Postdoc: Microplastic Quantification in Fruit and Vegetables - Method Development and Initial Application — Agroscope
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- other
- Posted
- 10 days ago
Role overview
Development of appropriate sample preparation workflows for isolation of microplastics from different fruit and vegetable matrixes, based on established internal protocols for extraction and detection in complex environmental samples using FPA-μ-FTIR or QCL-based IR imaging
Transfer of the developed pipeline into a verified standard operating procedure suitable for routine conditions
Establishing "risk-based" and "exposure-based" monitoring strategies for microplastics in selected fruit and vegetable varieties and carrying out corresponding pilot studies
- Development of appropriate sample preparation workflows for isolation of microplastics from different fruit and vegetable matrixes, based on established internal protocols for extraction and detection in complex environmental samples using FPA-μ-FTIR or QCL-based IR imaging
- Transfer of the developed pipeline into a verified standard operating procedure suitable for routine conditions
Application process
- Practical experience in sampling, sample preparation and application of state-of-the-art analytical equipment to quantify microplastics in environmental compartments
- Experience in programming and data analysis
- Scientific curiosity and pronounced observational ability in experiments
- Knowledge of two official languages and English
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