PhD Opportunities in Physics in France

This doctoral project focuses on the development and multimodal characterisation of gold microstructures fabricated by two-photon laser microfabrication for use in electrochemical sensors and plasmonic devices. The PhD student will investigate the photoreaction mechanisms that lead to the formation of gold nanoparticles from new resins specifically designed for two-photon laser microfabrication. A major part of the work will be the development of a multimodal, multiscale characterisation strateg...

This PhD project focuses on ultrafast electronic rearrangement and relaxation in biomolecules after photoabsorption. The student will investigate how several competing pathways, including very fast femtosecond charge-transfer and local electronic relaxation processes, unfold in complex molecular systems. The research uses a novel strategy based on Auger electrons emitted from a metallic site embedded in a porphyrin derivative. This local probe is used to follow the photoinduced electronic reorga...

This PhD project is about inverse problems for biomedical images , with a specific focus on mammography and breast cancer risk assessment . The research aims to improve the analysis of X-ray mammograms by developing denoising methods that preserve the fine structural properties of mammographic textures, especially the self-similarity and fractal characteristics that can reveal patterns linked to cancer risk. The thesis is rooted in the challenge that risk-related parenchymal patterns can be diff...

This PhD project is part of H2-TWIN and focuses on building fast, reliable reduced-order models for PEM fuel cell systems from a high-fidelity multiphysics model. The goal is to make these models suitable for real-time simulation, control, monitoring, and system sizing. The doctoral research is centered on data-driven, non-intrusive model reduction , with the Loewner framework as the main methodological base. A key challenge is to extend this framework to the nonlinear structure of fuel-cell mod...

This funded PhD project in molecular microbiology will investigate the genetic control of bacterial growth transitions in Caulobacter crescentus . The research will combine high-throughput screening with detailed molecular characterization to identify and understand the mechanisms that regulate transitions in bacterial growth. The project is suited to researchers interested in bacterial genetics, molecular microbiology, and signal transduction. The PhD will be hosted by the SAB Team, led by Dr. ...

This fully funded PhD opportunity at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) focuses on multiphysics simulation, applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and scientific computing. The research is situated within CEA’s nuclear engineering and fuel physics applications, with supervision based at CEA Saclay and CEA Cadarache. The doctoral researcher will develop a generic, scalable, and dynamic algorithm for multiphysics coupling. The goal is to detect the interaction str...

Mitoxi Lab is seeking a doctoral researcher for a thesis examining the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and key cellular processes. The project will focus on how impaired mitochondrial function is associated with epithelial–mesenchymal transition, a process involved in changes in cell identity and behavior, as well as with cell death. The research is situated within the lab’s broader focus on mitochondria and oxidative stress, offering an opportunity to study cellular mechanisms at...

CIFRE-Defence is a paid three-year doctoral funding scheme linking a French company with a recognised research laboratory in France. The student works on a defence-related research topic while dividing time between the company and the academic laboratory, gaining both research training and practical professional experience. The programme is funded by the French Ministry of Defence through its Agency for Defence Innovation (AID) and administered with ANRT. A successful project is supported throug...

Co-sponsored doctoral grants from the French Ministry of Defence support PhD research on topics relevant to French defence, through the Agence de l’innovation de défense (AID). The programme funds a wide range of projects each year and is designed for candidates whose research aligns with the agency’s priorities in the natural and engineering sciences, as well as defence-related social sciences. The grant is intended for doctoral research carried out in a French laboratory, with the funding paid...