Doctoral SchoolEngineering - Materials, mechanics, environment, energy, processes, production

To be completed by the candidate and sent by e-mail, no later than two weeks before the date of the HDR Committee meeting (dates HERE), to the President of the I-MEP² Dcotoral School HDR Committee:     
ed-imep2@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Le dossier de candidature est composé librement. Il devra comprendre :

_The name of the potential doctoral student and the title of the thesis at the beginning of your application.
_A brief résumé, mentioning your career.
_List of publications and patents. These publications should be classified according to the usual criteria: international journals with reading committees, national journals with reading committees, international and national conferences (distinguishing between those with proceedings and reading committees), invited conferences, contract reports, etc.
_List of doctoral and post-doctoral students supervised or currently supervised. It is important to give a clear description of supervision activities, specifying the names of those supervised, the research topic, the dates of defense, the names of other co-supervisors and, in each case, an estimate of the individual's share of supervision.
_A few pages describing past research activities and prospects.

Following receipt of the complete file, the President of the HDR Committee appoints a Referent from among the members of the HDR Committee.

The application for one-off approval to supervise a thesis is presented by the Referent to the HDR committee.
When assessing the application, the HDR committee will seek to answer the following question: "On completion of the thesis project, will the candidate meet the minimum criteria for authorization to prepare the HDR? We strongly recommend that you consult the page describing these criteria HERE

If the committee's opinion is favorable and the doctoral student's application to supervise the thesis has not been accepted by the Doctoral School (see admission criteria HERE), the request for approval is presented to the Doctoral College's Commission for Doctoral Exemptions and Derogations (CD3).
Once approved by the committee, the candidate is authorized to supervise a thesis and undertakes to defend his or her work, with a view to obtaining the HDR, no later than 6 months after the defense of the thesis for which approval has been obtained.

The candidate can begin writing the manuscript for the HDR.

The HDR thesis is a free document. The dissertation may be written in French or English.
 By way of example, the HDR dissertation could follow the following outline:
50 to 60 pages of original text with :

 - An introduction
 - A detailed résumé of the candidate (5 pages)
 - Career presentation - 2 à 3 pages
 - A description of the research carried out by the candidate and the doctoral students he/she has supervisedt, with particular emphasis on the candidate's scientific career - 30 to 40 pages
 - A presentation of the candidate's scientific thoughts on the future of his research and the directions he wishes to take - a few pages
 - A general conclusion

The formatting of the manuscript cover page is free.
Example of a possible cover page : HERE

The HDR document may be completed by the most significant articles (in extenso) published by the candidate.
Although distinct from a thesis and of moderate length, the HDR dissertation should enable the jury to assess the candidate's overall presentation of his or her work, as well as his or her scientific maturity. All supervisory or co-supervisory positions in research (DEA/Masters or Doctorates in particular) should be mentioned in great detail.

Within the allotted time (max. 6 months after the supervised PhD student's thesis defense) and when the candidate is ready, he or she will turn to his or her referent to prepare the application to the HDR Committee (checking the form of the manuscript and advising on the jury proposal). For further information on jury composition and the rest of the procedure, see step 4 of the HDR application process.  ICI.