Phd in Analytical Chemistry

**PhD in analytical chemistry (M/F) - In situ/operando diagnosis using fibered vibrational spectroscopy**:

- Réf **ABG-131609**
- Sujet de Thèse
- 30/04/2025
- Contrat doctoral
- Nantes Université
- Lieu de travail- NANTES - Pays de la Loire - France
- Intitulé du sujet- PhD in analytical chemistry (M/F) - In situ/operando diagnosis using fibered vibrational spectroscopy
- Champs scientifiques- Chimie

**Description du sujet**:
The analysis and interpretation of chemical or biological phenomena is relevant if the study is carried out in conditions as close as possible to real-life conditions, ‘in vitro’ and ‘in vivo’ for living organisms, ‘in situ’ and ‘operando’ for chemical processes or for materials included in devices in operation. Fibered spectroscopic measurements (vibrational spectroscopy) will be developed at IMN under in situ/operando conditions and applied to various energy storage and conversion systems. A detailed understanding of the mechanisms behind the functioning or degradation of materials, a speciality of IMN, will enable their design to be optimised to improve performance.

**Prise de fonction**:

- 01/10/2025

**Nature du financement**:

- Contrat doctoral

**Précisions sur le financement**:
**Présentation établissement et labo d'accueil**:

- Nantes Université

The thesis project, developed at **the Nantes Jean ROUXEL Materials Institute (IMN)**, will be supervised by I. LUCAS (ST2E team) and B. HUMBERT (PMN team). The PhD student will have access to all the instruments on the IMN's PLASSMAT platform, in particular to the various optical spectroscopies, as well as to equipment for assembling operando cells in a controlled atmosphere. Expertise in fibre development will be supplemented through external collaborations.

**Nantes Université** is a recognized institution and a major research center in Western France. With 42,000 students and 3,200 lecturers and researchers, Nantes Université seeks to meet today's major challenges. Located near the Atlantic coast and 2 hours from Paris by train, Nantes is a large city regularly ranked for its quality of life and well-known for its cultural scene.

PhD students in physics, chemistry and geosciences receive training in internationally recognized laboratories associated with the CNRS. They also benefit from **a wage of €2 200 gross per month.**Within the Graduate School 3MG**, students are able to attend courses dedicated to research and innovation and take part in events and meetings in France or abroad to develop their professional network.

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**Etablissement délivrant le doctorat**:

- Nantes Université
- Training: Master or engineering degree in physics, physical chemistry, materials for energy or applied optics. Specialisation in spectroscopy, optical instrumentation, electrochemistry or materials science would be highly appreciated.
- Technical skills: Solid grounding in optical spectroscopy / Knowledge of fibre optics / Understanding of energy storage processes / Experience in operando measurements (or strong motivation to train in these techniques) / Practical electrochemistry (cell assembly, cycling, electrodes).
- Personal qualities: Initiative, scientific autonomy, ability to propose and implement innovative experimental solutions / Strong taste for experimental work, handling instruments and developing measurement benches / Good experimental data analysis and signal processing skills / Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team (physicists, chemists, engineers)
- Additional skills: Good command of scientific English (written and spoken).- 31/05/2025