The 252Cf(sf) prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) is a reference neutron data that is widely used as a well known neutron flux for cross section measurements and neutron detector characterization. The current evaluation of the spectrum dates from the work of Mannhart in 1988. With the improvement of detection systems, the uncertainty on the spectrum has an increasingly significant impact on the uncertainty of new nuclear data measurements using it as a reference. Improving the precision on the 252Cf(sf) PFNS would therefore have a wide impact on the nuclear data community and improve the uncertainties on all data that were measured with respect to this reference spectrum. The thesis aims to measure again the 252Cf(sf) PFNS with a focus on the region below 1 MeV and the region above 8 MeV, where the uncertainties are greatest, using recoil proton detectors. The chosen candidate will have to actively participate to the design and construction of the setup, leading the technological choices through simulations, will participate to the experiment and do the data analysis. The work will then be presented in international conferences and peer-reviewed articles.