Ecosytem of PhD

Oral presentation given at the Journée des Thèse 2019 :

• Presentation Journée des Thèse 2019 (PDF)
• Presentation Journée des Thèse 2019 (odp)

Because we are still student, we are registered at the university (UGA).

• ISO: International student office
• Libraries
• CROUS restaurant & cafetaria

And as you are a student, we you have to pay inscription fees:

• normal: 380 € = 345 € (inscription) + 34 € (library) (may change from year to year)
• If you are registered in another university of grenoble, contact your university.

Since the academical year 2018, there is a new fee: the CVEC (90 €). If we sum up:

Contact person: Florence Thomas

PhD representative: tue.delegues@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

The doctoral school (http://ed-tue.osug.fr/) is in charge of the “student part” of our PhD, i.e. where you study. There are several lab' part of the TUE: IGE, ISTerre, IPAG, LEGI, Pacte, IRSTEA, GIPSA lab, …

• Part of the univ' (one of the 13 doctoral schools, gathered in the CED)
• Has some funding for PhD (conference or formation)
• Re-enrolment (2nd, 3rd (4th?) years)
• Ask for the thesis comitee (CT) once a year (at least)
• Formation (minimum 120h), breaks into 3 thirds:
  • Professional
  • Transdisciplinary
  • Disciplinary
• ADUM: https://adum.fr

Meeting with the referent of your CT, one of the lab director, one of the doctoral school director.

You don't have to have a formal meeting, but at least the signature of these 3 person before re-enrolment.

The formal definition of the Comité de Thèse (CT) is given by the doctoral school (see the reference pdf).

• Has to happen a least once a year, before mid-septembre (for re-enrolment).
• Discussion about your science
• May raise some issue (scientific, relationship, etc.)
• There is to be a discussion without your supervisor(s)!
• At least 3 members:
  • thesis supervisor(s) + 2 others (1 HDR and 2 outside the team),
  • one of them will be the CT referent.

More information for the CT and CSI on the ED website : https://ed-tue.osug.fr/spip.php?article116 .

Contact person: It depends…

Who hire and pay you. May be one of the lab' tutelles (CNRS, UGA, G-INP or IRD) or other (CNES, CEA, Government, IRSTEA, CIFRE, etc.)

• provide you your Doctoral contact, which is your work contract!
• the lab' is a the link between your employer and you

Where you work, the IGE.

• “Daily PhD” life
• HR (first conact): ige-rh@ige.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
  • holidays,
  • maternity/paternity,
  • sick day,
  • relationship issue,
  • …
• Expense: ige-depenses@ige.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
  • Train/Tram/bus pass,
  • Mission order,
  • Travel,
  • Orders,
  • …

PhD representative role: