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Open PhD positions

Overview of PhD projects at the ILL

The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble (France) is an international research laboratory that operates the world's most intense neutron source

We are offering fully funded 3-year PhD projects for doctoral students in a variety of scientific fields (condensed matter physics, chemistry, materials science, particle & nuclear physics, biology & health, soft condensed matter, Instrumentation) using different techniques in neutron scattering (neutron diffraction, neutron spectroscopy, triple-axis, time-of-flight, backscattering, spin-echo, small angle neutron scattering, neutron reflectivity).

The successful PhD candidate will work mostly at the ILL in Grenoble but be enrolled in a university from one of the ILL's member countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Belgium, Slovakia, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia.  However, the PhD student does not need to have any particular nationality.

Scientific domains of the ILL's PhD projects

MAG Magnetism & Superconductivity
MAT Materials Science
SCM Soft Condensed Matter  
B&H Biology & Health  
NPP Nuclear & Particle Physics  
IME Instruments, Methods & Engineering

PhD projects offered in 2025

The following PhD projects have been made available in 2024/2025, and are looking for suitable student candidates.
If you are interested in applying for one of the open PhD positions, please click on the project title for information on how to apply, or contact directly the academic and ILL supervisors by clicking on their names.

PhD Number

Domain

Title of PhD project 
(click for description and application instructions)

University

Academic/External SupervisorILL/Local SupervisorStatus
2024_12MAG

Magnetic domain landscapes for lab-on-a-chip applications explored with neutron scattering (pdf - 301 Ki)

University of Kassel, DE

Arno EhresmannThomas SaerbeckSTUDENT APPOINTED
IRGA_1_2024_ProteSurfaceSCMConformation and function of proteins at homogeneous and nanostructured interfaces (pdf - 73 Ki)Université Grenoble Alpes, FRMarco MaccariniBen HumphriesOPEN
SE-1-2024SCMInvestigating how the mechanical properties and dynamics of lipid nanoparticles impact performance by combining neutron spin echo and MD simulationsKTH Stockholm, SEHanna Barriga, Felix Roosen-RungeIngo Hoffmann, Frank GabelOPEN
SE-2-2024IMEMulti-energy, dual modality imaging of frost damage mechanisms in cement-based materialsLTH Lund, SEJonas Engqvist, Stephen HallAlessandro TengattiniOPEN
SE-3-2024MAGBeyond Magnetic Skyrmions: Designing Novel Topological StatesKTH Stockholm, SEYasmine Sassa, Björgvin HjörvarssonAlexei VorobievOPEN
SE-4-2024MATThe Anomalous Thermal Hall Effect (pdf - 669 Ki)Lund University, SEElizabeth BlackburnArno Hiess, Ursula Bengaard HansenOPEN
DK-1-2024BH

Investigating the structural transitions during α-synuclein phase separation and aggregation (pdf - 532 Ki)

University of Copenhagen. DKVito Foderà, Federica SebastianiLionel PorcarSTUDENT APPOINTED
DK-2-2024MAGMagnon-phonon coupling in FePS3 (pdf - 129 Ki)Technical University of Denmark (DTU), DKThomas OlsenAndrew Wildes

STUDENT APPOINTED

 

2025_04BHStructural dynamics of LOV photoreceptor proteins during their signalling cycleRWTH Aachen, DEAndreas StadlerTilo SeydelSTUDENT APPOINTED
2025_05MAGEvolution of Landau quantisation of topological magnons in chiral magnets (pdf - 144 Ki)TU München, DEChristian PfleidererTobias Weber

OPEN

2025_08SCMImpact of diffusion, disorder and polydispersity on simplified models of living cells from a colloid and polymer physics perspectiveUniversität Tübingen, DEFrank SchreiberTilo SeydelOPEN
2025_11MATLithium- and manganese-rich oxides and oxy-fluorides: new insights into the local of disordered rocksalt materials for battery applications (pdf - 668 Ki)Université Bordeaux, FRMarie GuignardGabriel CuelloOPEN
2025_12SCMMagneto-rheological one single component nanocompositesRWTH Aachen, DEMargarita Kruteva OPEN
2025_19MAGNon-collinear van der Waals magnets for energy efficient computing applications (pdf - 287 Ki)University of Edinburgh, UKElton SantosNina-Juliane SteinkeOPEN
2025_22NPPPolarized UCN from SuperSUN, for PanEDM and beyondUniversität Heidelberg, DESkyler Degenkolb

Tobias Jenke, Michael Jentschel

STUDENT APPOINTED
SPEC-2-2025MAGVortex Fluid Dynamics: Advanced Vortex Matter Transport (pdf - 464 Ki)TU München, DE

Sebastian Mühlbauer

Robert CubittOPEN
SPEC-3-2025BHComplex biomembranes from micro-organisms (pdf - 111 Ki)Università Politéchnica delle Marche, IT

Anna La Teana

Giovanna Fragneto

Krishna BatchuOPEN
NS25-ILL05MATIn-situ synthesis of battery materials: solid state and beyondUniversität Bayreuth, DEMatteo BianchiniEmmanuelle Suard, Thomas HansenOPEN
NS25-ILL06BHDevelopment of a combined SAXS/SANS/PCS analysis method for studies on the mesoscopic structure of LNP based mRNA delivery systemsFAU Erlangen Nürnberg, DETobias UnruhMiguel Gonzalez, Lionel PorcarOPEN
NS25-ILL07MAGSearch for magnetic hopfionsU Luxembourg, LUAdreas MichelsNina-Juliane SteinkeOPEN
NS25-ILL12BHStructural basis of DHX9s autoregulation of its RNA helicase activityUniversität Bayreuth, DEJanosch HennigFrank Gabel, Martine MoulinOPEN
NS25-ILL17IMECryogenic in-situ material testing for ultra-low-temperature applicationsTU München, DEWolfram Volk, Joana Rebelo-KornmeierSandra CabezaOPEN
NS25-ILL25SCMDiffusive dynamics of crystallization processes of organic moleculesUniversity of Strathclyde, UKKatharina EdkinsThilo Seydel, Lucile Mangin-ThroOPEN
NS25-ILL28MATUnderstanding the microcopic mechanism allowing boil-off H2 mitigation when using activated carbonsUniversité Lorraine, FRVanessa FierroMonica Jimenez RuizOPEN
NS25-ILL34BHLipid-based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Antimicrobial PeptidesUniversity of Oslo, NOReidar LundSylvain Prevost, Lionel PorcarOPEN
NS25-ILL36MATDirect synthesis of functional ordered mesoporous materials investigated by SAS techniques for applications in CO2 captureUniversité Montpellier, FRCorine GerardinRalf SchweinsOPEN
GATES_1_2025_Honey-Co-mbMAGUnconventional magnetism in honeycomb cobaltatesUniversité Grenoble Alpes, FRManila Songvilay, Virginie SimonetLucile Mangin-ThroOPEN
GATES_2_2025_SANSLipidTransportBHUnderstanding the molecular mechanisms of lipid transporters regulating lipid homeostasis in cells using time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering (pdf - 361 Ki)Université Grenoble Alpes, FRMorgane MichaudLionel Porcar, Krishna BatchuOPEN
GATES_3_2025_AlixBHBiophysical Changes in Lipid Bilayers Induced by Alix and CHMP Proteins: Insights into Membrane Deformation during Endocytosis (pdf - 808 Ki)Université Grenoble Alpes, FRMarco MaccariniOrsolya CzakkelOPEN
GATES_4_2025_U-MINDMATUnderstanding mineral nucleation under confinementUniversité Grenoble Alpes, FRAlejandro Fernandez-MartinezGabriel CuelloOPEN