PhD Funding in Organic Synthesis, Photochemistry, and Nanomaterials for Magneto-Optical Coupling Nantes University in France

PhD opportunity at Université Paris Cité in plasmon-driven asymmetric photocatalysis , starting in October 2026 . The project sits at the intersection of plasmonic nanomaterials , photochemistry , asymmetric catalysis , and materials chemistry , with a strong experimental focus on the design of chiral plasmonic resonators for enantioselective photochemical reactions. The PhD researcher will work on the colloidal synthesis of chiral nanomaterials , heterogeneous photo-electrocatalysis , and advan...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, offers a PhD position focused on in situ neutron diffraction for green steel and functional metal oxides. The successful candidate will join the diffraction group at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), working with powder diffractometers D1B and D20, which are specialized for time-resolved in situ investigations of solids, phase transitions, and chemical reactions. The project centers on elucidating reaction pathways for hydro...

Postdoctoral contract at the Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) , CNRS, France, in the Department of Organic Materials (DMO) in Strasbourg. The project is focused on metal complexes , circularly polarised luminescence (CPL) , chiroptical properties, and the synthesis/characterisation of photoactive ligands and organometallic complexes . The work includes designing new photoactive ligands, synthesising organic heterocyclic ligands, preparing organometallic complexe...

We’re hiring a Postdoc at MOLTECH-Anjou (CNRS / University of Angers) for research on the chirality of helical radicals . The project focuses on chiral TTF-based helicenes , the CISS effect , and spin-dependent electrochemistry . This is a strong fit for candidates with a background in chemistry , especially those interested in molecular chirality, radical chemistry, electrochemistry, and spin-related phenomena in functional materials. Eligibility: applicants should hold a PhD in chemistry and h...

PhD funding is available at Nantes University / CEISAM UMR CNRS 6230 in France for a project titled Functional Organic Nanoassemblies for Ultrafast Investigations of Optical and Magnetic Coupling in Nanomedicine . The research focuses on designing hybrid organic nanoassemblies with photo- and magneto-responsive units, then studying optical and magnetic coupling on ns and sub-ns timescales. The project connects Chemistry , Materials Science , Physics , and Biomedical Engineering , with applicatio...