ESRA JN 219371_PAH trainee - JRC

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Project sheet reference
number
2014-GEE-D-000-3956
Research Project "Occurrence of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons in cereal products"
Position for:
Short description of activity:
Trainee (Type II)
The Standards for Food Bioscience Unit of the
Institute
for
Reference
Materials
and
Measurement Joint Research Centre in Geel,
Belgium, is offering a position for a trainee in
the EU reference laboratory for polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons.
Exposure of humans to PAHs occurs via air,
water, soil, and sediments, but mostly by
intake of food. Most of the methods applied in
routine for checking compliance of food target
products high in fat content (e.g. fats and oils,
smoked meat and fish, etc). However, the
performance of these methods is not suitable
for the generation of reliable occurrence data
for food commodities that contain PAHs only at
low levels such as cereal products. Depending
on the consumption volumes, such food
commodities might significantly contribute to
exposure.
The aim of the project is to monitor the
occurrence of the EU marker PAHs in cereal
products at levels of about 0.1 µg/kg. The
determination of the PAHs will be performed
by an optimised gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry (GC/MS) based method, which
will be applied to foods samples across the EU
Member States.
Procedure of selection:
After the closure of the call, a pre-screening of
the applicants will be carried out by JRC
according to the eligibility criteria set by the
JRC. The results of the pre-selection will be
communicated to the concerned candidates.
Qualifications:
The candidate shall have a degree in chemistry
or related discipline and have some experience
(min. 1 year) in organic trace analysis.
2
Knowledge in using GC/MS is and statistical
data interpretation are an asset.
A good command of the English language (B2
level) is required.
The applicant will be trained on a state-of-the
art GC-MS instrument and the sample
preparation
devices
(pressurised
liquid
extraction,
solid-phase
extraction,
etc)
available at IRMM and asked to perform the
experiments on the basis of a learning by
doing training.
Institute:
Unit:
For general JRC eligibility requirements,
please refer to the rules governing JRC
traineeship scheme
(http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=58
60)
Institute for Reference Materials and
Measurements
Standards for Food Bioscience Unit, Geel
Further information:
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/institutes/irmm
Indicative duration
Preferred starting date
5 months
as soon as possible
JRC Site
Geel
Country
Belgium
JRC contact details
[email protected]
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protection
in
the
selection and/or recruitment
process
For any technical problems with your
application, please contact - [email protected]
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=6270

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