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Doctoral contract 2025

Doctoral contracts are awarded following a competitive recruitment process focussing on specific research subjects


A doctoral contract is a three-year work contract for the employment of a PhD student by a public institution of higher education and research.

All PhD applications must be linked to a thesis offer published before the application.

Thesis offers are available on the following page

Recruitment calendar 2025

Wednesday 30 April 2025 : Deadline for submission of thesis offers by thesis directors via ADUM
Until 30 May 2025 : Students can contact the supervisors to discuss the doctoral project in preparation for the competition
Saturday 31 May 2025 : Deadline for application
Friday 06 June 2025 : Deadline for validation of applications by thesis directors
Tuesday 10 June 2025 : Deadline for validation of applications by lab directors
Monday 23 June 2025 : Pre-selection commitee (Composition of pre-selection commitee communicated as soon possible)
Friday 27 June 2025 : Deadline for communication of definitive marks of Master
Wednesday 2 and Thursday 03 July 2025 : Final selection committee (Composition of final selection commitee communicated as soon as possible)
Monday 1 September 2025 : Retirement of non financed offers and applications 

Applications must be made via the dedicated interface indicated in each thesis offer. The information given must be completed with annexes to be attached as a single pdf file on the interface.

Download the annexes required

In case of problems, you can contact Jeoffrey MAILLARD by email : secretariat-NSCo@univ-lyon1.fr

Criteria for the ranking of candidates :

Candidates will be ranked on their oral presentation in front of the selection board (ED NSCo Committee decision of 16th December 2014).