PhD program SCHADOC - bottom-up call 2025-2026

RESEARCHER PROFILE PhD/R1: First stage Researcher
RESEARCH FIELD(S)1: All
MAIN SUB RESEARCH FIELD OR DISCIPLINES1:All

JOB /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

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 eligible candidates to find a supervisor at amU.

All the information, guides and templates are available athttps://schadoc.univ-amu.fr

SCHADOC is committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities and merit in employment and to preventing any type of discrimination to ensure that all candidates are treated equally, irrespective of nationality, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, age, disability, political or religious belief, or socio-economic class, and so welcomes applications from everyone.

TYPE OF CONTRACT:TEMPORARY
JOB STATUS: FULL TIME
APPLICATION DEADLINE:12/01/2026& TIME 17:00 CET
ENVISAGED STARTING DATE:01/10/2026
ENVISAGED DURATION: 3 years

JOB FUNDED THROUGH AN EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME:SCHADOC -Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No 101179123

WORK LOCATION(S):Marseille or Aix-en-Provence

WHAT WE OFFER:

The monthly gross salary will be 3,524€ (living allowance + mobility allowance). The monthly gross salary excluding employers 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.

Additional information: The Euraxess Center of Aix-Marseille Université informs foreign visiting professors, researchers, postdoc and PhD candidates about the administrative steps to be undertaken prior to arrival at AMU and the various practical formalities to be completed once in France: visas and entry requirements, insurance, help finding accommodation, support in opening a bank account, etc. More information onAMU EURAXESS Portal

QUALIFICATIONS, REQUIRED RESEARCH FIELDS, REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, OTHER RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS

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 preceding 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).

HOW TO APPLY

All the information, guides and templates are available athttps://schadoc.univ-amu.fr