Offer Description
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship: Apply with IMT Atlantique and join us!
Thinking about your next career step and willing to boost your career? Looking to experience intersectoral, interdisciplinary and international research? Wishing to carry out your research in a place addressing industrial, environmental, societal and digital transitions as a priority challenge?
Then apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship with IMT Atlantique as host institution!
The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) provide funding to promising postdoctoral researchers with a view to develop their academic and transferable skills and enhance their career prospects by moving and working abroad.
By applying with IMT Atlantique you give yourself a chance to join a technological university ranked among the top 400 universities in the world (Top 201-250 for Computer Science, Top 251-301 for and Engineering, Top 401-500 for Physical sciences (THE ranking), Top 101-150 for Management (Shangaï ranking)) and 65th to the THE Impact Rankings (2024). IMT Atlantique is also awarded with the “Bienvenue en France” label, a recognition delivered by Campus France for our capacity to welcome and host international researchers in the best working conditions.
Topic open:
The growth of urban areas around the world has generated problems of water availability and accessibility. Problems range from lack of water resources to poor quality supply or pollution problems. One response to this problem has been the development of water circularity systems applying the principles of reducing, reusing, recycling, restoring. Although the development of this type of system is promising, it implies the development of new facilities that allow meeting the demands of end users.
These facilities entail new economic and environmental impacts, in circular economy schemes. Where the revaluation and reclaim of resources are considered, the prices of intermediate resources are not always easy to determine since prices may be subject to the technology used, quality of supply and availability.
This project proposes developing suitable policies associated with water circularity systems, considering circular economy conditions. To this end, strategies are proposed to implement water circularity systems considering the interests of different stakeholders in decision-making environments, involving economic, environmental and social performance of the system, as well as the markets associated with reuse resources, by-products or value-added products. To perform this analysis, strategies based on watershed analysis, mathematical programming, machine learning and price analysis are considered.
Supervisors: Karine BORNE (karine.borne@imt-atlantique.fr), Luis Fabian FUENTES CORTES (luis-fabian.fuentes-cortes@imt-atlantique.fr), Yves ANDRES (yves.andres@imt-atlantique.fr)
Keywords: Water circularity, circular market modelling, by-product pricing, water supply systems, conflict management, urban environments.
Where to apply
Websitehttps://imtatlantique.fillout.com/mscapf2025
Requirements
Research FieldEconomics » Environmental economicsEducation LevelPhD or equivalentResearch FieldEnvironmental science » Water scienceEducation LevelPhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Potential candidates need to have a PhD degree and demonstrate skills in water systems and systems and process engineering or economics with experience in areas such as water systems management, water circularity, water markets and/or circular economy markets.
Experience in systems modelling, knowledge in mathematical programming and machine learning is desirable.
Priority will be given to candidates with experience in multi-disciplinary work.LanguagesENGLISHLevelGoodResearch FieldEconomics » Environmental economicsResearch FieldEnvironmental science » Water science
Additional Information
Benefits
Conditions of the European Fellowship
Duration: 12 to 24 months
Funding for the Postdoctoral Fellow’s salary:
- Living allowance of € 7074* per month (gross amount, including social contributions and income tax)
+ Mobility allowance of € 710 per month (gross amount, including social contributions, but exempt from income tax)
+ If applicable, family allowance of € 660 per month (gross amount, including social contributions and income tax)
*Taking into account the country coefficient for France: 118,1 %
Funding for research, training and networking (e.g. conferences, courses, travel, lab material…): € 1 000 per month
Training: Training portfolio on transferable skills, including a training module on innovative entrepreneurship
Supervision: Karine BORNE, Luis Fabian FUENTES CORTES, Yves ANDRES
Secondment: An interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral mobility (3 months up to 1/3 of the fellowship’s duration) is encouraged when relevant
Additional benefits:
The Postdoctoral Fellow will receive institutional support and guidance on language courses, accommodation, banking, daycare, schooling & family related issues, entry conditions/visas, health insurance, medical care, taxation/salaries, unemployment, work permit, etc. Accommodation in Brest, Nantes and Rennes can also be facilitated upon arrival, by the International Houses in these cities.
Eligibility criteria
You can apply if:
- You are an Experienced Researcher, i.e. in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline and have got a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, from the date of the award of your PhD degree.
- You comply with the mobility rule, i.e. you must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline (10 September 2025). All nationalities are welcome!
- You want to carry out innovative research: only the best proposals will be selected by the European Commission.
- You already have great achievements in research: The CV is an important criterion in the MSCA application.
Selection process
How to apply for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship with IMT Atlantique:
Step 1: Application to IMT Atlantique before 15 March 2025
- Please send us: 1) your CV and 2) a personal statement (maximum of 3 pages, free writing), which should include a personal introduction, qualifications and achievements, career development objectives, and general motivation. Please send your application via this link https://imtatlantique.fillout.com/mscapf2025 before 15 March 2025.
If your application is selected by the supervisors at IMT Atlantique (Feedback: End of March 2025), then, the next step would be to apply jointly for the MSCA PF call 2025, which will be launched by the European Commission in April 2025, with the deadline on 10 September 2025.
Step 2: Prepare the application for the MSCA PF
April 2025
- You will receive detailed information on MSCA PF from the European Project manager at IMT Atlantique to start your proposal preparation
- You elaborate the research approach jointly with your supervisor(s) and the EU project manager
May 2025
- You will receive a dedicated training session “Preparing for a Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship” + advice on institutional aspects and transversal issues (open science, gender, ethics and research data management…) + advice on how to write your proposal
June 2025
- One joint meeting (candidate for fellowship + supervisor(s) + European Project Manager at IMT Atlantique) for the proposal revision
July or August 2025
- One joint meeting (candidate for fellowship + supervisor(s) + European Project Manager at IMT Atlantique) for the proposal revision
September 2025
- One joint meeting (candidate for fellowship + supervisor(s) + European Project Manager at IMT Atlantique) for the proposal proofreading
- Administrative support for your MSCA PF application
- We submit your application for you on the EU Portal (deadline: 10 September 2025).
Website for additional job details: https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/research-innovation/join/marie-curie-postdocto…
