General information
Offer title : postdoctoral contract M/F (H/F)
Reference : UMR8023-PIELED-001
Number of position : 1
Workplace : PARIS 05
Date of publication : 04 April 2025
Type of Contract : Researcher in FTC
Contract Period : 10 months
Expected date of employment : 1 November 2025
Proportion of work : Full Time
Remuneration : between 3400 et 4300 euros brut per month
Desired level of education : Doctorate
Experience required : 1 to 4 years
Section(s) CN : 02 - Physical theories: methods, models and applications
Missions
We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in statistical physics, disordered systems, random matrices, and out-of-equilibrium physics—both quantum and classical. This postdoctoral position is funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the project "Dynamics of Extremes and Interacting Particle Systems," a collaboration involving S. N. Majumdar (LPTMS-Orsay), G. Schehr (LPTHE-Sorbonne Université), D. S. Dean (LOMA-Bordeaux), and P. Le Doussal (LPENS). The selected candidate will actively contribute to this project.
Activities
The primary goal of the project is to study the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of particle systems, with a particular focus on extreme value dynamics, large deviations, and counting statistics. The aim is to develop new theoretical tools and explore connections with other fields, such as random matrix theory, classical and quantum growth processes, as well as integrable and disordered systems.
This project includes applications to active matter, Coulomb systems, diffusion in random media, classical and quantum reset processes, and entanglement dynamics. Special emphasis is placed on bridging analytical methods, numerical simulations, and experiments, and the selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop these different approaches.
Skills
Application Requirements
Applications must include:
A CV,
A publication list,
A summary of past research,
A statement of future research interests.
These documents should be sent by email to Grégory Schehr (schehr@lpthe.jussieu.fr).
Applicants must also arrange for three recommendation letters to be sent to the same address.
The deadline for applications is around May 15, 2025.
Work Context
This is a 10-month position, with an expected start date in November 2025. The selected candidate will spend the full 10-month period at the Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure (LPENS).
The successful applicant will benefit from the stimulating research environment of the ENS Physics Department, with access to its world-class facilities and collaborative networks.