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Engineer in biological experimentation and instrumentation

INSERM-Délégation Régionale IDF Centre-Est · State civil service

En français : Ingénieur en expérimentation et instrumentation biologiques

This job in plain words

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris 13th, in the Alzheimer's Disease – Prion Diseases team. The work focuses on detecting abnormal prion protein in cerebrospinal fluid from patients suspected of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open only to contract agents. Civil servants are not concerned by this offer.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Master's degree (bac+5) · Master or engineering degree in biochemistry
Experience
Protein biochemistry and HPLC training wanted; level 3 containment work appreciated
Contract
Contract agent, 12-month fixed-term contract, renewable

The profile they want:

  • Knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases and prion diseases
  • Structural basics of protein misfolding diseases
  • Production and purification of recombinant proteins
  • Work in level 3 containment
  • Scientific rigour and respect for safety procedures
  • Ability to analyse complex data

What you would do

  • Carry out experiments to detect abnormal prion protein in cerebrospinal fluid
  • Develop a detection method suited to genetic forms of prion disease
  • Run Western blots for pathological prion protein
  • Produce recombinant proteins
  • Handle samples with confirmed prion risk
  • Analyse results with the scientific lead

How to apply

Apply by email to the contact named in the offer on Choisir le Service Public. Send your CV, cover letter and salary expectations.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter
  • Salary expectations

Good to know:

  • No remote work possible
  • Work in level 2 and 3 containment, with samples carrying prion risk
  • Full time, 38.5 hours per week, 44 days of leave and time off per year
  • Start wanted as soon as possible; post vacant from 01/06/2026

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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