10 Apr 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
IFREMER- Research Field
Other- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Positions
PhD Positions- Application Deadline
8 May 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)- Country
France- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe - MSCA- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The BETTER project, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Network) calls for applications for 1 fully funded Doctoral Candidate (DC), with attractive complementary training activities and associated research and travel budgets and the enrollment in graduated schools with the opportunity to get the PhD title. The aim of BETTER is to form a new generation of professional experts on Offshore Wind Farming (OWF). This team will address the noticeable knowledge and technological gap that exists in comprehending how marine ecosystems respond to the ongoing and anticipated extensive expansion of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs) and how to incorporate these considerations into the optimised design. BETTER will conduct comprehensive research spanning multiple disciplines and sectors, across various functional and operational scales, to quantify the intricacies and nuances inherent in current designs related to OWF and assess their corresponding environmental impact. By doing so, we can outline a trajectory for expanding our offshore renewable energy capacity while steering the design and development of OWFs with the forces of resiliency and an even wider spectrum of sustainability, thereby mitigating environmental disturbances and socioeconomic impacts.
The BETTER consortium is formed by experts in geology, oceanography, marine ecology, marine biology, geotechnical engineering, computation modelling, offshore engineering, underwater acoustics, data science and mathematics across 7 European countries. The whole network comprises 15 academic partners and 3 industry partners. The successful candidates will be hosted by the BETTER Consortium consisting of universities, research institutions and companies in Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal and UK. They will also benefit from an excellent scientific environment, up-to-date technologies and supervision by international leaders in the field. They will learn to integrate academic and industrial aspects in their research work and they will sharpen their experimental and complementary skills in a well-designed and diversified and unprecedented training program.
Below the details of the position. Project specific requirements can be found in the project description.
DC 12: Suction caisson anchor and piles in gassy sediments: installation and in-place performance
Recruiting Institution: Institute Francais de Recherche Pour l’Exploitation de la Mer - IFREMER
Enrolling PhD school: Universite de Bretagne Occidentale - UBO
Main supervisors: Nabil Sultan, Patrick Mutabaruka
Where to apply
pmutabar@ifremer.fr
Requirements
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements
DC 12: Suction caisson anchor and piles in gassy sediments: installation and in-place performance
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
The salary consists of the gross Monthly Living Allowance of 3.400,00 EUR per month pondered by the EU correction coefficient (specific for the countries where the enrolling Institutions are located, available at link); in addition, a Mobility Allowance of 600,00 EUR per month will be paid, and also possibly another 495,00 EUR per month of Family Allowance depending on marital status.
The DC salary is subject to local tax, social benefit and other deductions following national regulations.
Eligibility criteria
The PhD position as Doctoral Candidates is open to applicants of all nationalities fulfilling with the following eligibility requirements:
- should NOT have — at the date of recruitment — resided in the country where the research training takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and NOT have carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country;
- should satisfy the eligibility requirements to enrol on a PhD degree. This includes i) master degree compliant with the research fields described in the individual research project; ii) excellent/good oral and written English language skills, iii) good skills in scientific writing and results presentation.
We wait for young ambitious and friendly people who are willing to work in the international team of scientific and practical experts in forest ecology and engineering.
Selection process
All the documents must be sent via email to pmutabar@ifremer.fr , using the object "BETTER - call for application - 1 doctoral candidate (DC) position - 4th call". If the size exceed the limits, the documents can be sent by adding a WeTransfer link to the text of the email.
Interested students are asked to submit their application following the indications provided by the recruiting institutions, listed in the paragraph below “REQUIREMENTS”, within 9th of May 2026.
A recruitment panel adhering to strict gender equality and equal opportunity rules will be set up consisting of the two supervisors and a third BETTER representative.
After a first evaluation based on the provided documents, an online interview will follow.
Selection criteria will encompass the potential as researchers, creativity, level of independence, teamwork ability, knowledge, communication experience and availability for the intended start date. Start date of the positions can be as early as May 2026.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- IFREMER -
- Country
- France
- City
- Plouzanè
- Postal Code
- 29280
- Street
- 1625 Rte de Sainte-Anne
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
Plouzanè- City
Plouzané- Website
https://www.ifremer.fr/en- Street
1625 Rte de Sainte-Anne- Postal Code
29280
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