of Saint-Etienne). **PROFIL SOUGHT**: - Capacity to successfully integrate a team and a group within a R&D environment, - Good knowledge of basic cell biology, biomaterials - First experience with testing vascular cells and/or blood vessels - Expertise in front-end and back-end development. **WHY JOIN US**: Institut Mines-Telecom is characterised by: - A scientific environment of excellence - A group with entities throughout France Mines Saint-Etienne is distinguished by: - A privileged working environment with a high student supervision rate and a high environment rate (support and back-up functions) - First-rate experimental and digital resources - Significant contract research activity (€11m/year in Research and Innovation contracts), mainly with industrial partners - 25% international students, Member of the T.I.M.E. network and the EULIST European University - A centre for scientific, technical and industrial culture - La Rotonde - which is unique in France, and which has a major impact on society (> 50,000 visitors per year) - Pleasant workplace, easily accessible by public transport and close to motorways - Sustainable mobility package - Staff committee that subsidises sports, leisure, cultural and social events and activities - The possibility of partial remote working - 49 days annual leave **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**: **Recruitment conditions**: - Fixed-term contract for a period of 24 months - Desired start date: 1st october 2025 - Full time - Position based in Saint-Étienne - For internal use: > Category II - Job P - _Post doctorant_ according to the Management Framework **How to apply**: Applications (CV, covering letter, letter of recommendation if applicable) must be submitted on the RECRUITEE platform **no later than 01/08/2025.** 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. **For more information**: For further information about the position, please contact: Stephane AVRIL - Researcher 04 77 42 01 88 For all administrative information, please contact: Milica PETKOVIC - Human Resources Phone + 33 (0)4 77 42 02 08 Useful links: Data protection :