PhD Opportunities in Materials Science 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....

PhD opportunity at the University of Caen Normandy, France in the ABTE laboratory, EcoTEA team, on foam-flow cleaning in milking systems . The project, called FOAMAT , focuses on improving cleaning performance while reducing water, energy, and detergent use. The research combines foam physical chemistry , fluid mechanics , process engineering , rheology , and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to understand how foam formulation, structure, and flow conditions affect the removal of dairy residues...

Fully funded PhD position in Sustainable Functional Inks for Smart Textiles at Grenoble INP, France . The project is hosted in the LGP2 Laboratory with the MatBio and FunPrint Research Team under the SHEMOVES Project . The topic sits at the intersection of Chemical Engineering , Materials Science , and Polymer Science , with emphasis on ink formulation, rheology, printing processes, and bio-based materials for smart textile applications. Eligibility: applicants should hold a master's degree in C...

PhD opportunity at Mines Saint-Étienne (Institut Mines-Télécom) in Saint-Étienne, France , focused on the development and characterization of a multi-sensor platform for monitoring onshore CO2 storage sites . The doctoral project is hosted at the SPIN – LGF center (Georges Friedel Laboratory, UMR CNRS 5307) and is part of the CO2MET consortium with IFPEN, BRGM, Mines Saint-Étienne, and Cerema . The research combines instrumentation , sensor development , metrology , data acquisition and processi...

Fully funded PhD position in Geotechnical Engineering focused on soil erosion and dike resistance . The opportunity is associated with ESTP and Université Gustave Eiffel in France , within the BONSAI Project (Interreg North-West Europe) and its erosion research theme. Applicants should hold a Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field. A background in soil mechanics is required, and experience with soil erosion an...

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...

CNRS is advertising a PhD-level opening based at IRCELYON (Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon) in Villeurbanne, France . The project is part of the ECOCHEM mission within PEPR SPLEEN and focuses on understanding the parameters that optimize the photocatalytic response under pressure and temperature . The work combines chemistry , materials science , catalysis , and environmental science . Main tasks include oxide photocatalyst synthesis via sol-gel, hydrothermal, o...

Funded PhD opportunity in France at Université PSL — Chimie ParisTech , Paris, in the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris . The project, SOFTMAT4MET — Functional Soft Matter for Sustainable and Selective Extraction of Critical Metals , focuses on critical metal recovery from electronic waste using functional polymer materials , hydrometallurgy , adsorption and separation , and membrane-based metal recovery . Research themes include germanium and gallium recovery, selective extraction, material...

Fully funded PhD position in Microbiology and Biotechnology on lignin-active enzyme discovery from insect microbiomes . The opportunity is based at the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (France) , with INRAE-TBI and co-supervision at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) . The project is associated with Dr Guillermina Hernández-Raquet 's group. Research interests include microbiology , biotechnology , biochemistry , bioprocess engineering , molecular biology , analytical chemistry , and ...