PhD in Astrochemistry, Molecular Physics, and Spectroscopy at LIGHTinPARIS (PAHIS) Institute for the Sciences of Light / Institut d’Optique Graduate School in France

PhD funding is available at CEISAM laboratory (CNRS 6230), Nantes University, France for an interdisciplinary project at the interface of organic synthesis , photochemistry , and nanomaterials , with a research focus on magneto-optical coupling . The post seeks a highly motivated and competent/high-level candidate for a doctoral contract. The opportunity is framed as a shared partnership project and is suitable for applicants interested in cross-disciplinary research spanning chemistry and mater...

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...

PhD opportunity in Experimental Chemical Physics at the Institute of Physics Rennes (IPR), France , within the ANR project BRIGHTER – Bridging the energy Transfer gap . The project focuses on collisional excitation and reactivity for astrophysical applications , especially energy transfer in molecular collisions at very low temperatures. The research connects experiment and theory for molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry , with targets including molecules relevant to interstellar space , pl...

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...