Starting Research Position Visit F/m Postdoctoral Position

Le descriptif de l’offre ci-dessous est en Anglais_ **Type de contrat**: CDD **Contrat renouvelable**: Oui **Niveau de diplôme exigé**: Thèse ou équivalent **Fonction**: Chercheur contractuel **A propos du centre ou de la direction fonctionnelle**: The Inria center at the University of Bordeaux is one of the nine Inria centers in France and has about twenty research teams.. The Inria centre is a major and recognized player in the field of digital sciences. It is at the heart of a rich R&D and innovation ecosystem: highly innovative SMEs, large industrial groups, competitiveness clusters, research and higher education players, laboratories of excellence, technological research institute... **Contexte et atouts du poste**: The postodoctoral position is offered as part of a **partnership between**INRAE**(the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment) **and**Inria**(the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology). It is **funded by the TARGET project, promoted by**INRAE’s EXPLOR'AE** "high-risk research" programme**. The TARGET project is an **interdisciplinary initiative combining microbiology, culturomics, genetic engineering, systems biology, and modelling**. It is a four-year research project. The postdoctoral position offered within this project is for an **initial two-year period, with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years**. Context of the project: This postdoctoral position is part of the project’s **metabolic modelling work package**, with objectives including the **development of numerical models for the metabolism of mínimal bacteria and Flavescence Dorée phytoplasma**. These models will be used to predict suitable culture media. The project involves close collaboration between modellers and microbiologists to bridge computational and experimental approaches. The recruited researcher will work in collaboration between Inria Pleiade team in Talence and INRAE BFP (Fruit biology and Pathology) unit at Villenave d'Ornon. At Inria, the work will be carried under the supervision of Clémence Frioux. Pleiade hosts researchers in mathematics, computer science and computational biology working on developping approaches for microbioal community characterisation. Two teams are involved at INRAE: MOLLI (Pascal Sirand Pugnet) where most of the experimentations will be carried out, and META specialised in metabolic modelling. The co-supervisor of the position is Sylvain Prigent, researcher in the META team. **Mission confiée**: The recruited postdoctoral researcher will be the **main modeller of the systems biology work package**. **Strong collaborations are planned withing the TARGET consortium** in order to provide hypotheses for new experimentations and to integrate into models experimental results. See the following references for details on the team activities and approaches used in the project: **Principales activités**: - Reconstruction, curation, and comparison of metabolic networks from genomic data. - Use and development of various metabolic models: individual-scale models, dynamic models, and community models. - Writing scientific articles. - Collaborating with microbiologists to refine models and guide experiments. **Compétences**: **Technical Skills and Required Level**: - Experience in modelling and systems biology - Good programming skills, preferably in Python - Good practices in software development **Languages**: - Proficiency in English is expected for disseminating results through research papers and in conferences **Interpersonal Skills**: - Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Good communication and teamwork abilities **Additional Desirable Skills**: - Knowledge of metabolic modelling techniques - Experience in bioinformatics and data analysis - Familiarity with high-performance computing environments - Experience in collaborating with experimental biologists **Avantages**: - Subsidized meals - Partial reimbursement of public transport costs - Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.) - Possibility of teleworking and flexible organization of working hours - Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.) - Social, cultural and sports events and activities - Access to vocational training - Social security coverage **Rémunération**: The gross monthly salary will be 2788€ (Before social security contributions and monthly witholding tax). **Informations générales**: - **Thème/Domaine**: Biologie numérique Biologie et santé, Sciences de la vie et de la terre (BAP A) - **Ville**: Talence - **Centre Inria**: Centre Inria de l'université de Bordeaux - **Date de prise de fonction souhaitée**: 2025-09-01 - **Durée de contrat**: 2 ans - **Date limite pou