Offer Description
Come join IMT Mines Alès, a prestigious “grande école” ranked among the top engineering schools both nationally and globally, located in Alès—a welcoming, livable city and the capital of the Cévennes region, where residents highly value the quality of life.
Founded in 1843, IMT Mines Alès currently has 1,400 students (including 250 international students) and 380 staff members. The school has three high-level scientific and technological research and teaching centers, working in the fields of materials and civil engineering (C2MA), the environment and risk (CREER), and artificial intelligence and industrial and digital engineering (CERIS). It has 12 technology platforms and 1,600 partner companies. For more information: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr
You will be affiliated with the Mines Alès Materials Centre (C2MA) at IMT Mines Alès and the PCH research unit.
You will carry out work as part of the AMI ‘Skills and Professions of the Future’ (CMA) project, focusing on the fire safety of lithium-ion batteries, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the interactions between battery thermal runaway and the polymer materials present in its environment.
Your main responsibilities:
- To participate in the design, development and implementation of an experimental test bench to study the effects of battery thermal runaway in the presence of polymeric materials
- To define experimental protocols, conduct test campaigns and analyse the results in order to improve understanding of fire propagation mechanisms
- Contribute to the development of IMT Mines Alès’s teaching programme in the field of battery fire safety
- Participate in the design and implementation of a training module dedicated to thermal runaway mechanisms, associated risks, test methods, and prevention and protection strategies
- Prepare teaching materials and deliver the associated courses
- Contribute to the scientific dissemination of the work carried out as part of the project
Where to apply
Website: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr
Requirements
Research Field: Chemistry » Physical chemistry
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Minimum level of education and/or experience required:
- PhD
Required skills, knowledge and experience:
- Good command of scientific English, both written and spoken
- Ability to showcase one’s work through publications in international scientific journals and presentations at national and international conferences
- Good writing skills
Internal Application form(s) needed
FP - Postdoctoral Researcher AMI CMA.pdf (English, 918.99 KB - PDF)
Additional Information
Benefits
So join us and enjoy these many benefits:
- Generous vacation time
- On-site dining
- 75% of public transportation costs covered
- Sustainable mobility allowance for carpooling or biking
- A vibrant innovation ecosystem (startups, students, research, companies, and more)
- Ideal environment for pursuing your passions (sea/mountains nearby)
Eligibility criteria
The position offered by IMT Mines Alès is a 20-month, full-time, fixed-term contract, under public law under the provisions of the management framework of the Institut Mines-Télécom, profession P, Post-doctoral fellow, category II.
Salary: €35,400 gross per year
Selection process
Application deadline: September 11, 2026
Provisional date for the selection panel’s decision: September 25, 2026
Desired start date: November 1, 2026
Website for additional job details: https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/post-doctorante-dans-la-securite-incendie-des-batteries-cdd-20-mois-imt-mines-ales
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