Ingénieur-e d'études en épidémiologie - VegPregnancy

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The National Institute of Research for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) is a public research institution that brings together a community of 12,000 people, with 272 research, service, and experimental units, located in 18 centers across France. INRAE is among the top global leaders in agricultural and food sciences, plant and animal sciences. Its research aims to build solutions for multi-performance agriculture, quality food, and sustainable management of resources and ecosystems.

Within CRESS U1125, the OPPaLE team dedicates its research to advancing knowledge and care in the field of maternal and child health, a domain marked by the deep interconnection between mothers, fathers, and children. The team adopts a holistic approach covering preconception, pregnancy, birth, childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. The OPPaLE team's work relies on several long-term infrastructures, including confidential registries, surveys, platforms, cohorts, and large population studies, both national and international, integrating several thousand standardized data for tens of thousands of patients/women/children.

The reduction of animal product consumption is a major environmental, public health, and economic issue. However, highly plant-based diets can lead to certain nutritional deficiencies, as some essential nutrients are present only in small quantities in plants. In this context, the ANR Veg Pregnancy project aims to study the influence of plant-based diets during pregnancy on the health of the mother and child.

In the context of this project, the engineer will conduct analyses on the links between the level and quality of plant-based diets during pregnancy and the neurodevelopment of children in the EDEN, ELFE, and SEPAGES birth cohorts. This is a multidisciplinary project involving several academic partners from epidemiology, immunology, microbiota, epigenetics, nutrition, mental health, and respiratory health. The engineer will be in contact with the different partners but will be attached to the OPPaLE team.

• Methodological bibliographic review and synthesis
• Finalization of the statistical analysis plan
• Statistical analyses under SAS/R
• Edition of the statistical analysis report from SAS/R
• Synthesis and interpretation of results

• Participation in team meetings
• Interaction with the partners of the Veg Pregnancy project

• Statistical analysis of longitudinal data
• Analysis of large databases
• Management of missing data and attrition
• Epidemiology

• Data management
• Statistical analyses
• Proficiency in Office Pack and SAS/R
• Synthesis of results
• Good level of oral and written English

• Work in a network in an interdisciplinary environment

• A taste for teamwork and rigor are indispensable.

Center for Epidemiology and Statistics / Assignment within the OPPaLE team

Workplace:
Faculty of Medicine of Villemin – 10 avenue de Verdun – 75010 Paris – France

Supervisor:
Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain

Master in public health with significant experience in nutritional epidemiology, good knowledge of diet during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment.

By joining INRAE, you benefit (depending on the type of contract and its duration):

- up to 30 days of leave + 15 RTT per year (full-time) - support for parenthood: CESU childcare, leisure benefits;

- development of skills: training, professional guidance;

- social support: advice and listening, social and financial aids;

- vacation and leisure benefits: vacation vouchers, preferential rate accommodations;

- sports and cultural activities;

- collective catering.

Send your CV and cover letter before July 15, 2026, specifying the reference offer IE-Veg Pregnancy to:

• Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain
• Email: blandine.delauzon

Persons welcomed at INRAE, a public research institution, are subject to the provisions of the Public Service Code, particularly regarding the obligation of neutrality and respect for the principle of secularism. In this capacity, whether or not in contact with the public, they must not manifest their convictions, by their behavior or their attire, whether they are religious, philosophical, or political.

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