PhD: Multisensor Platform for Onshore CO2 Monitoring

Mines Saint-Etiennee; France; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Mines Saint‑Étienne in Saint-Étienne (42) invites applications for a Doctoral Student (R1) within the CO2MET project at the SPIN–LGF Center. The position is a 36-month public contract starting January 2027, under the supervision of Riadh Lakhmi.

You will select sensors, study selectivity, develop prediction algorithms, assess aging effects, and conduct real-world tests at Sainte‑Marguerite site, contributing to decarbonization sensing.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field with a strong experimental background.
• Multidisciplinary knowledge in instrumentation, sensors and data processing.
• Excellent English oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Select existing sensors meeting specifications to develop a detection platform.
• Study sensor selectivity under lab conditions using multivariate analysis.
• Develop prediction algorithms accounting for drift, linearity and variability in complex gas mixtures and environmental conditions.
• Study the effect of sensor aging on response and propose compensation algorithms.
• Conduct real-world case studies at Sainte-Marguerite site (Puy‑de‑Dôme) to validate developed sensor platforms.

Skills

Instrumentation

Sensors

Data processing

Multivariate analysis

English communication

Education

Master’s degree in Measurement / Instrumentation

Master’s degree in Data Acquisition / Analysis

Bac +5 diploma

Tools

Python programming

Job description

Mines Saint‑Étienne in Saint-Étienne (42) invites applications for a Doctoral Student (R1) within the CO2MET project at the SPIN–LGF Center. The position is a 36-month public contract starting January 2027, under the supervision of Riadh Lakhmi.

You will select sensors, study selectivity, develop prediction algorithms, assess aging effects, and conduct real-world tests at Sainte‑Marguerite site, contributing to decarbonization sensing.