Dosimetry-instrumentation researcher

Université de Caen Normandie; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A French university is seeking a Postdoc in Physics to develop detection systems for a research project in subatomic physics. The successful candidate will lead efforts in dosimetry and instrumentation development, collaborating with technical departments. Required qualifications include a PhD in Physics, experience in instrument testing, and strong programming skills in C/C++, C#, or Python. Fluency in French and English is necessary. The contract runs from February 2026 to May 2028 with competitive benefits.

Prestations

Reimbursement of public transport fares

Contribution to additional health insurance fees

Responsabilités

• Develop detection systems for radiation measurement.
• Analyze tests conducted at various experimental sites.
• Coordinate developments with technical departments.

Connaissances

PhD in physics

Dosimetry

Instrumentation development

C/C++/C#/Python programming

Monte Carlo simulation

Formation

PhD or equivalent in Physics

Description du poste

Organisation/Company Université de Caen Normandie Research Field Physics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Country France Application Deadline 17 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Feb 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Caen Corpuscular Physics Laboratory, a joint research unit (CNRS-Université de Caen-Ensicaen) specialises in subatomic physics. The LPC comprises 7 research groups and 5 technical departments. Its Applications Médicales et Industrielles (AMI) team recently became involved in the ‘Normandie accélérateur’ project. The aim of which is to offer a set of irradiation platforms for testing the radiation resistance of on-board electronic systems for aerospace manufacturers. This project will use the heavy ion beams delivered by the GANIL accelerators (Caen) as well as the electron beam delivered by ATRON (Cherbourg).

In this project, the AMI team is responsible for developing systems for measuring and controlling the dose delivered during these irradiations (detectors, reading electronics and associated acquisition systems). It is within this framework that the researcher will work in collaboration with his/her colleagues to meet the requirements of this project.

In this project, the physicist we are looking for will be responsible for developing the detection systems, including analysing the tests carried out on the various experimental sites. He/she will be part of the AMI team and will coordinate developments in conjunction with the laboratory's various technical departments. He/she should have solid expertise in the field of charged particle irradiation techniques and ion beam metrology. Knowledge of Monte Carlo simulation techniques would be a plus.

Contract: from February/March 2026 to May 31st 2028.

Where to apply

E-mail [e-mail]

Requirements

Research Field Physics Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Profile required:

• PhD in physics
• Experience in dosimetry, instrument development and testing

Desired expertise :

• Radiation detection and development of associated instrumentation
• Measurement with plastic and/or semiconductor scintillators
• Electronics applied to measurement systems

Specific Requirements

• Ability to work in a team
• Software development for data acquisition and processing (C, C++, C#, Python)
• Monte Carlo simulation
• Minimum level of French B1

Languages FRENCH Level Good

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Physics Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

• Reimbursement of public transport fares
• Contribution to the additional health insurance fees

Eligibility criteria

PhD in physics.

Selection process

Application by emailing CV (CV incl. publication list) and contact details of academic or professional references

Pre-selection based on application

Candidate interviews

Final selection

Additional comments

Funding granted to Unicaen (ERDF/Region).