M/F Researcher - Instrumentation and adaptive optics
New
- Researcher in FTC
- 22 mounth
- Doctorate
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Offer at a glance
The Unit
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
Contract Type
Researcher in FTC
Working hHours
Full Time
Workplace
13388 MARSEILLE 13
Contract Duration
22 mounth
Date of Hire
01/07/2026
Remuneration
€3,131.32 to €4,806.76 gross/month, depending on experience.
Apply Application Deadline : 27 March 2026 23:59
Job Description
Missions
As a member of the LAM's Research and Development group, your mission will be to participate in instrumental developments in Adaptive Optics (AO), with a view to increasing the maturity of components and concepts that will equip the future European Extremely Large Telescope. You will be involved in the CASSIOPEE project, which brings together 2 academic players (LAM and ONERA) and 2 industrial partners (ALPAO and FLI), to implement an innovative AO system based on state-of-the-art components developed as part of the project.
Activity
1. Perform a comprehensive study of the adaptive optics systems used in exoplanet astronomy, their actual performance, and identify the main causes limiting this performance. This will involve "descending" from the "high level requirements" defined by the astrophysical objective to an error budget distributed over the main elements of the AO system.
2. Define the technical and functional specifications of the key technological components, i.e. the deformable mirror and the high-speed camera. In particular, these specifications define the spatial and temporal performance of the mirror, as well as the quantum efficiency, noise, dark current, latency, and readout speed of the cameras.
3. Define, design and implement the test tools required for system validation of key components.
4. Integrate the FLI camera and ALPAO mirror into a complete AO loop on a laboratory test bench. This full laboratory validation of the AO loop will demonstrate the performance gains achieved by the new components.
Your Profil
Skills
Skills in optics, instrumentation, programming (Python).
Teamwork in an international environment.
Doctorate in astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, optics, physics.
Your Work Environment
Adaptive Optics (AO) has been in use for over 30 years, and uses a mirror deformed by actuators controlled in real time (~ms) to correct the optical beam. The motors are controlled from measurements made by a wave surface analyzer (WSA) powered by the fastest and most sensitive cameras possible. This is the scope of the CASSIOPEE project. In this context, the development of new components proposed by FLI and ALPAO will make it possible to tackle both the problem of speed, and that of spatial scaling in anticipation of the ELT.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation
€3,131.32 to €4,806.76 gross/month, depending on experience.
Annual leave and RTT
44 jours
Remote Working practice and compensation
Pratique et indemnisation du TT
Transport
Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€
About the offer
| Offer reference | UMR7326-ANAMEK-123 |
|---|---|
| CN Section(s) / Research Area | Astrophysics |
About the CNRS
The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.
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