Postdoc position in light-matter strong coupling

Updated: about 2 months ago
Location: Strasbourg, ALSACE
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 06 Apr 2026

2 Mar 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

University of Strasbourg
Department

ISIS
Research Field

Chemistry » Physical chemistry
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

Postdoc Positions
Application Deadline

6 Apr 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)
Country

France
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2026
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - ERC
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Over the past decade, the possibility of manipulating material and chemical properties by using hybrid light-matter states has stimulated considerable interest [1,2]. Such hybrid light-matter states can be generated by strongly coupling the electronic or the vibrational transitions of a material, to the spatially confined electromagnetic field of an optical resonator. Most importantly, this occurs even in the dark because the coupling involves the zero-point electromagnetic fluctuations of the resonator. The project is centred on studying the changes in chemical reactivity and molecular processes such as self-assembly, phase transitions, charge transfer complexation, etc when vibrational modes of the solute or the solvent are coupled to an optical cavity. It is highly exploratory as this a relatively new field with much potential. 

 

[1] F.J. Garcia Vidal, C. Ciuti, T.W. Ebbesen, Science 2021, 373, eabd336 

[2] K. Nagarajan, A. Thomas, T.W. Ebbesen, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2021, 141, 16877.


Where to apply
E-mail

ebbesen@unistra.fr

Requirements
Research Field
Chemistry » Physical chemistry
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The candidate should have preferably a background in physical organic chemistry or physical chemistry with an experience in studying reaction kinetics and reaction mechanisms.

The candidate should have expertise in basic spectroscopic techniques such as FTIR, UV-VIS, fluorescence and NMR. 


Languages
ENGLISH

Research Field
Chemistry » Physical chemistry

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
University of Strasbourg
Country
France
City
Strasbourg
Postal Code
67000
Geofield


Contact
State/Province

France
City

Strasbourg
Website

https://isis.unistra.fr
Street

8 allée Gaspard Monge
Postal Code

67000

STATUS: EXPIRED

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