The Laboratory of Plasma Physics (LPP) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to investigate the acceleration of energetic particles during solar flares and eruptive events using a new generation of multi-scale numerical code.
Understanding how magnetic energy is transferred into energetic particle acceleration remains one of the major challenges of solar and astrophysical plasma physics. Despite decades of observations and theoretical work, the physical mechanisms responsible for accelerating electrons and ions to relativistic energies during eruptive events are still incompletely understood.
To address this challenge, the successful candidate will exploit and contribute to the development of an innovative numerical framework that bridges magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and kinetic (PIC) plasma descriptions. Unlike traditional approaches that treat fluid and kinetic processes separately, this new-generation simulation tool enables the self-consistent investigation of energy release across multiple spatial and temporal scales, opening exciting opportunities for studying particle acceleration in realistic solar environments.
- Application deadline: September 30th, 2026
- Starting date: Flexible, between November 2026 and April 2027
- More information and application
- Contact: Sophie Masson
(Transmis par Sophie Masson)