Junior Professor Chair (tenure track position) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres Doped crystals for quantum nanophotonics NanoPhotQ (F/M)

Organisation/Company Université PSL Research Field Physics » Neutron physics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 30 Sep 2026 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Tenure track position Job Status Other Job Status Extra Information contract of 4 to 6 years Offer Starting Date 4 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Université PSL is launching a call for applications for a Junior Professor Chair in chemistry and/or physics of materials.The activity will take place at the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, Chimie ParisTech-PSL, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres.

This is a tenure track position with a reduced teaching load leading to a full professor position at the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris position will start from January 2027 on (exact date to be agreed on mutually). The contract must be signed by the end of December 2026.The position is open to all researchers wishing to develop their activity in the chemistry and/or physics of materials in the field of quantum nanophotonics. The position includes an internationally competitive salary and competitive start-up package.

Wholly committed to excellence in education, training and research, PSL is a global university, which aims to reflect, represent and influence society today and the world of the future in all its diversity. The university’s collegial ethos is a major asset. Made up of thirteen component institutions, including Chimie ParisTech-PSL, PSL ensures that dialogue takes place between all areas of knowledge, innovation and creativity in science, humanities, social sciences, arts and engineering. PSL offers an education led by the research carried out in its laboratories while encouraging discussion and mobility between disciplines and across schools. Our university exercises critical thinking and fosters creativity. Students are selected on the basis of their potential and talent. The university champions equal opportunities and promotes social, cultural and geographic diversity, and students are guaranteed individual mentoring, small class sizes and personalized academic pathways.

Presentation of the host laboratory:

The IRCP develops a wide range of functional materials, including crystals for quantum technologies. The laboratory supports these activities through numerous shared facilities (X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, chemical analysis, etc.) as well as dedicated investments in spectroscopy and crystal-growth equipment. The strengthening of the human resources devoted to this research area has also been encouraged through the recruitment and internal mobility of researchers in 2015, 2017, and 2025. This has led to a substantial increase in the group's momentum, which now comprises around ten members. In particular, this growth has resulted in the successful acquisition of numerous research projects inrecent years, including two national PEPR Quantique projects, two Quantum Flagship FET projects, one coordinated FET Open project, an Equipex+, and an ERC Advanced Grant. The NanoPhotQ project will enable the laboratory to further expand these activities by integrating new nanomaterials into quantum devices.