The International Doctoral Training in Mathematical Science in Paris “MathInParis2020” Cofunded by MSCA offers 20 PhD position in pure and applied mathematics and/or theoretical computer science.

Eligibility criteria

There is no nationality or age criteria but the applicants must:

• (mobility rule) not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the deadline of the co-funded program's call (i.e., from the 13th of February 2018 to the 13th of February 2021).
• (Early-stage researchers) have a master’s degree or an equivalent diploma at the time of their enrolment and must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers. Moreover, they must not have been awarded a doctoral degree.

First Call: Timing and selection procedure

December 1st, 2020: opening of the first call for 20 fellowships.

February 13th, 2021: deadline for submitting application. Candidates have to provide: CV; Motivation letter; Recommendation letters; Master full grades certificate and/or diploma; A scientific document where they describe their own research interests, their ideas for PhD projects and links with the FSMP network.

March 1st, 2021: A short list of around 60 selected candidates is produced.

April 22nd, 2021: Deadline for the selected candidates to produce: Detailed scientific project signed by the PhD potential advisor; Potential advisors’ documents (CV, list of publications, list of current PhD candidates under their supervision, and an official letter of consent for advising the applicant); Letter of consent from the director of the host laboratory and the director of the doctoral school in which the selected candidate would undertake his PhD Ethic form completed.

May 3rd to May 7th 2021: Interviews by the MathInParis2020 scientific committee.

Around May 10th 2021: Final results.

PhD projects will be hosted in one of the laboratories in the FSMP network in Paris. Starting from September-October 2021 selected fellows will have a “doctoral contract” with one of the Universities of the FSMP. They will receive 2790€ as monthly gross salary including employer costs, for exactly 36 months, provided that the registration is confirmed every year.