PhD Opportunities in Economics in France

TERRA-MED is offering 33 fully funded PhD positions focused on interdisciplinary research into Mediterranean resilience to climate change. The doctoral projects cover water, land, environmental science, agriculture, energy, biotechnology, and digital technologies. Research will be conducted through universities across Occitanie in France, Catalonia in Spain, and the Balearic Islands in Spain. The programme is part of the Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean and is supported through the Marie Skłodo...

PhD opportunity at the University of Caen Normandy, France in the ABTE laboratory, EcoTEA team, on foam-flow cleaning in milking systems . The project, called FOAMAT , focuses on improving cleaning performance while reducing water, energy, and detergent use. The research combines foam physical chemistry , fluid mechanics , process engineering , rheology , and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to understand how foam formulation, structure, and flow conditions affect the removal of dairy residues...

Applications are open for the 2026 John G. Bene Fellowship from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) . This student award supports master’s and doctoral students conducting field research in the Global South for their thesis work. It is designed for students whose academic background combines an interest in forests with social sciences , and whose research examines the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in...

PhD position at the University of Caen Normandy in Caen, France on experimental investigation and modelling of foam flow cleaning in milking systems (FOAMAT Project, with ACTALIA and Idele). The project is hosted by ABTE UR 4651, EcoTEA Team and focuses on research at the intersection of process engineering , fluid mechanics , physical chemistry , and CFD/modelling . The topic is especially relevant for students interested in experimental work, quantitative analysis, and applied flow/cleaning pr...

PhD opportunity in inclusive design methodology for reconfigurable manufacturing systems integrating human capability variability . The position is based at Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology in Metz, France , with the LCFC Laboratory and the INCLUSTRIE Project in collaboration with PERSEUS, University of Lorraine . Research interests include industrial engineering , mechanical engineering , human factors , ergonomics , and interdisciplinary approaches to manufacturing system design. Eligib...

ESSEC Data Analytics Group is announcing applications for the PhD program in Data Analytics at ESSEC Business School . The track is designed for students interested in statistics , econometrics , applied probability , risk , machine learning , and related quantitative research areas. This is a PhD-level opening, with applications welcomed for the next admissions cycle. Deadline: Apply by January 15, 2027 for full consideration in the first round. No funding details, supervisor names, or specific...

Fully funded research visits are available in AI for applied economics at École normale supérieure de Lyon in France , through CERGIC, Center for Economic Research on Governance, Inequality, and Conflict . This opportunity is aimed at PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in economics , with a strong interest in using artificial intelligence , text analysis , or machine learning in research projects. The post describes the visits as fully funded . No tuition or fee waiver is mentioned, and n...

Funded PhD opportunity in France at Université PSL — Chimie ParisTech , Paris, in the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris . The project, SOFTMAT4MET — Functional Soft Matter for Sustainable and Selective Extraction of Critical Metals , focuses on critical metal recovery from electronic waste using functional polymer materials , hydrometallurgy , adsorption and separation , and membrane-based metal recovery . Research themes include germanium and gallium recovery, selective extraction, material...

PhD opportunity in Frugal Innovation, Climate Resilience, and Hydroclimatic Monitoring in Africa This post announces a fully funded PhD position within the BEST – Between Earth and Sky doctoral programme , co-supervised by Zenlin Kwee (TU Delft) and Marielle Gosset (Géosciences Environnement Toulouse / Institut de Recherche pour le Développement). The project is titled “Microwaves of Resilience: Frugal Innovation for Hydroclimatic Monitoring in Africa” and sits at the intersection of economics ,...