Internship

An internship of 5 to 6 months duration must be carried out in a research or research and development laboratory specialized in organic chemistry, biomolecular chemistry, life chemistry, analytical instrumentation or analytical analysis/development. Thus, students will have the opportunity to carry out this end-of-study internship in academic or private research laboratories. Subject to the prior acceptance of the teaching staff (internship subject in connection with the master's courses and adequate environment/means), the student will be able to look for a host team in the academic environment in the institutes of the Chemistry Pole of the University of Montpellier (IBMM, ICGM, IEM...), in academic laboratories outside the University of Montpellier (in France or abroad) or in the private sector (chemical, pharmaceutical, agri-food, cosmetic industries, biotechnology laboratories, etc.) as well as in research structures such as proteomic/metabolomic/flowomic platforms.

The research project that will be entrusted to the students will have to be linked to the skills and expertise acquired during the previous semesters and the teaching units followed, in particular in semester 9 according to the chosen orientation.

This internship of 5 to 6 months can start from mid-January after the exam session and cannot exceed 6 months for a period in semester 10 included during the validity of the university registration. The pedagogical team of the master Chemistry of Biomolecules will advise the students to find an internship corresponding to their aspirations and capacities.

Research/work situation.

M1 with a focus on organic chemistry

Continuous assessment (1/3), final oral defense (1/3), written report (1/3)

The objective of the end-of-study internship is to provide students with a substantial experience (5 to 6 months) in a research or development laboratory in order to deepen some of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during semester 9 of the Master's degree. This immersion experience in an academic and industrial environment will allow students to understand the stakes of research, the management of scientific projects in teams and the application of experimental and theoretical knowledge in organic chemistry, biomolecular chemistry and analytical techniques such as mass spectrometry and NMR.

Professional insertion: Professions at the interface of chemistry and biology, Pharmaceutical industry, Food industry, Biotechnologies, Laboratory/analytical platform (analysis and control/quality). Fine organic chemistry, custom synthesis. Pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical industry.

Types of jobs available: Pursuit of doctoral studies, researcher/executive in basic research and research and development. Public/private research laboratory. Teacher-researcher, researcher.