UpToParis, the international PhD programme by ESPCI: 3rd call is now open!
About the programme
Why apply for the programme?
- a 3-year work contract (3155€/month gross) including health insurance and social benefits
- additional support for international research training and conferences
- an excellent scientific environment
- a career development training programme (in partnership with ABG)
- a network of industrial partners and entrepreneurs
- welcome package: welcome day, administrative support, French courses…
- social events to make your integration easier
Who can apply?
- all nationalities
- Master’s graduates or equivalent entitling to embark on a doctorate
- complying with the transnational rule: incoming applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline
More information on the recruitment process
Thesis proposals
Information transmission across generations : thermodynamics and evolutionary implications
Transport in hydrogel foams – host mechanics and drug delivery
Hydrogel thin films : swelling and friction - Application to coatings
Upconversion colloidal Nanocrystals for Nanoscale Optically-Controlled Microwave Devices
Designing adaptable matter with DNA-coated colloidal particles
New super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Topological insulators and negative index with hydro-elastic waves
Fracture dynamics in soft matter – large strain meets dissipation - a model study
Bio-inspired elastic structures for ocean wave energy conversion
additional information
Guide for applicants
This guide has been designed to help the applicant throughout his/her application to the UPto.PARIS PhD programme at ESPCI Paris.
In this document, the applicant will find all the important information concerning his/her online application and the evaluation and selection procedure.
Guide for applicants [downloadable pdf]
The UPto.PARIS partners
ESPCI PARIS and the ESPCI Paris Foundation thanks all the following partners companies and foundations for their key support and involvement in supporting the UPto.PARIS PhD programme.
