PhD position within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network FLUXIONIC, gathering academic and industrial partners across Europe on the control of water and ion (and more generally soft matter) transport at the nanoscale.
In this context, the PhD student will investigate the possibility to
control the charge dynamics and fluid flow in nanocapacitors. These devices provide new opportunities for sensing or energy production/storage applications, but also to manipulate fluids via electrokinetic couplings. We will determine « optimal » time-dependent voltage protocols to control charge and flow, following inspiration from the emerging field of “shortcuts to adiabaticity”, using a combination of analytical theories and numerical simulations (molecular dynamics and mesoscopic lattice models).
This position is for 3 years, with an expected starting date in October 2024, at the
PHENIX laboratory in Sorbonne Université (Paris, France). The PhD will be co-supervised by
Emmanuel Trizac (Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Lyon) and
Benjamin Rotenberg (CNRS, Sorbonne Université). The PhD student will also benefit from all the FLUXIONIC activities, including dedicated training sessions.
Please note that applicants for positions within a MSCA Doctoral Network should comply with the mobility rules. In the present case, they cannot have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 36 months preceding the recruitment start date. For more information and to apply, please see: [
emploi.cnrs.fr]