Consultant - Toxic Element Species measurement in Food

This consultancy aims to develop analytical methods for detecting, identifying, and quantifying toxic elemental species in food using LC-/IC-ICP-MS techniques. The consultant will also contribute to training materials, technical reports, and knowledge dissemination in support of food safety and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to the development and optimization of analytical methods for the detection, identification, and quantification of toxic elemental species in food using liquid- or ion chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-/IC-ICP-MS) technique, including sample preparation procedures.
• Contribute to the development, validation, and documentation of analytical method protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provide technical input to the preparation and review of training materials related to chemical speciation analysis and LC-/IC-ICP-MS applications.
• Sharing expertise with the team of the Food Safety and Control Laboratory (FSCL) on chemical speciation analysis through lectures and presentation, and hands-on practical training activities.
• Provide technical input to the preparation, review and publication of technical reports, scientific manuscripts and other knowledge products arising from the work.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (masters) in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Food Chemistry or a related field.
• Minimum five years of experience in Analytical Chemistry, mainly in Chemical Speciation in food.
• Practical research and development (R&D) experience in the development of analytical methods for the detection, identification, and quantification of toxic element species in food employing the liquid- or ion chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-/IC-ICP-MS) technique, as well as in relevant sample preparation procedures.
• Experience in the preparation of technical reports and scientific publications.
• Experience in handling and interpreting analytical data.
• Good oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Analytical Chemistry
• Chemical Speciation
• Food Chemistry
• Method Development
• LC-ICP-MS
• IC-ICP-MS
• Sample Preparation
• Data Interpretation
• Technical Report Preparation
• Scientific Article Publication
• Research and Development
• Toxic Element Analysis

Languages

English