MSCA-COFUND SEED programme 21 PhD positions offer

29 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

IMT Atlantique

Research Field

All

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

31 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA COFUND

Reference Number

101126644

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101126644

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

SEED, which stands for Societal, Energy, Environmental, industrial and Digital transitions, is a 60-month interdisciplinary, international and intersectoral doctoral training programme offered by IMT Atlantique and co-funded by the European Union. The programme itself is designed to nurture four key dimensions: thesis interdisciplinarity, internationality, cross-sector experience, and promotion of innovation. It offers 40 fully funded early-stage researcher (ESR) positions divided in two cohortes. We look for our first 21 PhD students who will start on September 2024.

The 21 (first cohort) topics open for applications (Deadline for applications: January 31rd, 2024) are described in detail under the SEED website : https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/seed

Applications can only be provided through the application system available under the SEED website.

Please note that the following topics are offered under three different tracks:

• a "standard" track : 30 months at IMT Atlantique, 3 months with an international academic partner, 3 months with an industrial/ non-academic partner
• a "co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: 24 months at IMT Atlantique, 12 months with the international academic co-supervision partner
• an industrial oriented track: 24 months at IMT Atlantique, 9 months with an industrial partner (12 months if the partner is international), 3 months with an international academic partner (0 months if the industrial secondment is already abroad)

Topic titles open are listed below:

Topic 1: Evaluation study of the conversion of an industrial waste incineration to oxy-combustion process operation: Energy and environmental assessment, numerical modelling, and economic viability analysis (Industrial track: IMT + Séché R&D)

Topic 2: Integration of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Machine Learning over THz Bands towards Future 6G Networks (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + Carleton University)

Topic 3: RF Circulators based on 3D Cavity Magnonics (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + University of West Australia)

Topic 4: NV-center microscopy of spin wave beams (Industrial track: IMT +Qnami)

Topic 5: Data Sharing and Modeling for Improved Innovation Policy and Decisions (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + University of South Australia)

Topic 6: Consensus algorithms for distributed storage systems (standard track: IMT)

Topic 7: Novel high performance bio-electromagnetic solvers for broadband and high fidelity intracranial imaging (standard track: IMT)

Topic 8: Atomistic Computer Simulations of CO_2 Mineralization on Magnesium Oxide Surfaces for Sustainable Carbon Sequestration (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + Umeå University)

Topic 9: Development and Optimization of a Gas/Liquid Contactor Applied to Atmospheric CO_2 Capture (Industrial track: IMT +Maia )

Topic 10: Operating and routing electric vehicles under energy consumption uncertainty (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + HEC Montréal + Politecnico di Milano)

Topic 11: Exploring Skin Birefringence with THz Frequency Domain Spectroscopy (standard track: IMT)

Topic 12: End-to-End Deep Learning for Ocean Forecasting and Reanalysis Systems (Industrial track: IMT + Mercator Ocean International)

Topic 13: A transformation language for simultaneous data integration and inference in digital twins (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)

Topic 14: Contracts for Distributed ML-Intensive Systems (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Topic 15: AI "perceptive assistance" during tele-operations of rovers in Deep Space (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + University of Adelaide)

Topic 16: Gas separation with gas-liquid transfer in pressurized process (Industrial track: IMT + Segula Technologies)

Topic 17: Immersive collaboration across time through virtual surrogates in mixed reality (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + University of South Australia)

Topic 18: Control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems of a building: towards ambient air conditioning, at the lowest energy and environmental cost (Industrial track: IMT + Veolia Recherche et Innovation)

Topic 19: CRYOCOAX - Study of a cryogenic reception chain based on miniaturized coaxial filtering cells (Industrial track: IMT + Thales)

Topic 20: Data-driven optimization for Smart and Circular reverse logistics management (co-tutelle/academic co-supervision" track: IMT + University of Aidelaide)

Topic 21:Exploration of the fundamental chemistry of Ruthenium and Rhodium for Nuclear Medicine applications (Industrial track: IMT + Orano group)

Requirements

Research Field

All

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

All

Additional Information
Benefits
A PhD programme of high quality training : 4 reasons to apply

• SEED is a programme of excellence that is aware of its responsibilities: to provide a programme of high quality training to develop conscientious researchers, including training in responsible research and ethics. 
• SEED’s unique approach of providing interdisciplinary, international and cross-sector experience is tailored to work in a career-focused manner to enhance employability and market integration.
• SEED offers a competitive funding scheme, aiming for an average monthly salary of EUR 2,000 net per ESR, topped by additional mobility allowances as well as optional family allowances.
• SEED is a forward-looking programme that actively engages with current issues and challenges, providing research opportunities addressing industrial and academic relevant themes.

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria. In accordance with MSCA rules, SEED will open to applicants without any conditions of nationality nor age criteria. SEED applies the MSCA mobility standards and necessary background. Eligible candidates must fulfil the following criteria

• Mobility rule: Candidates must show transnational mobility by having not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the deadline of the co-funded program's call (Jan 31, 2024 for Call#1). Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
• Early-stage researchers (ESR): Candidates must have a master’s degree or an equivalent diploma at the time of their enrolment and must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career. Moreover, they must not have been awarded a doctoral degree.
  Extensions may be granted (under certain conditions) for maternity leave, paternity leave, as well as long-term illness or national service.

Selection process

The selection process is described on the guide for applicants available here: https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/research-innovation/phd/seed/documents

 

 

Additional comments

Applications can only be provided through the application system available under the SEED website: https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/seed

Website for additional job details

https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/seed

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

21

Company/Institute

IMT Atlantique

Country

France

City

Nantes

Street

4, rue Alfred Kastler - La Chantrerie

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/seed

Contact

City

Brest/ Nantes/ Rennes

Website

https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/seed

Street

4, rue Alfred Kastler

E-Mail

[email protected]

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