Doctorates
/ Doctorates
Direction à la Recherche, aux Etudes Doctorales
and Innovation (DREDI)
direction.recherche@utbm.fr

 

Vincent HILAIRE
Director
tel + 33(0)3 84 58 30 09

Chaïnez BOUSSAHA
Doctoral Office Manager
tel + 33(0)3 84 58 35 29

 

CONTACT FORM FOR UTBM DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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Doing a PhD at UTBM

The doctorate, the highest university diploma, is a professional experience that enables the acquisition of high-level scientific skills and generic competencies that can be applied to responsible jobs in all socio-economic sectors. It corresponds to the completion of an original, innovative research project on the one hand, and an Individual Continuing Education Plan to support the doctoral student's research and professional project on the other.

 

Doctoral training takes place in a UBFC-accredited Doctoral School for the 2017-2023 contract. Each of the EDs accredited under the 2017-2023 contract undertakes to implement the action programs defined in the decree of May 25, 2016, and in particular continuing education that prepares future PhDs for their professional development, and actions that promote the structuring of research and transdisciplinarity on the site of each Establishment. It will ensure that the best doctoral students are recruited, that the thesis is financed (salary and operating costs), that it runs smoothly, that the results obtained are put to good use, and that accredited units receive fair support.

The internal regulations of each ED are public.

The training includes a minimum of 100 hours of doctoral courses divided into :

  • 20 hours minimum of "general or cross-disciplinary" training,
  • 40 hours minimum of "science" training,
  • 20 hours minimum of "scientific and technical tools" training,
  • 9 hours minimum of training on "research ethics and scientific integrity" (or follow an online MOOC on scientific integrity in the research professions).
  • 3 hours minimum of "open science" training

List and course registrations on the ADUM platform. For further information, please contact Mrs Delamarche: formations.doctorales@utbm.fr

For more information, please visit the UBFC doctoral college website: http: //collegedoctoral.ubfc.fr/doctorat-ubfc/

Preparing a doctoral thesis is part of a personal and professional project whose goals and requirements are clearly defined. The aim of a thesis director or doctoral school head is to obtain funding.

The thesis director and the head of the school inform the candidate of any resources available for preparing the thesis (ministerial research allowance, regional research allowance, industrial funding, association funding, etc.). To enroll in a thesis, it is essential to have secured funding.

The various steps taken by those involved are recorded on the registration form. The means to be implemented to facilitate professional integration also depend on the clarity of the doctoral student's commitments.

The doctoral student complies with the regulations of the doctoral school to which he or she belongs, and in particular attends lectures, conferences and seminars.

In order to broaden the student's field of scientific competence, the thesis supervisor and the head of the research team suggest additional training courses relevant to the student's future career. These courses, which are certified by the doctoral school director, broaden the student's disciplinary horizons and facilitate future professional integration. At the same time, it is the doctoral student's responsibility, with the support of the doctoral school and the institution, to take care of this integration by making contact with potential future employers (research teams, universities, companies, in France or abroad).

The head of the research team and the thesis supervisor do their utmost to facilitate and encourage the doctoral student's participation in the training courses offered by the doctoral schools.

This strategy can include participation in doctoral days. Depending on the discipline and the research team, this range of complementary training may also include a stay of several weeks in a company. Doctoral students are encouraged to take part in national and international seminars and scientific meetings, wherever they may be located, and to present the results of their research. Doctoral students considering a career in teaching are offered specific training, participation in teaching tasks and support in preparing applications for teaching positions (ATER, maître de conférences, etc.).

 

The thesis registration specifies the subject, the context of the thesis and the host unit. The subject of the thesis should lead to the production of a work that is both original and instructive, and which is feasible within the planned timeframe.

The choice of thesis topic is based on agreement between the doctoral student and the thesis director, in consultation with the head of the research team, and is formalized at the time of registration. The thesis supervisor, who is called upon for his or her recognized expertise in the field of research concerned, helps the doctoral student to identify the innovative nature of the subject within the scientific context and ensures that it is up to date; he or she also ensures that the doctoral student demonstrates a spirit of innovation.

The thesis supervisor defines and assembles the resources required to complete the work. To this end, doctoral students are fully integrated into their host unit or laboratory, where they have access to the same facilities as tenured researchers for carrying out their research (equipment, computer resources, documentation, technical supervision). The director and members of the research team require the doctoral student to respect a certain number of rules relating to the collective life that they themselves share, and to scientific ethics. The director of the research unit may, if necessary, ask the doctoral student to sign a confidentiality and/or medical secrecy agreement. Doctoral students may not be required to engage in activities that are detrimental to the progress of their thesis.

The doctoral student commits to a time and a rhythm of work. They have a duty to inform their thesis supervisor of any difficulties encountered and of the progress of their thesis. They must show initiative in conducting their research.

Doctoral students are entitled to personal supervision from their thesis supervisor, who undertakes to devote a significant proportion of his or her time to them; the principle of regular and frequent meetings must be agreed at the outset. PhD students submit as many progress notes to their supervisor as their subject requires, and present their work at laboratory seminars. The thesis supervisor regularly monitors the progress of the work and discusses any new directions it might take in light of the results already achieved. He or she informs the doctoral student of any positive appraisals or objections and criticisms his or her work may elicit, particularly at the time of defense.

A thesis is a step in a research process. It must be completed on schedule, in keeping with the spirit of doctoral studies and the interests of the doctoral student. The reference period for preparing a thesis is three years. At the end of the second year, the foreseeable deadline for defending the thesis is discussed in the light of the progress of the research work. Extensions may be granted, by way of exception, at the doctoral student's justified request, after consultation with the thesis director and the director of the host team. Extensions are exceptional in nature. They are proposed to the head of the institution on the advice of the doctoral school director. Extensions are granted in special situations, such as salaried work, full-time or part-time teaching, the specific nature of research in certain disciplines, or the assumption of particular risks. In no case may they substantially alter the nature and intensity of the research work as initially defined by mutual agreement.

The quality and impact of the thesis are measured by the publications, patents and industrial reports that will be derived from the work, whether the thesis itself or articles produced during or after the preparation of the manuscript. Writing publications is an integral part of the research work. The doctoral student must appear among the co-authors. The order of co-authorship of conference or seminar papers and publications must reflect the work of each author.

At the end of the three-year program, the student writes a substantial report on his or her research work, known as the thesis. The thesis director, in consultation with the doctoral student, proposes to the university president, via the head of the doctoral school or program, the composition of the defense jury, in compliance with official regulations and the recommendations of each doctoral school, as well as the date of the defense. Admission is granted after deliberation by the jury. No grades are awarded. The doctoral thesis is awarded a national diploma. The candidate obtains the degree of doctor.

UTBM is co-accredited with the Université de Franche-Comté to award doctorates in two Doctoral Schools:


Director : André DIDIERJEAN
Address: ED SEPT, Maison des Sciences, de l'Homme et de l'Environnement, 1 rue Charles Nodier 25000 Besançon
Website

The SEPT doctoral school brings together all the social sciences and humanities research units of the Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté - archaeology, history, geography, psychology, sociology and anthropology, philosophy and epistemology, educational sciences, sports sciences - representing around half of the doctoral students, potential thesis directors and research units of the Fédération des écoles doctorales SHS.

Its scientific project is defined by 3 points:

1° the primacy of interdisciplinarity, and not only pluridisciplinarity, in the sense that it particularly supports projects built through active collaboration between researchers belonging to distinct disciplinary fields, whether these are internal to the School's own research units or disciplines belonging to other doctoral schools or other research fields (formal sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, legal sciences, literature, etc.). This interdisciplinary orientation, which is obviously non-exclusive, is in keeping with the School's essential relationship with the region's two Maisons des Sciences de l'Homme (MSH in Dijon and MSHE in Besançon), whose scientific project is driven by interdisciplinarity.

2° the strategic and applicative dimensions of research in social sciences and humanities. Several of the research units hosted by the École develop research that focuses on the analysis of collective choices and decisions made both in the research activity itself and in its applications or consequences in the economic, social or cultural world, for example in urban planning, food consumption, industrial production, medical ethics, environmental ethics, etc.

3° International and inter-regional openness. Our School's commitment to openness and exchange is expressed through the development of international and inter-regional projects, in collaboration with other doctoral schools within the Fédération des ED SHS and, more broadly, within the COMUE UBFC, the cooperation of the Maisons des sciences de l'homme, and collaboration already underway with the universities of Tsukuba (Japan), Mainz (Germany), Ljubiana (Slovenia), the Universities of French-speaking Switzerland, Romania and North Africa...

UFC Director: Thérèse LEBLOIS
uB Deputy Director: El-Bay Bourennane
Address: ED SPIM, 32 avenue de l'Observatoire 25000 Besançon
Contact: ed-spim@univ-fcomte.fr
Website: http: //spim.ubfc.fr

The Ecole Doctorale de Sciences Physiques pour l'Ingénieur et Microtechniques (ED SPIM, ED37) reports to the doctoral college of the Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (ComUe UBFC).

Its doctoral supervision potential totals more than 260 researchers or teacher/researchers qualified to direct research (HDR), working in contract research units within the establishments. Nearly 400 doctoral students work here, spread over the 3 normal years of the training cycle. They are spread across 9 towns in the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region: Besançon, Belfort, Dijon, Montbéliard, Nevers, Sévenans, Le Creusot, Auxerre and Chalon-sur-Saône. It awards an average of 100 doctoral degrees per year.

Its aim is to provide doctoral students with high-quality training in and through research, and to help them prepare for their professional future. Drawing on the activities of 8 research units (FEMTO-ST, ImVIA, ICB, LIB, DRIVE, CIAD, NIT, ELLIAD), the SPIM Doctoral School offers a particularly rich, research-friendly environment. It concentrates research in the fields of optics and electronics, mechanics and energy, materials, automation and computer science. Particular emphasis is placed on the internationally recognized cutting-edge sectors of microtechnology: advanced materials, intelligent structures, waves.

Registration for a thesis is only possible if the Doctoral School is assured of funding, whatever its nature. The most common are as follows:

 

CIFRE agreements bring together three partners in a research project leading to a doctoral thesis: a company, a young graduate and a laboratory.
They are aimed at companies that commit to entrusting a young graduate (Bac + 5) with research work in direct liaison with an external laboratory.

CIFREs are managed and run by the Association Nationale de la Recherche Technique (ANRT) on behalf of the French Ministry of Education and Research.

During the three-year term of the agreement, the company receives an annual lump-sum subsidy from the ANRT.

Terms and conditions
  • The company must be incorporated under French law (associations, public establishments, GIPs, etc. are excluded). The proposed subject must have an economic development perspective.
  • Candidates must be around 26 years old, with a recent BAC + 5 degree. They must not have been engaged in doctoral studies for more than one year. This is their first professional experience. They are destined for a career in the corporate world. Graduates of engineering, business or management schools who do not hold a research Master's degree must obtain it during the first year of the agreement, unless they have obtained an exemption from the scientific council of the university where they will be enrolling for a doctorate. The CIFRE procedure is open to all nationalities.
  • The laboratory will be located in a university, school, public research organization or technical center. It may also be a foreign laboratory. It must be able to effectively supervise the candidate, providing high-quality training through research.


Three-year fixed-term contract under public law.
Regulated by Decree no. 2009-464 of April 23, 2009, the doctoral contract offers doctoral students a nationally-recognized status. With a minimum gross monthly salary of 1,866 euros, doctoral students become professionals and can devote themselves to their research work with complete peace of mind. The signature of a supplementary agreement corresponding to one-sixth of the duration of the contract to devote time to teaching, industrial expertise, valorization of research results or dissemination of scientific and technical information.

Visit Franche-Comté Regional Council strongly supports UTBM research projects. This aid is used to co-finance doctoral contracts.

The regional final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition will take place this year on March 07, 2023 at 6pm at the Fontaine d'Ouche theater in Dijon.

The event will be broadcast live on mt180.fr and on the UBFC Facebook page.

On Monday, March 19, 2018, the regional final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition was held in Besançon, organized by the Conférence des présidents d'université and the CNRS.
10 candidates from across the region had to take it in turns to present a concise, clear and convincing presentation of their research project in three minutes.

UTBM was represented by 3 PhD students: Lucille DESPRES (PMDM-ICB team), Alicia ANNOVAZZI (PMDM-ICB team) and Jérémy DECERLE (O2S-NIT team).

Lucille Despres received 2nd prize from the public for her thesis: "Damage mechanisms of thermal barriers in CMAS-rich environments".

On Friday April 6, Lucille took part in the national semi-final in Paris. The adventure came to an end for her here, but not without a few demerits. Bravo, Lucille!

Inspired by the Three Minute Thesis competition, which was first held in Australia in 2008, the Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) competition enables doctoral students to present their research topic in a popularized way, to a novice and diverse audience.

The aim is to give a clear, concise and above all convincing presentation of your research project, all in 3 minutes!

 

Participants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • be enrolled or have been enrolled in a doctoral program in the current academic year, or have obtained their doctorate in the academic year preceding the international final,
  • have had their presentation validated by their thesis supervisor and/or funders,
  • demonstrate that the doctoral research project is sufficiently advanced,
  • express themselves in French,
  • for the national final: to be selected and officially sent by the university group in which they were selected (subject to availability of winners to take part in the international final),

represent the country in which they have been selected for the international final

To be a candidate, you must position yourself on one of the subjects below by sending a CV and covering letter to the contact person :

Optimizing losses in a ferromagnetic alloy by inserting insulating layers obtained by additive manufacturing: Correlation between microstructure and magnetic and mechanical properties.

Detailed subject here

Optimization of losses in a ferromagnetic alloy by insertion of insulating layers obtained by additive manufacturing: Correlation between the microstructure and the magnetic and mechanical properties.

Detailed subject here

FENINECHE Nouredine - ICB-PMDM /

nour-eddine.fenineche@utbm.fr

All year round, you can send an unsolicited application (CV and covering letter) to direction.recherche@utbm.fr.

UTBM awards doctorates in 11 specialties:

  • Automatic
  • Energy
  • Electrical engineering
  • IT
  • Materials
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Mechanics and Energy
  • Engineering sciences
  • Economy
  • History
  • Epistemology, History of Science and Technology

 

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