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
• Preparation of the Research Committee and its Office (12 per year) • Launch and management of calls for proposals initiated by the Research Committee (Research Quality Bonus funding, conferences, publications, platforms and associations, guest professors) • Coordination between the different bodies of the university, the laboratories and the Doctoral Schools in the implementation of the decisions of the Research Committee. • Management of student registration (50) • Management of student registrations (700) • Implementation of campaign to recruit teachers (2 sessions per year) • Preparation, implementation and management of teaching (600 hours per year) In direct collaboration with the three Doctoral Schools • Management and distribution of information (call for proposals of the Research Committee, assessments of dissertation defenses, authorization to supervise research, Research Committee report) Administrator Administrative assistant, management of PhD employment contracts, research communications Administrative Management for the Research Committee, follow-up and production of indicators Financial management of scientific projects, PhD employment contracts PhD student registration, 1st, 2nd and 3rd years, joint supervision of research, authorization to supervise research (HDR) Exemption from registration for fourth-year and fifth-year PhD students and above, organization of dissertation defenses Project evaluation, management of guest professors Manager of teaching units and careers services for PhD students (Erasme and Galilée) Administrator for the Erasme Doctoral School Administrator for the Galilée Doctoral SchoolAdministrative organization of the Research Committee
• 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
• 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:
• Support for the laboratories
• Financial management of scientific projects and follow-up of contracts for laboratoriesAccreditation to Supervise Research
• Organization and follow-up of the defense of PhD dissertations with the authorization of the Research CommitteePhD
• 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)
• 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
• 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 needsThe Office for Research and Doctoral Studies manages communications regarding Research and Doctoral Studies
• Organization of events (Research Day, PhD graduation ceremony, Welcome event for new teachers, ceremony for the award of honorary doctorates)Christine Fernandez
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 31 00 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Loïc Plesel
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 39 83 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
loïLobna Meziane
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 32 41 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Catherine Aufrere
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 38 45 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Franciane Barul
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 30 17 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Nathalie Godin
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 28 34 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Fatiha Necibi
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 30 18 // Fax: +33 1 49 40 38 44
Muriel Vatrin
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 39 65, President’s Building, ground floor
Viviane Birard
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 32 56, building Arts and Communications, 1st floor, Office D201
Ana Paula Farto
Telephone: + 33 1 49 40 20 65, building Galilée Institute D, 2nd floor, Office D207