PhD Opportunities in Neuroscience in France

This PhD project explores how systemic inflammation during sepsis can alter brain function through glial activation and changes in monoamine metabolism. The work is centered on a neurobiological mechanism linking neuroinflammation, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A6a in astrocytes. The advertised research builds on preliminary evidence that glial cells can glucuronidate morphine, that LPS increases this activity in vitro and in vivo, and that this eff...

This PhD project investigates the mechanisms, dynamics, and impact of neuromodulation in the olfactory cortex , with a particular focus on cholinergic and GABAergic projections from the basal forebrain . The student will study how these neuromodulatory signals shape olfactory cortical processing during behavior. The research will rely mainly on fiber photometry and optogenetic stimulation in mice performing olfactory behavioral tasks . The project is designed to connect circuit-level activity wi...

This AFM-Telethon PhD fellowship supports doctoral research in France on neuromuscular diseases and rare genetic disorders. It is offered by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM), a French charity that funds research into muscle and nerve disorders through its telethon. The fellowship is designed for PhD research carried out in a French laboratory as part of a funded project led by the student’s supervisor or head of laboratory. The advertised research area includes topics such as musc...

Mitoxi Lab is seeking a doctoral researcher for a thesis examining the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and key cellular processes. The project will focus on how impaired mitochondrial function is associated with epithelial–mesenchymal transition, a process involved in changes in cell identity and behavior, as well as with cell death. The research is situated within the lab’s broader focus on mitochondria and oxidative stress, offering an opportunity to study cellular mechanisms at...

Observatoire B2V des Mémoires offers a doctoral grant to support one early-career researcher each year on a PhD project focused broadly on memory. The award is designed to fund doctoral research carried out in a research laboratory in France, with the money paid to the host laboratory rather than directly to the student. The scholarship supports interdisciplinary doctoral work on memory in its many forms, including individual, collective, animal and digital memory. The advert explicitly encourag...

The PhD@Tec21 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund doctoral programme offers seven full-time doctoral positions in mechanical engineering and chemical engineering at Université Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, France. The programme trains researchers in interdisciplinary areas including environmental engineering, bioengineering, sustainable energy, transportation, ecotechnology and cleantech. Research projects span geomechanics, fluid mechanics, biophysics, rheophysics, materials behavior and multiphysics m...

PhD position in episignatures and long-read sequencing at the University of Rouen Normandy in France, within Inserm UMR1245 / Cancer and Brain Genomics (CBG) and in partnership with Rouen University Hospital . The project focuses on using PacBio HiFi sequencing to build the next generation of episignatures. These DNA methylation “fingerprints” may help solve unsolved cases of neurodevelopmental disorders and improve genetic diagnosis in rare disease research. We are looking for a PhD candidate w...

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...

Fully funded PhD position in Neurosciences at the University of Caen Normandie in France . The project is hosted by PhIND INSERM UMR-1237 Laboratory, Blood, Brain & Memory at the Caen Normandie Institute and focuses on intestinal inflammation and stroke recovery . This is a research opportunity for candidates interested in brain–body interactions, neurobiology, and translational neuroscience. Eligibility: applicants should hold a Master's degree in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, or Biology . An ani...