AUFRANDE is currently recruiting 40+ highly motivated researchers to kick-off their PhD journey both in France and Australia within one of our industry-supported research projects.
AUFRANDE is co-funded by the European Union and committed to the MSCA’s best practices for providing sustainable training and international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. It is a highly ambitious interdisciplinary doctoral programme, bringing together universities, research institutes and non-academic institutions worldwide. Its mission is to recruit and train a cohort of 64 highly qualified doctoral researchers equipped with solid academic training covering research, technical and transferable skills.
What it is offered
AUFRANDE researchers will benefit from high standards and excellent working conditions including international experience, access to research discipline experts and top-level training, as well as close interactions with academic and industry leaders across the world, enhancing their career potential and employability.
As an AUFRANDE researcher you will:
- Be enrolled in doctoral programmes at two entities in France and Australia, with the chance to be awarded dual doctorates
- Work on innovative projects of high commercial and societal value
- Be recruited under a French employment contract, including social security coverage
- Be employed full-time for a minimum period of 36 months
- Earn an above-national standard salary
- See the world with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, including a 6 to 12 months residential stay in Australia
- Form part of a rich multidisciplinary network of researchers and supervisors coming together in annual training schools in France and Australia
Who is eligible
AUFRANDE is a PhD training programme for talented researchers of any age, nationality, culture, gender, and sexual orientation, co-funded by the European Union as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Candidates applying for an open position must fulfil all the following eligibility criteria:
- Not have been awarded a doctoral degree. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will NOT be considered eligible to apply; and
- Not have resided in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call’s deadline* (i.e. from 24 January 2021); and
- Not be already permanently employed by the research host for the position you are applying to; and
- Fulfil the requirements to enrol in a doctoral program at both PhD-awarding institutions in France and Australia (as described in each position description);
- Demonstrate English language proficiency.
List of positions available: https://aufrande.eu/recruitment/open-positions/
All AUFRANDE researchers will be enrolled in a dual PhD programme, in both France and Australia, and will therefore benefit from a tailored mentoring and the doctoral courses available at both universities. They will also benefit from being part of an international multi-disciplinary consortium and will have access to content from other partners.
Each AUFRANDE researcher will carry out secondments and short visits based on their specific career interests, including a six to twelve month stay in Australia.
In parallel, AUFRANDE annual training schools, in France and Australia, will gather all the doctoral candidates, their supervisors, and representative from other consortium members. AUFRANDE training schools will facilitate collaborative learning in peer-groups and engaging training sessions delivered by topic experts. They will provide an excellent opportunity for community building and getting feedback from other participants on individual research projects.
Non-academic partners will have an active participation in the training programme.
Deadline: 24 January 2024