[Coral-List] postdoctoral position request

[Laetitia hédouin]

Dear Listers,

I am presently seeking a postdoctoral fellow position in the field of coral 
reefs.
I graduated with a Master’s degree in marine environmental chemistry in 
2002. I am currently finishing my Ph.D thesis on “Characterization of 
bioindicator species for metal contamination biomonitoring in tropical 
coastal environment: application to the New Caledonian lagoon “. I am 
planning to defend it in March 2005 and should therefore to be available 
from next May.
I have considerable experience in ecotoxicology, especially in metal 
bioaccumulation from tropical organisms, but I would be interested in 
extending my knowledge in coral reef ecosystem. Considering the experience I 
acquired in the field of radiotracer techniques and stable metal analyzes, I 
would like to work on the impact of anthropogenic inputs on coral reefs.
I enclose a copy of my curriculum vitae at the end of this mail, which will 
give you further details of my career and qualifications to date. I will be 
happy to supply any other details you may require.
Thanks for you consideration,
Yours faithfully,


Hédouin Laetitia
Marine Environment Laboratory
International Atomic Energy Agency
4 quai Antoine Premier, B.P. 800
MC-98012 Monaco Cedex
Phone: +(377) 97977258
Fax: +(377) 97977276
Mailto: l.hedouin at iaea.org





Curriculum Vitae


Laetitia Hédouin
I.A.E.A. 4 quai Antoine 1er, 98 000 Monaco
IRD, Anse Vata, 98845 Noumea, New Caledonia
Age: 26
French
laetitiahedouin at yahoo.fr
Cellular phone: +010 33 6 63 42 40 51
OBJECTIVE

As a ambitious and hard-working scientist I am willing to apply my 
international scientific background and my adaptability to a post-doc in 
ecotoxicology.
EDUCATION

2002 – 2005	Ph.D. Student in biological oceanography at University of La 
Rochelle (France)
Subject: “Characterisation of bioindicator species for metal contamination 
biomonitoring in tropical coastal environment: application to the New 
Caledonian lagoon (research carried out in collaboration with the Marine 
Environment Laboratory - International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco and the 
IRD-Noumea Center, New Caledonia)
2001 – 2002	Master’s degree in marine environmental chemistry at the 
University of Bretagne Occidentale (France)
2000 - 2001	Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of Montpellier 
II (France)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Publications
Articles
Metian M, Hédouin L, Barbot C, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW, Goudard F, Bustamante 
P, Durand J-P, Piéri J. & M Warnau (2005). Use of radiotracer techniques to 
study subcellular distribution of metals and radionuclides in bivalves from 
the Noumea Lagoon, New Caledonia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & 
Toxicology 75:89-93
Hédouin L, Metian M, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW, Fichez R. & M Warnau. 
Allometric relationships in the uptake of heavy metals by the edible 
tropical clam Gafrarium tumidum. Science of the Total Environment (in 
corrected proof)
Hédouin L, Metian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau. Delineation of heavy metal uptake pathways (seawater, food and 
sediment) in tropical marine oysters using radiotracers (in prep.)
Hédouin L, Metian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau. Biokinetics of heavy metals in a tropical marine clam exposed to 
seawater, sediments and food pathways (in prep.)
Hédouin L, Bustamante P, Pringault O, Churlaud C, Fichez R, Warnau M. 
Concentrations of Ag, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and Zn in algae and 
bivalves from the New Caledonia lagoon: geographical variations (in prep.)

Abstracts
Metian M, Hédouin L, Barbot C, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW, Goudard F, 
Durand J-P, Bustamante P & M Warnau (2004). Subcellular partitioning of 
heavy metals in gills and visceral mass of bivalves from the New Caledonian 
lagoon. In: Rapp. Comm. Intern. Mer Médit. 37: 223
Hédouin L, Giron E, Buschiazzo E, Gomez Batista M, Metian M, Borne V, Cotret 
O, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW & M Warnau (in press). Influence of ambient 
dissolved metal concentration on their bioaccumulation in two tropical 
oysters: a radiotracer study. In: Proceedings of the Aquatic Forum 2004 IAEA 
Conference, Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
Hédouin L, Metian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau (in press). Delineation of heavy metal uptake pathways (seawater, 
food and sediment) in tropical marine bivalves using metal radiotracers. In: 
Proceedings of the Aquatic Forum 2004 IAEA Conference, Monaco (Principality 
of Monaco)
Metian M, Hédouin L, Giron E, Buschiazzo E, Borne V, Paganelli J, Boudjenoun 
R, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW & M Warnau (in press). Bioaccumulation 
of selected heavy metals in the brown alga Lobophora variegata: a 
radiotracer study. In: Proceedings of the Aquatic Forum 2004 IAEA 
Conference, Monaco (Principality of Monaco)

Communications at International Conferences
Hédouin L., Pringault O., Bustamante P., Fichez R. & M. Warnau. Ni 
Bioaccumulation in Tropical Oysters and Clams: Effect of Dissolved Ni 
Concentration. SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting “The Raison d’être of 
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry”, Lille, France 22-26 May 2005
Hédouin L., Gomez Batista M., Metian M., Borne V., Cotret O., Teyssié J.-L. 
& M. Warnau. Influence of Ambient Dissolved Concentration of Metals on Their 
Bioaccumulation in Three Marine Bivalves from New Caledonia. SETAC Europe 
15th Annual Meeting “The Raison d’être of Environmental Toxicology and 
Chemistry”, Lille, France 22-26 May 2005
Metian M., Hédouin L., Teyssié J.-L., Bustamante P. & M. Warnau. 
Bioaccumulation of selected heavy metals in the king scallop (Pecten 
maximus) and the black scallop (Chlamys varia) : sea water and food 
exposures. SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting “The Raison d’être of 
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry”, Lille, France 22-26 May 2005
Hédouin L, Metian M, Teyssié J-L, Cotret O, Fowler SW, Fichez R & M Warnau. 
Delineation of metal uptake routes in bivalves from the New Caledonia 
lagoon: a radiotracer study. 4th SETAC World Congress, Portland, Oregon 
(USA) 14-18 November 2004
Metian M, Hédouin L, Giron E, Buschiazzo E, Borne V, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, 
Fowler SW & M Warnau. Bioaccumulation of selected heavy metal radiotracers 
in the brown alga Lobophora Variegata (Lamouroux). Int. Conf. On Isotopes in 
Environmental Studies - Aquatic Forum 2004, IAEA, Monaco, 25-29 Oct 2004
Hédouin L, Giron E, Buschiazzo E, Gomez Batista M, Metian M, Cotret O, 
Teyssié JL, Fowler SW & M Warnau. Influence of ambient dissolved metal 
concentration on bioaccumulation in two tropical oysters: a radiotracer 
study. Int. Conf. on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - Aquatic Forum 2004, 
IAEA, Monaco, 25-29 Oct 2004
Hédouin L, Metian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau. Delineation of heavy metal uptake pathways (seawater, food and 
sediment) in tropical marine bivalves using metal radiotracers. Int. Conf. 
On Isotopes in Environmental Studies - Aquatic Forum 2004, IAEA, Monaco, 
25-29 Oct 2004
Metian M, Hédouin L, Barbot C, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Fowler SW, Goudard F, 
Durand J-P, Bustamante P & M Warnau. Subcellular partitioning of heavy 
metals in gills and visceral mass of bivalves from the New Caledonian 
lagoon. 37th CIESM Congress, 7-11 Jun 2004, Barcelona (Spain)
Hédouin L, Metian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau. Biokinetics of heavy metals in tropical organisms from the 
lagoon of New Caledonia: seawater, food and sediment exposure. SETAC-ASE 
Asia/Pacific 2003 Conf. "Solutions to Pollution", 28 Sept-1 Oct 2003, 
Christchurch (New Zealand)
Metian M, Hédouin L, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Bustamante P, Fowler SW, Fichez 
R & M Warnau. Allometry of heavy metal bioconcentration in the tropical clam 
Gafrarium tumidum. SETAC-ASE Asia/Pacific 2003 Conf. "Solutions to 
Pollution", 28 Sept-1 Oct 2003, Christchurch (New Zealand)
Hédouin L, Métian M, Cotret O, Teyssié J-L, Paganelli J, Fowler SW, Fichez R 
& M Warnau. 2003. Uptake and loss kinetics of trace metals in selected 
organisms from the lagoon of New Caledonia. XIIIth Intern. Congress of the 
French Malacological Society "Molluscs in Contemporary Research ", 24-27 Jun 
2003, La Rochelle (France)
INTERNSHIPS
2002	Marine chemistry Internship: 6 months at the LEMAR Laboratory (European 
University Institute of the Sea, Brest, French). Conducted technique to 
measure 30Si on a mass spectrometer TRITON Finnigan.
2001	Participation at the Oceanographic Mission « Géosciences » on board of 
the Marion Dufresne
2001	Organic chemistry internship: 4 months at the School of chemistry 
(Montpellier, French). Organic synthesis of prenylpyrophosphonic acids.
2000	Internship in the wine analyses department: 1 month at the Laboratoire 
interrégional de la répression, de la consommation et des fraudes 
(Montpellier, French). Used of de separative chromatographic techniques 
(C.P.G. and DIONEX).

LANGUAGES, COMPUTER AND OTHERS SKILLS
Languages	French: mother tongue
	English: intermediate level
	German: notions

Computer Skills 	MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Internet 
Explorer.
	Photoshop, Autocad, Statistica, Interwinner, Endnote.

Other Skills 	Smattering of International Environmental Law (UNITAR).

HOBBIES, INTERESTS AND MISCELLANEOUS
Travelling, cinema, music, Scuba diving, photography.
Clear B Driving Licences, since 25 October 1993
Scuba-diving level II