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<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Post-Doctoral / Research engineer position at University de Pau et</strong></span></p>
<div><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>des Pays de l’Adour (France)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Duration:</strong> 12 months.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Location:</strong> LFCR (Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs), Université de Pau et des</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">Pays de l’Adour (Pau, France).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Beginning:</strong> During 2025. Before October 2025 is advisable.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Net Salary:</strong> From 2200 to 2600 Euros net per month (It depends on candidate experience).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Diploma:</strong> It is desirable anyone holding a PhD in Electronic Engineering, Geophysics, Physics or</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">related fields, but an Electronic engineer without PhD could also be accepted (no age limit).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Profile:</strong> The candidate is expected to be able to implement instrumentation for a system involving</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">electronics and mechanics. Knowledge of programming in Python and signal processing is</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">desirable.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Language:</strong> English and/or French is recommended.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Application to:</strong> CV + Motivation letter to Federico Sanjuan ( <span style="color:#0000ff;"><u>federico.sanjuan@univ-pau.fr</u></span> ).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Director:</strong> Federico Sanjuan <span style="color:#0000ff;"><u>https://fr.linkedin.com/in/federicosanjuan</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Description of the candidate position:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:16px;">The project focuses on monitoring changes in porosity and fracture formation in materials</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">using terahertz electromagnetic waves. The proposed method employs compact and low-cost high-</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar systems (24, 60, 120 and 240 GHz), enabling</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">the tracking of changes in materials caused by injecting fluids, gas or temperature changes.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">Specifically, measuring porosity and fractures in rocks with terahertz measurement systems,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">which are expensive (> €40k) and non-compact, has only been validated statically (no monitoring)</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">by F. Sanjuan<em><span style="font-size:14px;">1,2</span></em>. The objective is to replicate these static results with the low cost FMCW radars,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">and also make the monitoring.</span><br>
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<div><span style="font-size:16px;">The candidate will need to set up the radar system. Essentially, he will need to connect the</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">radar to a Raspberry Pi to acquire data and process the signal using Python as the programming</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">language. The radar provides the signal information via USB, so no HF electronics development is</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">required. Additionally, the radar will be mounted on an X, Y, Z Cartesian system controlled by the</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">Raspberry Pi to move the radar and generate an image. So, the candidate will need to handle the</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">programming and design some mechanical components for the setup. Finally, the system, which will</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">operate with various frequency radars, will be applied to two industrial applications related to the</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">energy and materials sectors. This will yield both scientific and industrial results to value the work</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:16px;">done by the candidate. Do not hesitate to contact F. Sanjuan for more information.</span><br>
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<div><em><span style="font-size:14px;">1. Sanjuan, F., Fauquet, F., Fasentieux, B., Mounaix, P., & Guillet, J. P. (2023). Feasibility of Using a 300 GHz Radar to</span></em></div>
<div><em><span style="font-size:14px;">Detect Fractures and Lithological Changes in Rocks. Remote Sensing, 15(10), 2605.</span></em></div>
<div><em><span style="font-size:14px;">2. Patent filed: Terahertz imaging of estimated porosity. N° DU DÉPÔT : IDDN1 .FR2 .0013 .2400204 .0005 .S6 .P7</span></em></div>
<div><em><span style="font-size:14px;">.20248 .0009 .1000010 / DATE DU DÉPÔT : 13/06/2024</span></em></div>
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