PhD Researcher: UV/LED Polymer Cross-Linking

EuroSoHo; France; Hybride; EUR 21 000 - 31 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Transit reimbursement

Transportation allowance

Cafeteria on campus

Continuing education

Supplemental health insurance

Résumé du poste

CNRS - Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse is offering a PhD position within the LAMPS joint laboratory, bridging fundamental research and industrial applications in coatings, inks, adhesives, and functional materials. The student will be affiliated with the Mulhouse campus and benefit from an academic-industrial environment.

The project emphasizes cross-linking processes using UV LEDs and other energy sources, model polymerisable formulations, and a modelling approach linking

Qualifications

• Master's degree or engineering qualification in chemistry, physical chemistry, materials science, polymers or equivalent.
• Experience in polymerisation or characterisation of polymeric materials is advantageous.
• Strong interest in experimental research at the interface of materials science and applications.

Responsabilités

• Study kinetics and conversion of polymerisation reactions.
• Determine influence of wavelength, intensity and energy dose on polymer networks.
• Characterise structure and cross-linking density of materials; assess thermal, mechanical and adhesion properties.
• Analyze inhibitors, thickness effects, pigments and fillers; decouple photochemical and photothermal phenomena.
• Apply results to more complex formulations representative of industrial applications.

Connaissances

Research experience

Polymer chemistry

Experimental skills

Formation

Master's degree in chemistry or related field

Outils

FTIR/Raman spectroscopy

DSC

DMA

Photothermal/Photorheology methods

Description du poste

CNRS - Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse is offering a PhD position within the LAMPS joint laboratory, bridging fundamental research and industrial applications in coatings, inks, adhesives, and functional materials. The student will be affiliated with the Mulhouse campus and benefit from an academic-industrial environment.

The project emphasizes cross-linking processes using UV LEDs and other energy sources, model polymerisable formulations, and a modelling approach linking