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PhD opportunities: ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Compare 6 doctoral research opportunities connected with ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, including project summaries, funding and application deadlines.

Biological Sciences

PhD Structural and Functional Characterization of a Novel Non-Specific Lipase Identified in Hazelnut

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: Structural and Functional Characterization of a Novel Non-Specific Lipase Identified in Hazelnut Seeds You will join the multidisciplinary collaboration between the time resolved serial crystallography team at ID29, the Department of Science and Pharmaceutical Technology of the University of Turin and Soremartec company part of Ferrero for the study of lipase mechanism that is responsible for hazelnut rancidity…

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
30 July 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Materials Science

PhD In situ X-ray nanodiffraction analysis of hydrogen interaction with microstructures

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: In situ X-ray nanodiffraction analysis of hydrogen interaction with microstructures You will join ID13’s team composed of 7 people. The beamline ID13’s mission is to provide fast scanning X-ray micro-/nano-beam diffraction combined with X-ray fluorescence detection often employed for in-situ/operando experiments.

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
5 August 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Biological Sciences

Ph.D. thesis student on operando TEM analysis of ionotronic materials

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Free-standing Functional Oxides This PhD project focuses on the development of a stable, electron-transparent crystalline platform for advanced in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies of functional materials during epitaxial growth and under external stimuli such as electric and magnetic fields and light illumination.

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
13 August 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Biological Sciences

PhD thesis student (f/m) at ESRF and University of Bath to study CO₂ capture by coupling X-ray Raman

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: Coupling X-ray Raman and optical Raman spectroscopies for improved understanding of atmospheric CO₂ Capture You will join the team at Beamline ID20 of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, to undertake a groundbreaking PhD project dedicated to advancing carbon capture technology.

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
13 August 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Biological Sciences

PhD Probing conformational membrane protein dynamics by time-resolved X-ray solution scattering

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: Probing conformational membrane protein dynamics by time-resolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) Do you want to explore how proteins move, react, and function? You will join the ID09 team at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and study the structural dynamics of membrane proteins using time-resolved X-ray solution scattering.

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
18 August 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Metallurgy

PhD Sub Nanosecond Imaging of Operating Microelectronic Devices by X-ray Diffraction Microscopy

ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

About the Project Context & Job description Thesis subject: Sub Nanosecond Imaging of Operating Microelectronic Devices by X-ray Diffraction Microscopy Beamline ID01, at the ESRF is a world leading instrument dedicated to micro- and nano-beam X-ray diffraction imaging experiments. It enables advanced studies of epitaxial materials and microelectronic devices, including time-resolved full-field diffraction microscopy.

Location
Grenoble, France, France
Deadline
1 September 2027
Funding
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)