Profil Recherché

Titulaire d’un doctorat ou diplôme équivalent ou justifiant de titres et travaux scientifiques jugés équivalents par l’instance compétente de l’établissement. Il n’y a aucune condition d’âge ou de nationalité pour candidater. Tous les emplois CNRS sont accessibles aux personnes en situation de handicap en bénéficiant d’aménagement d’épreuves rendus nécessaires par la nature du handicap

Stratégie d'établissement

Topology, a mathematical field, has major applications in photonics, allowing the control of photon direction and the creation of microscopic optical isolators, which are essential for integrated photonics. It also introduces new states of light, such as polarization and phase vortices, and resonances sensitive to perturbations. These properties pave the way for advanced optoelectronic devices, such as single-mode lasers and ultra-sensitive sensors. Topological photonics, an emerging field, uses topological protection and singularities to develop both classical and quantum optical components. The CNRS, with its many involved laboratories, supports these strategic fields through international and national projects. The chair aims to strengthen CNRS's international leadership in this domain.

Stratégie du laboratoire d'accueil

The Institut Pascal CNRS/UCA is a leading institution in photonics, involved in research on semiconductor nanostructures and nanophotonics. Since 2005, it has been exploring topological photonics, particularly with exciton-polaritons for unidirectional photonic modes and the concept of topological lasers. These works, conducted through national and international collaborations, use materials such as GaAs and metasurfaces. The objective of the chair is to strengthen the excellence and sustainability of this research focus at the Institute.
The Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon specializes in micro and nanotechnologies. Its "Topological Photonics" team has been studying polarization singularities since 2008 and developed one of the first vortex-emitting lasers. With its expertise in innovative fabrication, it designs devices such as sensors and micro-lasers, using materials like halide perovskites and phase-change materials.

Stratégie Internationale

The international influence of CNRS is reflected in its strong presence among scientists, teams, and consortia awarded various project calls within a European framework. CNRS stands out with numerous research structures, projects, networks, research infrastructures, and co-funded doctoral programs, as well as regular exchanges of scientists with foreign institutions, universities, and research institutes. These collaborations contribute to the global influence of France, extending beyond science with a real return on investment. CNRS recruits a significant number of non-French scientists, especially among non-permanent staff, doctoral students, and post-doctoral researchers. Preserving such recruitment is essential for all major research institutions. International cooperation is thus integral to CNRS's scientific policy, and this Junior International Chair project aligns with that overall strategy of international influence and attractiveness. The host laboratory, Institut Pascal, follows this strategy and maintains many international collaborations. Several of its permanent members are foreign nationals, as well as a third of its doctoral students. The Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon has built strong partnerships with Australia (IRP ALPhFA, associated CODUNDs projects) and Canada (with LN2). Its international attractiveness is evidenced by the fact that 15 doctoral students in the i-Lum team (more than half) are of foreign nationality. In the field of topological photonics, INL collaborates with key players, such as the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC, Spain). Furthermore, collaboration with IRL CINTRA is intensifying with the launch of a CNRS MITI doctoral contract related to topological photonics.

Répertoire national des structures de recherche (RNSR) du laboratoire d'accueil

Institut Pascal IP UMR6602199412376H
Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon INL UMR5270200711932U

Résumé du projet scientifique

Topological photonics is an emerging field aimed at developing optical and optoelectronic components with "topologically protected" properties immune to decoherence or backscattering. This includes micro-miniaturized optical isolators and unique light states, such as polarization vortices. Institut Pascal pioneered concepts such as unidirectional photonic modes from exciton-polaritons and topological lasers. These works, using materials like GaAs and metasurfaces, open the door to new applications. The candidate, an expert in theories and numerical simulations, will develop research on nonlinear topological photonics and circuits for quantum algorithms, collaborating with national and international research groups. The Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon's manufacturing expertise will complement this approach to design and experiment with new topological devices.

Résumé du projet d'enseignement

In partnership with UCA and its schools (Clermont Auvergne INP), the teachings will be delivered in the Nanophysics Master's program, co-managed by UCA/Clermont Auvergne INP and as part of the MathPhysics graduate track (SFRI program). These courses will focus on transdisciplinary subjects involving mathematicians, physicists, and engineers for developing courses such as "Topology in Physics" and "Quantum Computing."
Built on the COMUE University of Lyon framework, based on local courses (Centrale Lyon and the Nanoscale Engineering Master's program - NSE), the teaching project will focus on the links between photonics, topology, and quantum engineering, alongside other missions: developing innovative teaching methods, theoretical, practical, or project-based, within the redesign of the Centrale Lyon option on physics for digital and energy or within the Micro and Nanophotonics and Quantum Engineering modules of the NSE Master's program, or by contributing to the Quantum Initiative at the site.

Environnement Financier

• Total financé (dont package ANR) : 200 k€
• Total du projet : k€

Diffusion scientifique

The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.

Science ouverte

The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.

Science et société

The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system.

Indicateurs

The activity will be evaluated in particular on the basis of scientific production (publications, software, patents, etc.), on institutional and private partnerships formalized by contracts, on international presence, on the promotion of work to multidisciplinary scientific communities, on innovation and its transfer to society and on scientific dissemination to non-specialist audiences.

Modalités d'organisation des auditions

Seul(e)s seront convoqué(e)s aux auditions les candidat(e)s sélectionné(e)s sur dossier par la commission de sélection