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Doctorate (PhD) at Mines Saint-Étienne at Mines Saint-Étienne

Mines Saint-Étienne, France

Programme overview

PhD programme awarded by the Institut Mines-Télécom, École nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne within the ED SIS 488 Science Engineering and Health Doctoral School. About 140 PhD students are enrolled (45% international, 25% CIFRE theses), hosted in the School's research centres; cotutelle theses are encouraged.

Faculty: Mines Saint-Étienne (Doctoral School ED SIS 488, with Université Jean Monnet and École Centrale de Lyon)  |  Department: Research Department  |  Duration: Generally 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time; research  |  Location: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

PhD disciplines are biomechanics, process engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics for image, vision and signal, mechanics and engineering, microelectronics, earth sciences, materials science and engineering, and environmental science and engineering.

Career pathways

The doctorate opens access to academic careers and to highly qualified research and innovation roles in the public and private sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A French or foreign master's degree (or equivalent 5-year degree) plus research experience (research-oriented master's, long internship, contract or publication). Funding for the duration of the thesis is mandatory and validated before registration (doctoral contract, CIFRE, industrial funding, scholarship or international funding).

Duration: Generally 3 years

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