Phd position f - m phd in integrated and printed circuit design for sustainable and ubiquitous electronics h/f

A propos d'Inria

Inria est l'institut national de recherche dédié aux sciences et technologies du numérique. Il emploie 2600 personnes. Ses 215 équipes-projets agiles, en général communes avec des partenaires académiques, impliquent plus de 3900 scientifiques pour relever les défis du numérique, souvent à l'interface d'autres disciplines. L'institut fait appel à de nombreux talents dans plus d'une quarantaine de métiers différents. 900 personnels d'appui à la recherche et à l'innovation contribuent à faire émerger et grandir des projets scientifiques ou entrepreneuriaux qui impactent le monde. Inria travaille avec de nombreuses entreprises et a accompagné la création de plus de 200 start-up. L'institut s'eorce ainsi de répondre aux enjeux de la transformation numérique de la science, de la société et de l'économie. PhD Position F/M PhD in Integrated and Printed Circuit Design for Sustainable and Ubiquitous Electronics
Le descriptif de l'offre ci-dessous est en Anglais
Type de contrat : CDD

Niveau de diplôme exigé : Bac ou équivalent

Fonction : Doctorant

Niveau d'expérience souhaité : Jeune diplômé

Contexte et atouts du poste

The doctoral student will be working in the Inria-AIO team (https://team.inria.fr/aio/) and will receive their PhD from Sorbonne University. The Inria-Paris center is located at the heart of Paris, in the 13th arrondissement.Some details of the project are available as part of the public announcement, here:

Mission confiée

We are looking for an ambitious 3-year PhD candidate to join a European project, GAIA, studying the subject of biodegradable ultra low-power electronics. The position will start at the commencement of the project, 1-Feb 2026.

The GAIA project aims to design electronics for a ubiquitous and ecologically-aware Internet of Things. The project will solve this with a completely revolutionary approach to electronic design by using transient and biodegradeable materials. These new devices will be able to perform computation and communication with energy harvested from the environment and from ambient wireless signals. The PhD student will be part of the design and electronic characterization of these devices as well as proof-of-concept prototype electronics that will be manufactured in more traditional solid-state processes.

As part of this project,you will be expected to work closely with a multi-national European consortium consisting of experts in telecommunications, embedded systems, RFID, integrated circuits, and printed electronics.You will also be supported closely, day-to-day, with a researcher, an engineer, and a postdoctoral scholar.

Principales activités

- You will be involved in state-of-the-art research in ambient-powered biodegradable RFID electronics involving both standard silicon CMOS design of ultra low-power processors and radio components, as well as design and characterization of radio-frequency, analog, mixed-signal, and digital electronics made out of printed electronic devices on biodegradable substrates.
- Throughout your PhD, you will be expected to publish your research results in journals and present your work at academic conferences
- At the end of the 3-year contract, you will be expected to write and defend a doctoral manuscript in order to complete the PhD degree

Compétences

- A deep understanding of Electrical Engineering fundamentals (voltage, current, reference circuits, amplifiers, noise, power, design tradeoffs, electricity & magnetism, microelectronic design, etc.)
- Some understanding of computing systems, such as computer architecture and embedded systems
- Familiarity with commercial Integrated Circuit design tools, such as Virtuoso, Spectre, VCS, Calibre, etc.
- Some experience with compact modeling of devices using verilog-A
- Preferably, prior experience with CMOS tape-outs OR a familiarity with printed processes and device characterization
- Ability to perform literature surveys and understand state-of-the-art research
- Excellent technical presentation and writing ability
- Language: day-to-day research will be conducted in English. Knowledge of French is helpful but not mandatory.

Avantages

- Subsidized meals
- Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
- Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
- Possibility of teleworking and flexible organization of working hours
- Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)
- Social, cultural and sports events and activities
- Access to vocational training
- Social security coverage