The Office for Research and Doctoral Studies is the main office responsible regarding any questions connected with Research and Doctoral Studies at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord. These responsibilities are divided into two separate groups but are closely connected between administration, Research Management and the administration of the Doctoral Schools.
The total research budget is €3,340,400 (excluding the Industrial and Commercial Activities Service), of which €770,000 is managed by the Office for Research and Doctoral Studies.
The Office’s staff
• 9 employees
• 1 administrator for the Galilée Doctoral School
• 1 administrator for the Erasme Doctoral School attached to the Faculty of Arts, Languages and Human and Social Sciences
In cooperation with
• 6 institutes and/or departments
• 3 Technical Institutes
• 29 multidisciplinary laboratories
• Human Resources teachers
• Industrial and Commercial Activities Service
• Accounting firm
• Management Steering and Control Service
• Purchasing and Public Contracts Service
• Ministry of Higher Education and Research
• Higher Committee for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES)
• The members of the Sorbonne Paris Cité Higher Education Community
Administrative organization of the Research Committee
• Preparation of the Research Committee and its Office (12 per year)
• Follow-up of the execution of decisions
• Reports on meetings and statements of decisions to be delivered to the Board of Directors
• Coordination of the human resources issues of teaching researchers and temporary teachers and researchers (recruitment, promotions, training allowance for PhD students and research projects (PEDR)Research Management
• Launch and management of calls for proposals initiated by the Research Committee (Research Quality Bonus funding, conferences, publications, platforms and associations, guest professors)
• Preparation and follow-up of the research component of the five-year agreement (coordination and management of evaluations)
• Allocation of research loans and financial monitoring
• Assistance in the management of research
• Production of indicatorsThe Office for Research and Doctoral Studies is also responsible for the following:
• Coordination between the different bodies of the university, the laboratories and the Doctoral Schools in the implementation of the decisions of the Research Committee.
• Support for the laboratories
• Financial management of scientific projects and follow-up of contracts for laboratoriesAccreditation to Supervise Research
• Management of student registration (50)
• Organization and follow-up of the defense of PhD dissertations with the authorization of the Research CommitteePhD
• Management of student registrations (700)
• Organization and follow-up of the defense of PhD dissertations (110 defenses per year)
• Management of international joint supervision of research (20 per year)PhD employment contracts (150 over three years)
• Implementation of campaign to recruit teachers (2 sessions per year)
• Management and follow-up of teaching (42 per year) and research (47 per year) contracts
• Follow-up of agreements (Île-de-France region, General Committee and EPSC)Doctoral training
• Preparation, implementation and management of teaching (600 hours per year)
• Coordination with the Doctoral Schools and careers services for PhD students (CFDIP of Sorbonne Paris Cité)
• Management and follow-up of student registrations and ECTS credits according to individual needsIn direct collaboration with the three Doctoral Schools
The Office for Research and Doctoral Studies manages communications regarding Research and Doctoral Studies
• Management and distribution of information (call for proposals of the Research Committee, assessments of dissertation defenses, authorization to supervise research, Research Committee report)
• Organization of events (Research Day, PhD graduation ceremony, Welcome event for new teachers, ceremony for the award of honorary doctorates)Christine Fernandez
Administrator
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 31 00 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
adm-bred@univ-paris13.frLoïc Plesel
Administrative assistant, management of PhD employment contracts, research communications
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 39 83 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
loïc.plesel@univ-paris13.frLobna Meziane
Administrative Management for the Research Committee, follow-up and production of indicators
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 32 41 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
lobna.meziane@univ-paris13.frCatherine Aufrere
Financial management of scientific projects, PhD employment contracts
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 38 45 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
sec-bred@univ-paris13.frFranciane Barul
PhD student registration, 1st, 2nd and 3rd years, joint supervision of research, authorization to supervise research (HDR)
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 30 17 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
bred-ins@univ-paris13.frNathalie Godin
Exemption from registration for fourth-year and fifth-year PhD students and above, organization of dissertation defenses
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 28 34 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
bred-sou@univ-paris13.frFatiha Necibi
Project evaluation, management of guest professors
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 30 18 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
necibi.fatiha@univ-paris13.frMuriel Vatrin
Manager of teaching units and careers services for PhD students (Erasme and Galilée)
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 39 65, President’s Building, ground floor
muriel.vatrin@univ-paris13.frViviane Birard
Administrator for the Erasme Doctoral School
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 32 56, building Arts and Communications, 1st floor, Office D201
ecoledoc-erasme@univ-paris13.frAna Paula Farto
Administrator for the Galilée Doctoral School
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 20 65, building Galilée Institute D, 2nd floor, Office D207
ecole-doctorale.galilee@univ-paris13.fr