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

Postdoctoral position available in Organic Chemistry, Photoactive Materials, and Photophysics for 18 months at the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM), University of Bordeaux and the Laboratory of Chemistry (LCH), ENS de Lyon in France. This interdisciplinary project is part of PEPR LUMA – SUNRISE , focused on improving the efficiency and spatial resolution of photoinduced processes by addressing intrinsic limitations of excited states. The research combines organic synthesis , photoactive mol...

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...

CRISMAT – ENSICAEN (ENSICAEN – CNRS – University of Caen Normandy) is recruiting a fully funded PhD student for a 36-month project on mixed-anion thermoelectric materials in Caen, France. The project focuses on the synthesis of new thermoelectric materials, crystal structure determination, and characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD/DRX), electron microscopy, and spectroscopy. The doctoral research will also include measurements of electrical and thermal properties and the correlation betw...

CEA Grenoble is advertising a postdoctoral research position in electrochemistry , materials science , and battery research focused on the development of a reliable reference electrode sensor for sodium-ion batteries . The project addresses key challenges in Na-ion battery performance, ageing, and safety by designing and validating a novel electrochemical sensor for in situ and operando characterization . The successful candidate will work on sensor design, cell instrumentation, cycling tests, d...