Investigating viral pathogens associated to wild fauna and ectoparasites in South Western Indian Oce

Offre d’emploi du CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE VEILLE SUR LES MALADIES EMERGENTES DANS L’OCéAN INDIEN (Ile de la Réunion) :

A two year position in virology is available at CRVOI (www.crvoi.org) on Reunion Island to investigate viruses prevalent in the wild fauna from Madagascar, the archipelagos of the Comoros, Seychelles, and Mascarenes (Mauritius and Reunion Island).

CRVOI is leading a multidisciplinary research programme (wild fauna pathogens inventory project) jointly funded by EU, regional and national funds. This programme aims at assessing the role of sedentary and migrant wild fauna in the emergence of infectious diseases potentially impacting human people. In this programme, our group is in charge of the work package “virology”. The young researcher to be recruited will be appointed to this work package. She/He will benefit from a large sample collection originating from the SWIO region.

She/he will use standard techniques in virology in a BSL3 Lab as well as molecular detection techniques (degenerated or multiplex PCR, etc.) to investigate tissue samples from wild fauna (including bats, rodents, birds and arthropods). She/he will bring to the research team her/his expertise in systematic virology and replication mechanisms of RNA viruses.

The researcher will be based at CRVOI (www.crvoi.org) on Reunion Island and will work within the team headed by Dr Herve Pascalis. She/he will contribute to the capacity building objectives of the RUN-EMERGE programme.

Applicants should have a PhD in Virology. Validated expertise in virus culture, molecular biology and phylogeny is required. A previous post-doctoral experience in tropical medical virology or emerging infectious diseases will be appreciated.

For more details on the position contact Dr Hervé Pascalis ([email protected], or phone : + 262 262 93 88 35).

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