PhD in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ferroelectric Topological Structures and Thermal Conductivity University of Tours in France

PhD Opportunity at CEA, France (Paris-Saclay region) This post advertises a PhD position in multiscale modeling , molecular dynamics , hydrodynamics , and agentic AI at CEA , in collaboration between Maison de la Simulation and CEA DAM . The research topic is “Multiscale Modeling of Interface Instabilities under Dynamic Loading: From Atoms to Continuum in the Era of Agentic AI.” The project focuses on Richtmyer–Meshkov and Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities in materials under extreme dynamic loading....

CNRS / Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (ISMO), Université Paris-Saclay, is advertising a postdoctoral position in Physics in Orsay, France. The project focuses on ultrafast pump-probe studies of solvated molecules in helium droplets, using the laser experimental setup at ISMO and, where needed, additional host laser facilities such as ATTOLab. The postdoc will work on femtosecond dynamics, synchronization of TPX3CAM detection with high-repetition-rate lasers, coincident ion/electron d...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning Potentials and Molecular Simulation at the University of Montpellier, France. This postdoctoral opportunity is based in the interdisciplinary research environment of the LMGC and L2C in Montpellier, where condensed matter physics, mechanics, materials science, and molecular simulation come together in the MINT project (Multidisciplinary Insights into Nanopore pressure due to ion Trapping). The selected researcher will work within an international colla...

Institut Jean Lamour (IJL) is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position in nanofabrication of magnetic tunnel junctions for sustainable spintronics . The role is based at Campus Artem, Nancy , and the post indicates a start date of 1 December 2026 . The research topic sits at the intersection of physics , materials science , and electrical engineering , with a strong focus on nanoscale device fabrication and spintronic technologies. This appears to be a job-like research opening rather than...

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...