The position is a part of the collaboration between BRGM, IMT Atlantique and Elwave. At ITM Atlantique, you will be primarily in contact with ReV (Robotics And Living) team researchers.
BRGM, the French geological survey, is France’s leading public institution for Earth Science applications for the management of surface and sub-surface resources with a view to sustainable development (www.brgm.fr). Its action is oriented towards scientific research, support for public policies and international cooperation. At BRGM, you will be primarily in contact with DRP/IGT team (Geophysical imaging and remote sensing).
ELWAVE develops a new generation of detection systems using the electromagnetic technology known as « electric sense. » This innovation stems from a decade of research conducted at the biorobotics laboratory of the Institut Mines-Télécom Atlantique (IMT Atlantique). Since 2018, ELWAVE has been developing and marketing real-time, 360° detection and characterization systems for the offshore industry. ELWAVE, in collaboration with IMT Atlantique, developed the patented technology known as CEDAR (Controlled Electric Detection And Ranging), which is implemented in its first product, « Octopulse”.
This job offers 1 to 2-years postdoctoral position whose purpose is working on a new sensor technology to develop tools for characterizing objects buried (at a few tens of centimeters) or lying on marine sediments. Integrated to the R&D team, and leverage your expertise in electromagnetic measurement methods, you work on the following thematic:
- Dynamic forward modelling with Comsol Multiphysics or Open-source software (ex: Simpeg/Pygimly)
- Define and conduct laboratory experimental scenarios to validate forward and inverse models
- Calibrate and validate the model with experimental data
- Develop inverse models code to estimate soil resistivity
- Participate in optimizing the sensor network to improve geophysical imaging
- Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team
