4D Grain Growth PhD Researcher (X-ray Metallurgy)

ESRF - The European Synchrotron; Grenoble; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support to Grenoble

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

The ESRF in Grenoble invites applications for a PhD student to investigate grain growth in polycrystalline metals using 4D synchrotron imaging. You will join the 4DGG project, a collaboration with INSA Lyon and Mines Paris PSL, and be enrolled at Université Grenoble Alpes.

Responsibilities include preparing metal samples, in situ high-temperature grain growth experiments at ID03, reconstructing 4D datasets, and contributing to simulations and publications.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in materials science, physics or related field by the start of the contract and meeting the admission requirements of the UGA École Doctorale de Physique.
• Knowledge of crystallography and diffraction.
• Solid programming experience (Python or MATLAB) and an interest in image processing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Preparing polycrystalline aluminium, iron and nickel samples and selecting target grains by 3DXRD and DCT.
• Designing and performing in situ high-temperature grain growth experiments at ID03 combining pink-beam topotomography, DFXM and 3DXRD/DCT.
• Reconstructing and analysing the 4D datasets to quantify grain boundary velocity, curvature, misorientation and elastic strain, in close collaboration with INSA Lyon on topotomographic reconstruction.
• Providing experimental input to the full-field simulations of grain growth performed at CEMEF, and comparing measured and simulated microstructure evolution.
• Publishing the results, presenting at international conferences, and writing and defending a doctoral thesis at UGA.

Skills

Crystallography knowledge

Diffraction knowledge

Programming (Python/MATLAB)

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in materials science or physics

Tools

Python

MATLAB

X-ray diffraction (XRD) experience

Job description

The ESRF in Grenoble invites applications for a PhD student to investigate grain growth in polycrystalline metals using 4D synchrotron imaging. You will join the 4DGG project, a collaboration with INSA Lyon and Mines Paris PSL, and be enrolled at Université Grenoble Alpes.

Responsibilities include preparing metal samples, in situ high-temperature grain growth experiments at ID03, reconstructing 4D datasets, and contributing to simulations and publications.