Fully Funded PhD in Soft Matter Physics

ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS - PSL; France; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Folding Sliding Stretching Lab, part of the PSL umbrella, invites applications for 14 fully funded PhD fellowships starting 1 March 2027. The PRISM programme, funded by the EU Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND, offers interdisciplinary training in sustainable soft matter, with mobility, secondments, and courses in sustainability and transferable skills.

The PhD project NWARPS investigates nucleation, wetting, adhesion, and rheology of polymeric surfaces to enable dew harvesting and advanced thermal

Qualifications

• Candidates hold a Master’s degree in physics, chemistry or closely related sub-discipline.
• Strong interest in fundamental research and interdisciplinarity with experimental work.
• Prior laboratory experience and programming for data analysis are desirable.
• Proficiency in scientific English is obligatory.

Responsibilities

• Conduct experimental and theoretical work on soft interfaces and related phenomena.
• Develop analytical models and numerical simulations in the project context.
• Collaborate with international partners and host institutions.

Skills

Lab experience

Data analysis programming

English proficiency

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in physics/chemistry or related

Tools

AFM

Phase Doppler Interferometer

Job description

The Folding Sliding Stretching Lab, part of the PSL umbrella, invites applications for 14 fully funded PhD fellowships starting 1 March 2027. The PRISM programme, funded by the EU Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND, offers interdisciplinary training in sustainable soft matter, with mobility, secondments, and courses in sustainability and transferable skills.

The PhD project NWARPS investigates nucleation, wetting, adhesion, and rheology of polymeric surfaces to enable dew harvesting and advanced thermal