Earliest starting dates of the PhD: October 2023 for students that still need to complete their second year of Master when they apply or January 2023 for candidates that have completed their Master program when they answer this call.

Number of PhD position Grant available in this campaign: 2 full allocations and 4 to 6 partial allocations.

Description of the selection process: Arranged chronologically as follows: 1- pre-selection of candidacies based on documents provided by candidates in their application (see below) 2- short oral presentation (in English) of the pre-selected laureates in front of a jury that include members of the external TULIP-GS Advisory Board, members of the TULIP-GS Pedagogic Council and representants of the two Doctoral Schools (SEVAB and ED305), 3- final decision of the 2022-2023 laureates by the external TULIP-GS Advisory Board.

Selection criteria (by order of priority):

1. Academic merit of candidates based on their grades and rankings in the third year of their undergraduate cursus (Licence 3) and during their Master program
2. Priority will be given to PhD project at the interface between functional biology and ecology/evolution or between the Major Themes of Research (MTRs) of the TULIP LabEx
3. Quality of the written and oral presentation of candidate's research projects, including an evaluation of their English language skills
4. A bonus will be given for geographical and/or thematical mobilities
5. Relevance of the co-financing strategy presented by the PhD supervisor (if needed)

Our selection procedure will guarantee equal opportunities to all applicants

Expected structure of the application (in English):

1. A short CV and a description of the academic background of the candidate (1 page*)
2. A short description of projects and achievements made while conducting undergraduate and/or graduate traineeships (2 pages*)
3. A description of the PhD project highlighting two key references for the reviewers (2 pages*)
4. A description of the interface (1/2 page*)
5. A timetable of milestones and deliverables for the three years period (1/2 page*)
6. A note from the PhD supervisor (in English) supporting the candidate and indicating if the candidate postulates to obtain a full (100%) or a partial (30% to 50%) allocation (or both possibilities). In case of a candidacy to a partial allocation, a strategy to co-finance the remaining salary cost need to be presented.

*Calibri 12 font

Applications must be sent as one single pdf file to jean-marc.deragon@univ-perp.fr

Calendar:

1. Publication of the call: June 7, 2022
2. Deadline to respond: September 30, 2022
3. Publication of results: Before December 6, 2022