Doctorals Contracts

DOCTORAL CONTRACT " HANDICAP " - NATIONAL CAMPAIGN 2021

We would like to inform you that the MENESR has opened the 2021 doctoral disability contract campaign. It concerns disabled students who have a thesis project and are beneficiaries of the employment obligation (B.O.E).

1 - Application for a "disability" doctoral contract

1-1 Application procedures by the student:

The application file is composed of : - The standard MENESR application file (application file https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/contrat-doctoral-handicap ) with the opinion of the thesis director, the reasoned opinion of the director of the host laboratory and the reasoned opinion of the director of the doctoral school. The proposal of support from the university president will be requested later by the administration during the examination of the file by the DRV. - The detailed thesis project (2 pages) - A curriculum vitae allowing the quality of the training to be evaluated - A copy of the diploma (master's degree or equivalent) allowing registration in the doctoral school, - A copy of the corresponding transcripts - Notification of the RQTH decision or a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of the application file from the MDPH or other supporting documents

Application preparation and submission: Students interested in submitting an application must contact the Pôle Vie Étudiante (PVE), which will assist them in preparing their application. The deadline for the submission of applications to the PVE is Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 4:00 pm. Contact: Mrs Béatrice Delorge (deve-handicap@univ-amu.fr)

2 - Extensions of doctoral contracts "handicap

Possible requests for extension, mainly those related to contracts granted during the 2018 campaign, will be processed under the same conditions. A specific email will be sent to the concerned PhD students.

All this information, the campaign calendar as well as the documents to fill in the application file (for a first request and for an extension request), are available on our website by following this link : https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/contrat-doctoral-handicap

Doctoral contracts ED184 2021

In connection with the generic call of the Archimede Institute, the doctoral school 184, ED184, will have 8 doctoral contracts this year. 

Application file

The application file must include :

the thesis project (maximum two pages), including the title, the name of the director and the host laboratory,

the candidate's CV (max. 2 pages)

the Master 2 certificate, M1 and M2 transcripts (if available)

a letter of motivation (commitment to the doctoral program, choice of thesis topic)

Sending the file

The files thus constituted must be sent to direction-ed184@lis-lab.fr (with the director of the laboratory in copy) in 1 single file in pdf format entitled in the name of the candidate → Name.pdf (ATTENTION: no accents in the title of the file please)

Deadline

Applications must be completed by May 10, 2021, 11:59 pm Paris time.

Eligibility and selection criteria

The conditions for obtaining a doctoral contract are decret_n_2009-464_du_23_avril_2009_version_initiale.rtf, the main condition remaining: 

To hold a Master 2 or an equivalent degree To have demonstrated an aptitude for research (e.g. through an internship in a research laboratory). Not to have been registered as a doctoral student for more than 6 months.

The triplet candidate-thesis subject-supervisor is subject to evaluation. Candidates will be evaluated on the quality of their project and on the adequacy of their curriculum with this project. The availability of the supervisor is also an important element. The supervisor must not exceed the limits imposed by AMU on his or her supervision rate and must not have an unfunded PhD student whose defense is not scheduled. This information can be requested by the candidates from the doctoral school management.

Pre-selection and results

The candidates retained by the pre-selection will be informed and contacted for an interview (possibly by videoconference) on June 14 and 15 (to be confirmed). 

This interview will take the form of a discussion of approximately 15 minutes during which the candidate will be invited to orally present his/her motivation to pursue a doctorate, and in particular a doctorate on the subject he/she has chosen.

The interclassification of the ED council will be held at the beginning of July.

The final results of the generic call will be announced in early July. The winners will have to confirm their acceptance of the doctoral contract within a week. 

Launch of the EJD 2021 campaign

The Southern Region offers a funding scheme for doctoral students allowing them to access a three-year job to complete their doctoral thesis. This scheme, centered around economic development and employment support, is strongly oriented towards projects conducted in partnership with companies and closely linked to strategic sectors.

1. Framework of the 2021-2024 call for projects

The elements of the call for projects are available on the Aix-Marseille University website: https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/intramu/emploi-jeunes-doctorants

You will also find on the website the calendar for the campaign.

The Region selects applications according to the following criteria:

- Ranking established by the Research Commission of Aix-Marseille University

- Regional interest of the project by :

o integration into one of the strategic sectors defined in the Regional Plan for Economic Development, Innovation and Internationalization (SRDEII)

or

o Integration into regional priority plans: Cancer Plan, Climate Plan (and in particular in relation to the "Zero Plastic by 2030" objective)

- Involvement of the Socio-Economic Partner and quality of the collaboration

- Potential of the project (business creation project, patentability, technological extensions or new processes/services...)

- Labeling of the project by a Competitiveness Cluster

Each project must involve a student, a research laboratory and a socio-economic partner.

Please note: from now on, the Southern Region will ask for an annual "company/laboratory/doctoral student" collaboration report during the thesis.

2. How to submit applications

The application forms, duly completed and signed (except for the signature of the President of the University p.1) must be sent (Word + PDF format), at the latest on Monday, February 8, 2021 to the DRV by electronic means at the address drv-doctorants-aap@univ-amu.fr for validation. ATTENTION the laboratories may ask you to send them your file before this date. Please remember to send a copy to the ED.

All the following documents are on line on the Aix-Marseille University website page:

- Note on strategic sectors (SRDEII)

- Call for EJD projects for the South Region 2021-2024

- Application form

- Quote 2021-2024

- Calendar of the campaign

- Frequently Asked Questions

Call for applications Teaching mission 2020-2021 for contractual doctoral students

Teaching mission for contractual doctoral students, all information can be found on :

https://drh.univ-amu.fr/doctorants-contractuels

Application deadline: Monday, August 31, 2020

AAP Inter-ED 2021

As every year, the Doctoral College (DC) launches a call for thesis projects (AAP) in the framework of the Inter-ED doctoral contracts. These doctoral contracts, of which there are 7, one of which is financed by the Crédit Agricole Provence Alpes Foundation, are awarded on the basis of innovation and interdisciplinarity/intersectorality, to projects that must involve two research units and two distinct AMU doctoral schools.

The schedule for the AAP Inter-ED 2021 is as follows

- Monday, January 18, 2021: opening of the 2021 AAP inter-ED campaign. The eligibility criteria as well as the form to use to write your thesis project can be found on the CD website (https://college-doctoral.univ-amu.fr/fr/appel-a-projet-inter-ed) under the tab CALLS FOR PROJECTS, under the heading AAP Inter-ED.

As indicated on the web page "Call for Inter-ED thesis projects", the tool allowing the submission of thesis projects from this web page is available from 01/02/2021. 

- Friday, March 5, 2021 at 12:00: deadline for submission of thesis proposals on the CD website (from the "Call for Inter-ED thesis projects" web page).

Any thesis proposal that does not respect the procedure and/or that arrives after the deadline will not be considered.

- From March 8 to 19, 2021: pre-selection of thesis projects by the EDs.

- Monday, March 29, 2021: meeting of the Doctoral College in the presence of the PR2I representatives to select 14 thesis proposals for the final phase.

- Friday, May 28, 2021: deadline for the submission of the candidates' files on the website of the CD (1 project / 1 candidate) by the holders of the 14 selected projects.

- Wednesday June 9 to Friday June 11, 2021 : audition of the 14 candidates and attribution of the 7 inter-ED doctoral contracts. 

Launch of the EJD 2020 campaign

The Southern Region offers a funding scheme for doctoral students allowing them to access a three-year job to complete their doctoral thesis. This scheme, centered around economic development and employment support, is strongly oriented towards projects conducted in partnership with companies and closely linked to strategic sectors.

1. Framework of the 2020-2023 call for projects

The elements of the call for projects are available on the Aix-Marseille University website: https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/intramu/emploi-jeunes-doctorants

You will also find on the website the calendar for the campaign.

The Region selects applications according to the following criteria:

- Ranking established by the Research Commission of Aix-Marseille University

- Regional interest of the project by :

o integration into one of the strategic sectors defined in the Regional Plan for Economic Development, Innovation and Internationalization (SRDEII)

or

o Integration into regional priority plans: Cancer Plan, Climate Plan (and in particular in relation to the "Zero Plastic by 2030" objective)

- Involvement of the Socio-Economic Partner and quality of the collaboration

- Potential of the project (business creation project, patentability, technological extensions or new processes/services...)

- Labeling of the project by a Competitiveness Cluster

Each project must involve a student, a research laboratory and a socio-economic partner.

Please note: from now on, the Southern Region will ask for an annual "company/laboratory/doctoral student" collaboration report during the thesis.

2. How to submit applications

The application forms, duly completed and signed (except for the signature of the President of the University p.1) must be sent (Word + PDF format), at the latest on Monday, February 10, 2020 to the DRV electronically at the address drv-doctorants-aap@univ-amu.fr for validation.