OFFRE DE THESE EN CO-TUTELLE Institut Jean Lamour Laboratoire Nanotechnologies et Nanosystèmes CAPTEURS ACOUSTIQUES PLASMONIQUES MULTIMODALES (MULTIPAS) MULTIMODAL PLASMONIC ACOUSTIC SENSORS (MULTIPAS)

This position requires a versatile and curious candidate. Student with a Master's degree or engineering degree in physics, photonics, acoustics, materials science, or nanotechnology. Technical skills: • Proficiency in finite element simulation tools (COMSOL) and FDTD (Lumerical). • Interest in clean room experimentation (lithography, deposition). • Basic knowledge of biology or biophysics appreciated (for the sensor component). • French proficiency: B1 level or higher (CEFR) – mandatory Soft skills: • Highly adaptable and open-minded: Essential for communicating with experts in optics (plasmonics) and mechanics (acoustics). • Autonomy and scientific rigor. • Ability to relocate internationally (France/Canada). Funding : Partial funding secured from CNES (French space agency) for this project; additional funding applications are underway (via Canadian project partners, regional grants, and excellence scholarships) Contacts : • Proficiency in finite element simulation tools (COMSOL) and FDTD (Lumerical). • Interest in clean room experimentation (lithography, deposition). • Basic knowledge of biology or biophysics appreciated (for the sensor component). • French proficiency: B1 level or higher (CEFR) – mandatory Soft skills: • Highly adaptable and open-minded: Essential for communicating with experts in optics (plasmonics) and mechanics (acoustics). • Autonomy and scientific rigor. • Ability to relocate internationally (France/Canada). Partial funding secured from CNES (French space agency) for this project; additional funding applications are underway (via Canadian project partners, regional grants, and excellence scholarships) Dr Jean-François BRYCHE : jean-francois.bryche@usherbrooke.ca Pr. Frédéric SARRY : frederic.sarry@univ-lorraine.fr Beginning: Oct. 2026