PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Nanoscience in France

IMT Atlantique is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Metasurfaces and Visual Optics within its Optics Department in Brest, France. This position is part of the MSDIO project , a collaborative research program with Cristalens Industrie , a major French ophthalmic device manufacturer. The project aims to develop a novel intraocular lens (IOL) incorporating metasurfaces for next-generation visual correction. The successful candidate will work on the modeling and simulation of advanced optical ...

Institut Lumière Matière (CNRS / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the NanoPhiA project within the French national research programme PEPR DIADEM . The position focuses on laser synthesis of nanoparticles , plasma diagnostics , optical emission spectroscopy , data analysis , and machine learning . The project aims to build an AI-based predictive framework linking nanoparticle synthesis conditions to resulting structures, combining experimental physics,...

PhD opportunity in 3D nanoelectrode-engineered flexible epicortical brain probes for in vivo recording and stimulation , at the interface of nanotechnology , flexible bioelectronics , neuroscience , microfabrication , and materials science . The project develops a new generation of flexible epicortical brain probes combining flexible neural probe technologies from ICN2, Barcelona with 3D nanoelectrode technologies from LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse . The position is part of the BEST MSCA COF...

PhD position in 3D nanoelectrode-engineered flexible epicortical brain probes for in vivo recording and stimulation . This interdisciplinary project sits at the interface of nanotechnology , flexible bioelectronics , materials science , electrical engineering , and neuroscience . The work will develop a new generation of flexible epicortical brain probes, combining flexible neural probe technologies developed at ICN2, Barcelona with 3D nanoelectrode technologies from LAAS-CNRS, Université de Tou...

PhD position available at Université de Toulouse (LPCNO) in collaboration with UNSW Sydney on the atomically precise synthesis of Pt-decorated Ni/Co catalysts for efficient fuel cells. The project focuses on hydrogen evolution and methanol/ethanol oxidation , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in Chemistry , Physics , Nanotechnology , and Materials Science . The thesis period is listed as 2027–2030 . Supervisors mentioned are Lise-Marie Lacroix (Université de Toulouse) and Richard ...

PhD opportunity at Université Grenoble Alpes , within the Laboratoire des Technologies de la Microélectronique (LTMLab) , for a student interested in nanotechnology , microelectronics , ferroelectric devices , and neuromorphic computing . The project focuses on developing next-generation ferroelectric memcapacitors for ultra-low-power neuromorphic computing . This is a hardware-oriented research opportunity at the intersection of device physics, functional materials, and advanced computing archi...

A fully funded PhD position is available in nanomedicine research, focusing on the development of gold nanoparticles decorated with POM-bisphosphonates for targeted bone cancer treatment. The project is a collaboration between Sorbonne Université (Paris) and Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, supervised by Anne Vallée (LRS, Sorbonne Université) and Frédéric Velard (UR BIOS, Université de Reims). The research aims to address the challenge of bone metastases in advanced cancers by creating a m...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, offers a PhD position focused on studying Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) using neutron scattering techniques. The successful candidate will join the LSS group at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), working primarily with the small angle neutron scattering (SANS) team. The project leverages two advanced SANS instruments, D11 and D22, to investigate large-scale structures and kinetic processes in soft matter systems...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, offers a PhD position focused on advancing machine learning for neutron reflectometry. ESRF is a world-leading research center, renowned for its innovative engineering and scientific vision, and hosts thousands of scientists annually for experiments across biology, medicine, environmental sciences, cultural heritage, materials science, and physics. Supported by 19 countries, ESRF is committed to diversity and equal opportuni...