Postdoctoral Researcher in Metasurfaces and Visual Optics

Laplace Apply; Reims; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

IMT Atlantique invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Metasurfaces and Visual Optics, based in Brest/Plouzané. The role focuses on optical metasurfaces and visual optics for intraocular lenses, combining simulation, design and experimental validation.

Candidates should have a PhD in photonics or related fields and will work within a project linking numerical nano-optics to device fabrication and measurements.

Qualifications

• A recent PhD in photonics, optics, nanophotonics or a closely related discipline is required.
• PhD must have been completed within the postdoctoral eligibility window.

Responsibilities

• Study how metasurfaces can be used in visual optics and intraocular devices.
• Engage in design challenges related to optical metasurfaces and intraocular optics.
• Involve numerical modelling, design, fabrication or characterisation, and experimental validation.

Skills

Metasurfaces

Lumerical

Zemax

PlanOpSim

Optical characterization

Photolithography

Education

PhD in photonics/optics/nanophotonics

Tools

Lumerical

Zemax

PlanOpSim

Job description

Postdoctoral Researcher in Metasurfaces and Visual Optics

France

Apply by 28 Nov 2026

About This Opportunity

IMT Atlantique offers Postdoctoral Researcher in Metasurfaces and Visual Optics in Brest / Plouzané, focused on optical metasurfaces and visual optics for intraocular lenses.

IMT Atlantique is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study how metasurfaces can be used in visual optics, including design challenges related to intraocular optical devices. The work forms part of the Cristalens-associated research context and is based on the Brest/Plouzané campus. The programme combines optical simulation and design of metasurface structures with fabrication or characterisation. The official vacancy identifies relevant modelling environments such as Lumerical, PlanOpSim or Zemax and techniques linked to multiphoton photolithography and experimental optical measurements. A recent PhD in photonics, optics, nanophotonics or a closely related discipline is required. The vacancy indicates that the doctorate should have been completed within the specified postdoctoral eligibility window. Proposed start around February 2027. Compensation or funding: Approximately EUR 35,800 gross annually. Stated appointment or programme length: 18 months. Application timing: 28 November 2026 at 23:59 CET shown by listing; official page only confirms date. Who This Opportunity Is Best Suited For: Candidates who can connect numerical nano-optics with optical-device fabrication and experimental measurements, particularly for human visual systems, may have strong fit. Potential Challenges / Who May Find It Less Suitable: The work requires specialist optics and micro/nanofabrication preparation. This is a fixed 18-month role; the official location is Brest rather than the Nantes location metadata shown by some aggregators. Overall Opportunity Assessment: The project links subwavelength optical structures to potential visual-optics applications while requiring hands‑on integration of design and characterisation.

Optical metasurfaces and visual optics for intraocular lenses

Level Postdoc

Time Commitment Full-time

Duration 18 months

Field Photonics and Visual Optics

Specialization Physics and Astronomy

Organization Type Research Institute

Funding & Compensation

Amount EUR 35,800 / Per Year

Funding Type Salary

Funding Status Paid

Period Per Year

Requirements

Education

A recent PhD in photonics, optics, nanophotonics or a closely related discipline is required. The vacancy indicates that the doctorate should have been completed within the specified postdoctoral eligibility window.

Experience

Technical Skills

• Metasurfaces
• Lumerical
• Zemax
• PlanOpSim
• Optical characterisation
• Photolithography