Finding your thesis topic

Si vous souhaitez effectuer un doctorat au sein de l’École Doctorale Sciences, Ingénierie, Environnement (ED SIE), 3 possibilités s’offrent à vous:

  • Choisir un sujet parmi les thèses proposées par l’ED SIE publiées sur le site (contrat doctoral) et déposer une candidature selon les modalités indiquées.
  • Choose a thesis topic proposed by a laboratory (research contract, etc.)
  • Propose a thesis topic to a laboratory
 

Preparing your project

Making an informed choice

To be considered for a doctorate, you must hold a French research Master's degree (as of October 1 of the year of the competition) or an equivalent diploma.

It's important to get the facts before making a three-year commitment, or foregoing a doctorate out of sheer ignorance.

Pour faire un choix éclairé, il est essentiel de:

  • Comprendre la spécificité et l’intérêt d’une formation par la recherche.
  • Anticiper les difficultés pour éviter les abandons et profiter au maximum des atouts de la formation doctorale.
  • Être un véritable acteur de votre avenir professionnel.

Vous pouvez vous adresser au directeur ou directrice de l’école SIE (dir.edsie@univ-smb.fr) ou aux laboratoires qui pourront répondre à vos questions.

There are also associations that can help you with this, by answering your questions or offering avant-thèse training courses.

The Bernard Gregory Association, for example, offers an academics avant-thèse.

 
 
 

THE 3 CHOICES

THESIS TOPIC

1.

Choose a thesis topic proposed by theDoctoral School SIE

2.

Choose a thesis topic proposed by a laboratory

3.

Propose a thesis project

WHERE TO FIND SUBJECTS?

In ADUM

Here you'll find a list of thesis topics open to competition for the coming academic year, sorted by specialty.

On laboratory sites

Each laboratory offers thesis topics to which you can apply.

In this case, you initiate the thesis topic.

You must contact the laboratory to which you wish to propose your thesis topic.

HOW TO APPLY

Pour postuler à l’un des sujets de thèse proposé par l’École Doctorale SIE, le détail de la procédure et le calendrier sont indiqués sur la page Candidater au concours.

In this case, you must contact the laboratory proposing the thesis topic directly.

The laboratory will tell you how to proceed.

In this case, your thesis will be designed in collaboration with your future thesis supervisor.

1.

Choose a thesis topic proposed by theDoctoral School SIE

WHERE TO FIND SUBJECTS?

In ADUM

Here you'll find a list of thesis topics open to competition for the coming academic year, sorted by specialty.

HOW TO APPLY

Pour postuler à l’un des sujets de thèse proposé par l’École Doctorale SIE, le détail de la procédure et le calendrier sont indiqués sur la page Candidater au concours.

2.

Choose a thesis topic proposed by a laboratory

WHERE TO FIND SUBJECTS?

On laboratory sites

Each laboratory offers thesis topics to which you can apply.

HOW TO APPLY

In this case, you must contact the laboratory proposing the thesis topic directly.

The laboratory will tell you how to proceed.

 

3.

Propose a thesis project

WHERE TO FIND SUBJECTS?

In this case, you initiate the thesis topic.

You must contact the laboratory to which you wish to propose your thesis topic.

HOW TO APPLY

In this case, your thesis will be designed in collaboration with your future thesis supervisor.