MSCA COFUND EU-DOCS for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (SmUCS) - A Unique International Cotutelle Thesis Opportunity

We are pleased to inform you about the launch of the first call for thesis topics as part of the MSCA COFUND (Horizon Europe) project “EU-DOCS for SmUCS,” led by La Rochelle Université. This prestigious program, co-financed by ExcelLR and EU-CONEXUS Plus, will recruit 17 PhD students over a 5-year period, with the aim of training researchers in Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (SmUCS).

Key details of the program:
• Cotutelles thesis: PhD students will be enrolled in both La Rochelle Université and an EU-CONEXUS or international partner university, benefiting from joint supervision and obtaining a double doctoral degree.
• Excellence and interdisciplinarity: The program will recruit 17 doctoral students across two calls (2025 and 2026) and offers a 3-month secondment to a non-academic partner.
• Transversal skills training: Students will have access to a comprehensive training program based on European doctoral training principles.

Timeline for the first call:
• Call for thesis subjects: October 8, 2024 – November 30, 2024
• Eligibility check: December 2024
• Call for candidates: January 2025 – March 2025
• Theses to begin: From September 2025

We invite you to submit thesis topics co-supervised by researchers from La Rochelle Université and EU-CONEXUS or international partner institutions. Each thesis is funded for 36 months. To facilitate connections with potential co-supervisors, we encourage you to use the RIIS platform (https://riis.eu-conexus.eu/institutions) or contact the EU-CONEXUS Project Development Support Office (PDSO) at projectseu-conexuseu.

An information and matchmaking session will take place on November 4 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Paris time). If you are interested in pitching your thesis project, please reach out to us at projectseu-conexuseu .
You can join the session via this link.

For more details, visit the EU-DOCS for SmUCS webpage or contact the project team at La Rochelle Université.

Aurélie Idier
EU-CONEXUS