PhD in Micro- and Nanoplastics, Phase Separation, and Protein Aggregation PSL Research University in France

The PRISM programme at PSL University is offering a fully funded PhD fellowship in sustainable soft matter science, starting 1 March 2027. This project, PlasticPhase: Micro- and Nanoplastics as Modulators of Phase Separation and Protein Aggregation , is hosted at ESPCI Paris - PSL University within the CPCV UMR8228 research unit and linked to ENS - PSL. The programme is co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND and supports interdisciplinary, international doctoral trainin...

Postdoctoral / Research Engineer opportunity at École normale supérieure Paris (ENS Paris) , France, focused on cancer cell invasion and intracellular trafficking . The project studies how cancer cells remodel the extracellular matrix and use invadopodia , organelle trafficking, and biomolecular condensates to drive invasion. The lab works in a highly collaborative environment with expertise in cell biology , cell biophysics , and synthetic biology , and collaborates with leading institutes incl...

Chemists are invited to a 1-year postdoctoral position at the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (CNRS × Université de Rennes, France) on photoswitchable lanthanide complexes for next-generation bio-imaging . The project focuses on designing photochromic ligands , synthesizing lanthanide complexes , and studying NIR emission for super-resolution microscopy . This is a strong fit for candidates with a PhD in molecular chemistry and hands-on organic synthesis experience. The position is EUR...

PhD opportunity at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France. This project focuses on probing conformational membrane protein dynamics by time-resolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) , a cutting-edge approach for watching biomolecular structural changes unfold in real time. You will join the ID09 team at the ESRF, a leading international research infrastructure for ultrafast X-ray science . The project investigates two high-impact membrane proteins: the zinc-transp...

Three PhD positions are open in the ANR-funded HECTOR project: Heterotypical Active Matter Transport in Disordered Networks . The project brings together soft matter , microfluidics , mechanobiology , and computational biophysics to study how cells and deformable particles move through complex microvascular environments. The openings are split across three themes: Soft Matter & Microvascular Hydrodynamics in Marseille, Cellular Mechanobiology in Marseille, and Computational Biophysics & Fluid Me...