Call for applications – « EU-DOCS for SmUCS La Rochelle Université > Research and Innovation > PHD > « EU-DOCS for SmUCS » – MSCA COFUND > Call for applications – « EU-DOCS for SmUCS Publié le 13 January 2025 A call for applications has been launched as part of the MSCA COFUND (Horizon Europe) project “EU-DOCS for SmUCS”, led by La Rochelle Université. It follows the call for thesis topics launched in October 2024 The aim of this call is to identify international candidates who meet the project’s requirements. Under this first call, PhD students will be recruited by La Rochelle Université for a period of 36 months. Each thesis will be co-supervised by a researcher from La Rochelle Université and a researcher from a partner university. An information session on the program will be held on February 12 from 2pm to 4 pm to explain the eligibility criteria and recruitment process. List of thesis topics Thesis topic 1 : Artificial intelligence-driven design and development of antimicrobial materials upon transductive/ inductive graph neural network approaches for biomedical applications Partner university: Catholic University of Valencia (UCV), Spain Thesis topic 2 : Fast simulation of particle flows for the next generation of green energy systems Partner university:University of Seville (USE), Spain Thesis topic 3 : An AI-Driven Approach for Minimally Disruptive Repairs of Reinforced Concrete Maritime Ports in Response to Climate Change Partner university : Rostock University (UROS), Germany Thesis topic 4 : Development of bio-based antiviral materials based on biopolymers and marine bacteria-derived compounds for biomedical applications Partner university: Catholic University of Valencia (UCV), Spain Thesis topic 5 : “Green biocoat: anticorrosion coatings by biosourced molecules for renewable energies” Partner university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain Thesis topic 7 : Investigation of the regulation of post-translational modifications by Heparanase 1 And Membranetype matrix metalloproteinase 1 in macrophages during Inflammatory processes (HAMI) Partner university: University of Calgary (UC), Canada You would like to participate in the project by proposing your own thesis topic? This is also possible. In this case, you’ll need to identify: Your co-supervisor at La Rochelle Université You can identify a potential co-supervisor in one of La Rochelle Université’s research units. Your co-supervisor at one of our partner universities (see list below) Feel free to use the RIIS platform to help you identify EU-CONEXUS researchers ready to co-supervise your thesis, or contact the EU-CONEXUS Project Development Support Office. List of eligible academic partnersEU-CONEXUS Partners University of Zadar – Croatia Frederick University – Cyprus University of Rostock – Germany Agricultural University of Athens – Greece South East Technlogical University – Ireland Klaipeda University – Lithuania Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest – Romania Catholic University of Valencia – Spain International partners Deakin University – Australia University of Calgary – Canada University of Sherbrooke – Canada University of Helsinki – Finland University of Cape Coast – Ghana Universita Degli Studi Dell’Aquila – Italy Sapienza University of Rome – Italy University of Barcelona – Spain Universidad de Sevilla – Spain Case Western Reserve University – USA University of Science & Technology of Hanoi – Vietnam The non-academic partner with whom you will be seconded for a period of 3 months 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: eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr or campusinnov@univ-lr.fr. Non-academic partners (non-exhaustive list) Port Atlantique La Rochelle – France Alstom – France Plateforme TIPEE – France District 2, Municipality of Bucharest (PS2) – Romania Platforma 22 – Croatia ISOTECH – Cyprus Southern Regional Assembly – Ireland Port of Waterford – Ireland ProtoQSAR – Spain MATCH Biosystems – Spain MOLDRUG – Spain PHARMAQUA – Greece Details of how a candidate can propose a thesis topic are available in the document “EU-DOCS for SmUCS – Guide for Subject Proposal”. Subject eligibility criteria The following criteria are used to check the eligibility of subjects proposed by applicants: Theses must be co-supervised by a researcher attached to a La Rochelle University research unit and a researcher attached to a research unit of an eligible academic partner (list above). Alignment of the subject with the program’s objectives: quality of the subject, response to the challenges of the Urban Sustainable Intelligent Coastline (LUDI). Quality of supervision provided by co-supervisors (approval from doctoral schools and research laboratories). Compliance with EU rules on research ethics and response to LUDI challenges. Identification of a non-academic partner or a specific company/professional field for the secondment. Eligibility criteria – candidates The following criteria are used to check the eligibility of applications received: Compliance with the Marie Sklodowska-Curie mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months between March 2022 and March 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. Possession of a Master’s degree (or equivalent). Not in possession of a PhD. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis, but who have not yet officially obtained their doctoral degree, are not eligible. All required documents (CV, covering letter, ID, copy of Master’s degree, application form) must be sent by March 15, 2025 to eudocs_cofund@univ-lr.fr. If you wish to propose your own thesis topic, please enclose the subject proposal form in addition to the above-mentioned documents. Details of how to submit an application can be found in the document “EU-DOCS for SmUCS – Guide for Applicants”. For any question about the programme you can contact the project team. Documents to download EU-DOCS for SmUCS - Guide for subject proposal EU-DOCS for SmUCS - Subject proposal form EU-DOCS for SmUCS - Guide for applicants EU-DOCS for SmUCS - Applicant call form
