Researcher in Materials Engineering for food protection - LGP2
Organisation/Company Grenoble INP - Institute of Engineering Department Engineering Research Field Engineering » Materials engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 31 Mar 2026 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 20 Apr 2026 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
The research position will take place inside LGP2 (Process Engineering Laboratory for Biorefinery, Bio-based Materials and Functional Printing) in Grenoble (Gières Campus) within the MatBio team (Multi-scale biobased materials). The LGP2 is a mixed research unit (UMR 5518) associating the CNRS and Grenoble INP, certified Quality Safety Environment. LGP2's research work focuses on operations for the converting and valorization of plant biomass such as the biorefinery and the development of biosourced materials (paper, cardboard, composites, films, non-wovens) as well as on printing processes for the functionalization of surfaces for smart or communicative materials.
Description of the offer:
Your main mission will consist in managing a research project within the framework of European funding. – FEDER (Franco Suisse) with 10 partners (industrials & academic). The Interreg project called WIBATTS aims at producing passive Tag RFID for the non visual monitoring of the cold chain system in supply chain for pharmaceutical or food industry. Your role will consist in developing substrate adapted for the application and sensitive to the modification of cold chain. As such, you will manage the project, whether at the level of the experimental part with work on a laboratory and pilot scale, or at the level of project management (meetings with multiple external or internal partners and editorial staff. report writing or the production of intermediate presentations). The project concerns more particularly the development of substrate based on cellulosic materials allowing the sensitivity to temperature changes. The main scientific challenges are: adapted formulation of cellulose materials, development of multilayer by adapting the process, the understanding of the relation structure-properties on thickness modification depending on humidity or temperature stress. Exchanges with European project partners could make it possible to test new strategies.
Where to apply
Requirements
Research Field Engineering » Materials engineering Education Level PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
The candidate must hold a PhD in Materials Science, process engineering or chemistry with knowledge in biosourced materials (especially cellulose) and surface &:or multilayer deposition processes.
- Motivation for experimental and collaborative work.
- The ability to work in French as in English is mandatory, particularly within the framework of this European project.
- Furthermore, knowledge in polymer materials and knowledge of the field of printed electronic will be an additional asset.