PhD in High-Resolution Time-Resolved Microstructural Evolution Under Ion Irradiation Using TEM European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France

PhD project: High-Resolution Time-Resolved Microstructural Evolution Under Ion Irradiation using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This doctoral project focuses on using Dynamic TEM (DTEM) to directly observe irreversible microstructural changes in materials during ion irradiation, with near-atomic spatial resolution and timescales from nanoseconds to microseconds. The research aims to uncover how displacement cascades form and evolve, how defects move and interact in real time, and how ir...

[Annual tax-free stipend at UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26, subject to annual uplift), plus full tuition fees for 4 years. Additional maintenance provided by industrial sponsor.] This fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at The University of Manchester offers an exciting opportunity to advance research in the optimisation of thermomechanical ageing processing, focusing on the influence of quenching and pre-ageing on the performance of high strength 6xxx aluminium alloys. The project is based in t...

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...

The Weihs Group at Johns Hopkins University is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on reactive metal powders fabricated via ultrasonic atomization . This postdoctoral opportunity is centered on powder fabrication and characterization , including particle size, morphology, microstructure, and combustion/oxidation behavior . The project is mainly experimental, with links to AI-based modeling of combustion behavior and collaborations across the Defense Threat Reduction Agency-funded MS...