{"id":70326,"date":"2025-01-13T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/?page_id=70326"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:03:37","slug":"call-for-applications-eu-docs-for-smucs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/research-and-innovation\/phd\/eu-docs-for-smucs-msca-cofund\/call-for-applications-eu-docs-for-smucs\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for applications \u2013 \u00ab EU-DOCS for SmUCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=&#8221;blue&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call for applications is closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_message][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The aim of this call for applications is to identify potential PhD students who are keen to tackle the challenges of sustainable development in coastal areas. Under this second call, PhD students will be recruited by La Rochelle University for a 36-month period. Each thesis will be co-supervised by a researcher or teacher-researcher from La Rochelle Universit\u00e9 and a partner university.<\/p>\n<p>An information session on the program was held on <strong>November 4 <\/strong>to explain the eligibility criteria and recruitment process. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Webinar_Call-for-applications_04.11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can find the presentation materials from this session here.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;List of thesis topics&#8221; style=&#8221;round&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Serrano_Bouwmans.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 1 <\/strong><\/a>: \u00ab\u00a0Artificial intelligence-driven design and development of antimicrobial materials upon transductive\/ inductive graph neural network approaches for biomedical applications\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Ropert-Coudert_Chimienti.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 2<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Disentangling the influence of natural and man-made threats on prey-predator interactions in coastal ecosystems\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Cecile-Vincent_Frederike-Hanke.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 3 <\/strong><\/a>: \u00ab\u00a0Mechanisms of wild seal movements \u2013 a computational approach (SealMove)\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Lorson_Augier.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 4<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Public Water Management in Coastal Areas\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Allery_Rubino.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 5<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Fast simulation of particle flows for the next generation of green energy systems\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Millet_Wan.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 6<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Study of the mechanical behavior and stability of partially saturated heterogeneous soils on the seafront\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/7.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Bordea_Badea.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 7<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Knowledge-Driven Generative AI for Precise Reconstruction of Coastal Historical Buildings via Digital Twin Modelling\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Carravieri_Bouwhuis.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 8<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Interactions between contaminants and parasitic helminths in coastal predators: insights from a declining population of common terns (ParaConT)\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_De-Viron_Sidere_Yangarber.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 9<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Multi-disciplinary knowledge management of Coastal Area publications\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM_Bouhattate_Felfer.pdf\">Thesis topic 10<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>: \u00ab\u00a0Influence of grain boundaries in high-pressure HYdrogen COASTal storage materials for green hydrogen\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.-SUBJECT_CALL_FORM-_Doucet_Haque.pdf\"><strong>Thesis topic 11<\/strong><\/a> : &#8220;Towards Fair and Explainable Lightweight Multimodal Learning Models for Effective Document Understanding&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>How to apply?<\/h2>\n<p>The application should be completed in English and submitted along with the mandatory supporting documents.<\/p>\n<p>You must provide a file named as follows \u201c<strong>ProjectName_NameApplicant<\/strong>\u201d with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your <strong>resume<\/strong> (giving a detailed account on your marks, and assessment of your level of English) \u2013 max 5 pages<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>cover letter<\/strong> explaining your motivation \u2013 max 2 pages<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>proof of identity<\/strong> (passport or ID card)<\/li>\n<li>Copy of<strong> Master&#8217;s diploma<\/strong> (or equivalent)<\/li>\n<li>Filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EUDOCS_COFUND_APPLICANT_CALL_FORM-1.docx\"><strong>application form<\/strong><\/a> (fully dated and signed)<\/li>\n<li>In case you want to propose your own thesis subject (see below): filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EUDOCS_COFUND_SUBJECT_PROPOSAL_FORM-1.docx\">subject proposal form<\/a> (fully dated and signed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Incomplete applications will not be considered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications must be sent no later than <strong>12<sup>th<\/sup> December 2025<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr\">eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For any question, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/research-and-innovation\/phd\/eu-docs-for-smucs-msca-cofund\/faq-eu-docs-for-smucs-msca-cofund\/\">FAQ<\/a> or contact the following email address <a href=\"mailto:eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr\">eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility criteria &#8211; applications<\/h2>\n<p>The following criteria are used to check the eligibility of applications received:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Compliance with the Marie Sklodowska-Curie mobility rule<\/strong>: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months between December 2022 and December 2025. Compulsory national service, short stays such as vacations, and time spent as part of a procedure to obtain refugee status under the Geneva Convention (1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and 1967 Protocol) are not taken into account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Possession of a Master&#8217;s degree <\/strong>(or equivalent) at the date of the call deadline (December 12, 2025).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not in possession of a PhD<\/strong>. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis, but who have not yet officially obtained their doctoral degree, are not eligible.<\/li>\n<li>Previous training or work <strong>experience in research<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All required documents<\/strong> <strong>combined in a single PDF document <\/strong>(CV, covering letter, ID, copy of Master&#8217;s degree, application form) must be <strong>sent <\/strong>by December 12, 2025 to <a href=\"mailto:eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr\">eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>You would like to participate in the project by proposing your own thesis topic?<\/h3>\n<p>This is also possible. In this case, you&#8217;ll need to identify:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your co-supervisor at La Rochelle Universit\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can identify a potential co-supervisor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/research-and-innovation\/our-structures\/research-units\/\">one of La Rochelle Universit\u00e9&#8217;s research units.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your co-directors (outside La Rochelle Universit\u00e9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/riis.eu-conexus.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIIS<\/a> platform to help you identify EU-CONEXUS researchers ready to co-supervise your thesis, or <a href=\"mailto:projects@eu-conexus.eu\">contact the EU-CONEXUS Project Development Support Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The non-academic partner with whom you will be seconded for a period of 3 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Non-academic partners can be chosen from the list of EU-DOCS for SmUCS project partners (see 13 partners below). This list may be extended depending on the relevance of the secondment to the thesis topic. If you need help identifying a non-academic partner, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr\">eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:campusinnov@univ-lr.fr\">campusinnov@univ-lr.fr<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Non-academic partners (non-exhaustive list)&#8221; style=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Port Atlantique La Rochelle<\/strong> &#8211; France<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alstom<\/strong> &#8211; France<\/li>\n<li><strong>TIPEE Platform &#8211;<\/strong> France<\/li>\n<li><strong>District 2, Municipality of Bucharest (PS2)<\/strong> &#8211; Romania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platforma 22<\/strong> &#8211; Croatia<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISOTECH<\/strong> &#8211; Cyprus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Southern Regional Assembly<\/strong> &#8211; Ireland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Port of Waterford<\/strong> &#8211; Ireland<\/li>\n<li><strong>ProtoQSAR<\/strong> &#8211; Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>MATCH Biosystems<\/strong> &#8211; Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>MOLDRUG<\/strong> &#8211; Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>PHARMAQUA <\/strong>&#8211; Greece<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Details on how a candidate can propose a thesis topic are available in the document \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EUDOCS_COFUND_GUIDE-FOR-SUBJECT-PROPOSAL-1.pdf\">EU-DOCS for SmUCS &#8211; Guide for Subject Proposal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to propose your own thesis topic, please enclose the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EUDOCS_COFUND_SUBJECT_PROPOSAL_FORM-1.docx\"> subject proposal form<\/a> in addition to the above-mentioned documents. Details of how to submit an application can be found in the document \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EUDOCS_COFUND_GUIDE-FOR-APPLICANTS-1.pdf\">EU-DOCS for SmUCS &#8211; Guide for Applicants<\/a>\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Subject eligibility criteria<\/h2>\n<p>The following criteria are used to check the eligibility of subjects proposed by applicants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theses must be co-supervised by a person attached to a La Rochelle Universit\u00e9 research unit and a person attached to a university capable of awarding a doctorate degree.<\/li>\n<li>Alignment of the subject with the program&#8217;s objectives: quality of the subject, response to the challenges of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/university\/our-vision\/specialised-research-on-smart-urban-coastal-sustainability\/\">Urban Sustainable Intelligent Coastline<\/a> (LUDI).<\/li>\n<li>Quality of supervision provided by co-supervisors (approval from doctoral schools and research laboratories).<\/li>\n<li>Compliance with EU rules on research ethics and response to LUDI challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Identification of a non-academic partner or a specific company\/professional field for the secondment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Salary and working conditions<\/h2>\n<p>The salary offered as part of this doctoral program is particularly attractive, and exceeds the minimum requirements of current French legislation. In addition, doctoral students will benefit from a mobility allowance and budget lines to cover expenses related to research, training and professional travel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-envelope&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]For any question about the programme you can <a href=\"mailto:eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr\">contact the project team.<\/a>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=&#8221;blue&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;] Call for applications is closed. [\/vc_message][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The aim of this call for applications is to identify potential PhD students who are keen to tackle the challenges of sustainable development in coastal areas. Under this second call, PhD students will be recruited by La Rochelle University for a 36-month period. 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