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If you would like to join our laboratory but no current vacancies match your criteria, we encourage you to reach out to the team you are interested in:



PhD openings

    • PhD: Super resolved hybrid laser processing using ultrafast irradiation and chemical etching

      Expected start date: September 2026
      Duration: 36 months
      Application deadline: Applications will be processed upon receipt; applicants are encouraged to apply without delay
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien...

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    • PhD: Laser-induced transfer of nanoplasmonic materials on large surfaces for advanced plasmon-enhanced photoreactivity

      Start: Any time between 01/03/2025 and 01/10/2025
      Duration: 3 years
      Application deadline: 1st May 2025
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Saint-Etienne, France
      The PEPR LUMA funded SUNRISE project aims...

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    • CIFRE PhD offer: Elaboration of thin film coatings and laser processing for the customization of secure ID documents

      Start: 1st November 2023
      Location: Hubert Curien Lab + IREIS Lab , Saint-Etienne, France
      Deadline: A.S.A.P. before 1st September 2023.
      Note: All employment at the Hubert Curien Laboratory is decided on the...

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Postdoc openings

    • Post-doc: Checking moLecular dynamics simUlations of fs-laser peening with a free Electron laser

      Expected start date: September-October 2026
      Expected duration: 18 months
      Salary: ~4400 € gross/month 
      We are currently seeking a postdoctoral researcher in molecular dynamics (MD) computational modeling...

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    • Post-Doc: Optimal color selection algorithms for multiplexed image inscription

      Start: between March and October 2026
      Duration: 1 year, with the possibility to renew for 1 additional year
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Saint-Etienne, France, in close collaboration with Toppan...

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    • Post-doc: POTATOES project

      Start date: November 2025at the latest.
      Duration: 18 Months
      Location: MatéIS laboratory, I2B team (Laënnec campus, Lyon), with Laser irradiation campaigns taking place at Laboratoire Hubert Curien (Saint-Etienne)...

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    • Post-doc: Ultrafast Laser Structuring for Optical Metasurfaces

      Start: September-November 2025
      Duration: 1 year
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Université Jean Monnet (UJM), St-Etienne, France
      Application deadline: July 1st, 2025.
      Main objective: Develop and implement...

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    • Post-doc - Material removal using ultrashort engineered laser beams

      Start: August 2025
      Duration: 12 months +
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Université Jean Monnet (UJM), St-Etienne, France
      Application deadline: 15th March 2025
      Interested candidates should send a CV...

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    • Post-doc in advanced ultrafast laser beam engineering and processing

      Start: October 2023 at the earliest
      Duration: 24 months
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Université Jean Monnet (UJM), St-Etienne, France
      Interested candidates should send a CV + cover letter + recommendation...

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    • Post-doc - Generative models and representation learning for synthetic aperture radar imaging

      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Université Jean Monnet, St-Etienne, France.
      Prerequisite: This offer is open to nationals from a European Union country only.
      The objective of this post-doc position...

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    • Post-Doc: Synthesis and processing of nanocomposite films for Q-switched micro-lasers and integrated optical amplifiers

      Start: 1st May 2023 (later if necessary)
      Duration: 12 months
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Saint-Etienne
      Prerequisite: The candidate must hold a PhD in the field of Materials, Optics or Physical properties...

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    • Post-Doc: Surface functionalization and characterization for surface plasmon resonance-based sensing - MonBone Project

      Start: ASAP (Urgent)
      Duration: 12 months
      Location: Saint-Etienne (Laboratoire Sainbiose,  / Laboratoire Hubert Curien)
      Prerequisite: The candidate must have defended his/her thesis in the last 3 years
      MonBone...

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    • Traitement de nuages de points en vue du calcul et de l’optimisation de trajectoires de texturation laser de surfaces gauches

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Master internship openings

    • Master Internship - Study and design of laser-modified optical structures for multispectral applications

      Duration and location: 6-month internship at the Hubert Curien Laboratory in Saint-Étienne, in close collaboration with STMicroelectronics in Grenoble.
      Start date: From February 2026.
      Context: STMicroelectronics...

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    • Internship - Vanadium Dioxide-Based Films for Randomizing Photonic Emission and Absorption of Integrated Circuits

      Period: March to August 2024
      Application deadline: 15th December 2023
      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien (Université Jean Monnet - UJM, St-Etienne)
      The goal is to develop a smart coating that will prevent...

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    • C++ Parallel computing based implementation of a numerical simulator dedicated to 3D reconstruc- tion in tomographic diffractive microscopy for the study of viral infections

        

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Other jobs

    • Optics / Photonics Engineer

      Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien + SAINBIOSE Research Center, Saint-Etienne, France 
      Working Conditions:
      12-month fixed-term contract
      Weekly working hours: 38h05
      49 days of paid leave per year
      Salary...

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    • Tenure-track Junior Professor Chair: Smart light: metasurfaces, materials and ultrafast laser processes

      Title: Smart light: metasurfaces, materials and ultrafast laser processes
      Disciplinary field: Physics
      Keywords: Optical and plasmonic properties, Surface nanostructuring, Modeling and simulation, Electromagnetism...

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    • Tenure-track Junior Professor Chair: Smart light: metasurfaces, materials and ultrafast laser processes

      Title: Smart light: metasurfaces, materials and ultrafast laser processes
      Disciplinary field: Physics
      Keywords: Optical and plasmonic properties, Surface nanostructuring, Modeling and simulation, Electromagnetism...

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