PhD program SCHADOC - bottom-up call 2025-2026

Aix-Marseille University / CNRS; France; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A French higher education institution is offering a COFUND doctoral program for 40 fellows over 36 months. The program invites early-stage researchers to submit their own thesis projects in various fields such as anthropology, biological sciences, and environmental science. Candidates must not hold a doctorate and have less than 4 years of research experience. Attractive gross monthly salary of 3,524€ plus additional allowances provided.

Prestations

23,400€ research, mobility and training allowance

Equal opportunities and merit-based selection policy

Qualifications

• Not in possession of a doctorate or registered to another doctoral program.
• Less than 4 years of full-time research experience.
• Must not have resided in France for more than 12 months in the last 36 months.
• Must possess a master's degree allowing to embark on a doctorate in France.
• Minimum English proficiency of B1.

Responsabilités

• Participate in interdisciplinary doctoral project research.
• Develop thesis research projects related to various thematic axes.

Connaissances

English proficiency (B1)

Research experience

Formation

Master's degree or equivalent diploma

Description du poste

Offer Description

SCHADOC is a COFUND doctoral program hosted at Aix-Marseille University (amU), designed as an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international training initiative. SCHADOC will recruit 40 fellows for 36 months over the course of two calls (20 fellows in 2025 and 20 fellows in 2026) to develop thesis research projects in relation with four thematic axes:

• Societies and culture
• Climate change and environmental challenges
• Health and well-being
• Artificial Intelligence and its applications

SCHADOC offers two ways to be embarked in the program.

Bottom-up projects: for students willing to submit their own thesis project. The submission portal will be open from December 1st, 2025 to January 12th, 2026. At this stage, having a supervisor is not required. We will support candidates to find a proper one at amU.

Top-down projects: The project is offered by a supervisor from amU together with a co-supervisor. The call for projects will open on December 16th, 2025, and a call for candidates to apply to these projects will be launched in March 2026.

The current call is dedicated to students willing to submit their own thesis project.

The monthly gross salary will be 3,524€ (living allowance + mobility allowance). The monthly gross salary excluding employer’s social security contributions will be 2,605€ (living allowance + mobility allowance). After excluding mandatory contributions, the monthly net salary to be offered to each fellow (living allowance + mobility allowance) will be approximately 2,123€, plus a net family allowance of 379€ if applicable. Moreover, each ESR will benefit from a 23,400€ research, mobility and training allowance.

SCHADOC is committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities and merit in employment and to preventing any type of discrimination. All candidates are treated equally, irrespective of nationality, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion or socio-economic class. Applications are welcome from everyone.

Eligible applicants are Early Stage researchers complying with the following criteria:

• Not to be in possession of a doctorate or registered to another doctoral program;
• Have less than 4 years of full-time research experience at the call deadline. Research experience is calculated from the date of issuance of the first diploma allowing to embark on a doctorate;
• Candidates cannot have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months during the 36 months preceeding the call deadline;
• Be, at the time of recruitment, in possession of the master’s degree or equivalent diploma which formally allows to embark on a doctorate in France;
• Have a minimum level of English proficiency equivalent to B1 (read, write, speak) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (B1= intermediate/ independent user).

Languages: ENGLISH Level Good

Research Fields:

• Anthropology – Cultural anthropology
• Anthropology – Social anthropology
• Arts – Visual arts
• Biological sciences – Biodiversity
• Biological sciences – Biology
• Chemistry – Applied chemistry
• Computer science – Autonomic computing
• Cultural studies – African studies
• Cultural studies – Oriental studies
• Environmental science – Ecology
• Environmental science – Global change
• Geography – Social geography
• History – Archaeology
• History – Social history
• Juridical sciences – Environmental law
• Juridical sciences – European law
• Sociology – Social changes
• Psychological sciences – Cognitive science
• Psychological sciences – Behavioural sciences
• Neurosciences – Neuroinformatics
• Neurosciences – Neuropsychology
• Mathematics – Applied mathematics
• Mathematics – Computational mathematics
• Medical sciences – Cancer research
• Medical sciences – Epidemiology
• Medical sciences – Health sciences
• Medical sciences – Medicine
• Physics – Biophysics
• Political sciences – Science and society
• Years of Research Experience – 1 - 4