Ph.D. openings

• • PhD - Unravelling ultrafast heat transfer in glasses by direct mid-infrared probing of anharmonic vibrations

    Duration: 36 months

    Expected start date: June/July 2025

    Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien (Université Jean Monnet - UJM, St-Etienne)

    Deadline: Applications will be processed upon receipt; interested candidates are encouraged to apply without delay.

    Interested candidates should send:
    

    • A complete CV;
    • A cover letter;
    • A copy of a valid ID document (ID card, passport…)

    to:
    

    • Vincenzo De Michele  vincenzo.demichele @ univ-st-etienene.fr (vincenzo.demichele @ univ-st-etienene.fr) 

    The objective is to reveal a competition between electronically-induced and collisional activation of vibration modes. The purpose is to observe energy transfer to the matrix under conditions of strong coupling by directly interrogating the material matrix, i.e. by time-resolved monitoring of individual vibrational signatures on ultrafast scales using dynamic mid-IR ultrafast spectroscopy. 

    Download the offer's detailed description here (PDF file)

    Published on March 21, 2025

    
    
    

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

    Start: October 2024

    Duration: 3 years

    Application deadline: 30^th April 2024

    Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien (Université Jean Monnet - UJM, St-Etienne)

    Interested candidates should send a CV to both:
    

    • Florent Bourquard, Associate Professor   florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr (florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 
    • Florence Garrelie, Professor  florence.garrelie @ univ-st-etienne.fr (florence.garrelie @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 

    The goal is to develop a smart coating that will prevent exploiting the photonic emission and absorption from integrated circuits, effectively limiting the use of optical techniques to reverse-engineer microchips or access the stored secret data.

    Dowload the file here «PhDOfferVO2Random_V2.pdf» (172.4 Ko)

    

    Published on February 23, 2024

    
    
    

  • PhD - Ultrafast laser interaction for chemical and topological functionalization of surfaces

    

    Start: January 2024

    Application deadline: 30^th September 2023

    Location: Split time between the Laboratoire Hubert Curien (Université Jean Monnet - UJM, St-Etienne), and the Laboratoire Georges Friedel (École des Mines de Saint-Étienne), with regular mobilities at the University of Ottawa's Photonics Research Centre.

    Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter to both:
    

    • Florent Bourquard, Associate Professor   florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr (florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 
    • Florence Garrelie, Full Professor  florence.garrelie @ univ-st-etienne.fr (florence.garrelie @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 

    The goal of this work is to exploit ultrafast laser-matter interaction to generate new surface functionalization by not only creating topographical texturation but also by modifying and controlling the chemical state of the irradiated substrate, in particular oxidation processes and stoichiometry modifications in the case of alloys.

    Download the file here: «PhDOfferUltraChem_September 2023.pdf» (164.9 Ko)

    Published on September 11, 2023

    
    
    

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

    Start: October 2023

    Application deadline: 30^th April 2023

    Location: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Université Jean Monnet (UJM), St-Etienne, France. (Both Laser-Matter Interaction + SESAM teams)

    Interested candidates should send a CV to both:
    

    • Florent Bourquard, Associate Professor   florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr (florent.bourquard @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 
    • Lilian Bossuet, Professor  lilian.bossuet @ univ-st-etienne.fr (lilian.bossuet @ univ-st-etienne.fr) 

    The goal is to develop a smart coating that will prevent exploiting the photonic emission and absorption from integrated circuits, effectively limiting the use of optical techniques to reverse-engineer microchips or access the stored secret data.

    Download the file here: «PhDOfferVO2.pdf» (137.7 Ko)

    Published on March 27, 2023