PhD in Soft Matter: Self-Organizing Hydrogels

Universite Grenoble Alpes; France; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work environment

Doctoral courses

Secondments

Visa support

Accommodation assistance

Job summary

Université Grenoble Alpes offers a 36-month full-time PhD fellowship under the COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie action. The project investigates self-emerging cellular architectures in hydrogel foams, with supervision from CNRS labs and a planned secondment to the University of Amsterdam.

The candidate should hold a Master’s degree in a related field and demonstrate strong experimental skills, English proficiency, and interest in soft matter physics and rheology.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Physics, Applied Physics, Mechanics, or a related field.
• Experience with experimental techniques such as rheometry, microfluidics, imaging, or data analysis is desirable.
• Strong written and oral communication in English; ability to work in an international context.

Responsibilities

• Work on hydrogel film and 2D foam models under drying conditions.
• Characterize film rheology and observe film evolution and rupture regimes.
• Contribute to establishing predictive design rules for cellular hydrogel foams.

Skills

Experimental research

MATLAB

Python

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Université Grenoble Alpes offers a 36-month full-time PhD fellowship under the COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie action. The project investigates self-emerging cellular architectures in hydrogel foams, with supervision from CNRS labs and a planned secondment to the University of Amsterdam.

The candidate should hold a Master’s degree in a related field and demonstrate strong experimental skills, English proficiency, and interest in soft matter physics and rheology.