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    • Several recruitment paths

    Several recruitment paths

    EDMH recruits doctoral students in two way:

    • the competitive mode, which is the recruitment competition for doctoral contracts directly managed by EDMH (via partner establishments, or via foundations and other partner organizations), through one or more competitions.
    • the non-competitive mode, which concerns candidates who have already obtained, or hope to obtain, external funding, for which EDMH is not involved in the selection process; these applications can be made on an “ad hoc” basis.


    The funding section provides examples of possible doctoral funding.
     


    For these two procedures, there are two ways to finalize the thesis topic and submit the application:

    • Application on a proposed subject: the thesis director proposes a thesis subject before having found a candidate, and deposits the subject on the ADUM portal. Once the subject has been validated by EDMH, these thesis projects can be viewed by students on a dedicated website. If a student is interested in a project, he or she should contact the thesis director to ensure that the subject is still available, and to discuss the matter. Once an agreement has been reached with the thesis director, the candidate can submit his/her application on the ADUM application portal, by clicking on “candidature sur un sujet proposé”. This is the only way to apply for the grants managed by the IP Paris.
    • Spontaneous application: the doctoral student contacts a supervisor directly, depending on the supervisor's research area, to discuss a possible thesis. The thesis project is then worked out together, but not necessarily posted on the EDMH website. The candidate can then apply on the ADUM application portal by clicking on “Candidature spontanée”.


    Non competitive recruitment EDMH


    It concerns all doctoral projects not funded by a doctoral contract directly awarded by EDMH. The doctoral student or thesis director must contact the EDMH scientific representative at his/her institution, and the doctoral student must submit his/her application file on the ADUM application portal. The EDMH representative will examine the candidate's file. If the application is eligible, he or she will interview the candidate for around 15-20 minutes (possibly by videoconference), and will forward an opinion to the EDMH jury, made up of the EDMH Steering Committee, which will decide on acceptance.

    Non-competitive applications can be submitted throughout the year.
    Note: the EDMH only gives an opinion, based on the scientific evaluation of the project. Registration for a thesis will only be possible if the requested funding is obtained, the Master's degree or equivalent is obtained, the agreement of the defense security officer in the case of “sensitive” topics, the visa is obtained if necessary, and the final agreement of UP Saclay / IP Paris / Université PSL.


    Competitive recruitment EDMH


    This recruitment concerns candidates for thesis grants managed by EDMH on behalf of funding bodies: universities (Université Paris-Saclay, Institut Polytechnique de Paris or their component institutions) with a quota of ministerial grants, thematic doctoral programs, grants from foreign governments requiring the advice of doctoral schools (e.g. Chinese Scientific Council grants awarded to UPSaclay or IP-Paris institutions). ENS Paris-Saclay CDSN scholarships are awarded by an ENS jury, but the doctoral school is also involved in the ranking.

    • IP-Paris supervisors must first submit their proposed thesis topics to ADUM. Thesis candidates can consult the subjects on offer, and contact the supervisors whose subjects interest them.
    • UPSaclay supervisors can register their subject on ADUM, with the aim of finding a candidate. Applicants for UPSaclay ADI funding must also submit their topics on ADUM. After agreeing a topic with their future supervisor, doctoral candidates must submit their application file on the ADUM application portal before the deadline of the corresponding competition. The doctoral student must also submit his or her application to the EDMH representative at his or her institution, who will forward an opinion to the competition juries. The application must include a letter of support from the future supervisor. The juries for the grants managed by EDMH provide a ranking for the main list and an ordered ranking for the complementary list. These lists must then be validated by the funding organizations.
    • These juries are made up of the EDMH director and deputy director, with guests invited as required:
      • a representative of the Master's courses in Mathematics and Applications at UPSaclay and IP-Paris,
      • representatives of mathematics at interfaces, chosen from among the heads of the thematic axes of the Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard
      • representatives from other institutions.


    Laboratories or teams wishing to do so can send their pre-ranked candidates to the juries, via the EDMH administrative manager, the representative of their institution, or the EDMH director.

    Note: doctoral scholarships are awarded subject to completion of the Master's degree, the agreement of the Defense Security Official if necessary, and the granting of a visa for non-European nationals.