PhD in Materials Science: Virtual Laboratory for Predicting Microcracking in Refractory Materials CNRS in France

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...

Applications are invited for a fully funded one-year postdoctoral fellowship in high-field and DNP-enhanced NMR of quantum dots in France. The project focuses on the characterization of semiconductor nanocrystals / quantum dots , with emphasis on surface sites, bulk defects, vacancies, and formation mechanisms. The fellowship is a joint position between CNRS / University of Lille and CEA / University of Grenoble Alpes . The researcher will work with two internationally recognized groups with com...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in mixed-anion thermoelectric materials at CRISMAT – ENSICAEN The CRISMAT laboratory (ENSICAEN – CNRS – University of Caen Normandy) is recruiting a PhD student for a 36-month doctoral project in materials science , solid-state chemistry , solid-state physics , and thermoelectric materials . The project focuses on the synthesis of new mixed-anion thermoelectric materials, crystal structure determination, and detailed characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD/DRX)...

CEA Grenoble is advertising a postdoctoral research position in electrochemistry , materials science , and battery research focused on the development of a reliable reference electrode sensor for sodium-ion batteries . The project addresses key challenges in Na-ion battery performance, ageing, and safety by designing and validating a novel electrochemical sensor for in situ and operando characterization . The successful candidate will work on sensor design, cell instrumentation, cycling tests, d...

Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in high-field NMR and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) applied to quantum dots and semiconductor nanocrystals. This joint project involves the University of Lille , CEA Grenoble , and the University of Grenoble Alpes . The research aims to better understand the surface structure and defects of semiconductor nanocrystals using advanced solid-state NMR techniques. Location: Lille and Grenoble, France. Duration: 1 year. Funding: fully funded postdoctoral fellow...