Each year, IRSN offers new topics for doctoral research, defined in close collaboration with the academic world.
A majority of students have a doctoral contract funded or co-funded by the Institute. The other students benefit from external funding
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for thesis funding, you must hold a Master's degree or an equivalent diploma allowing you to apply for a doctoral degree, before October of the current year.
In cases of diploma equivalence, the authorization to apply to the doctoral school must be verified before preparing the application form.
Applicants must be under 26 years of age. Exceptionally, this limit may be waived.
Thesis selection process
To apply you must contact the thesis tutor by email, sending him a resume and a cover letter. If your profile attracts his attention, he will inform you on the steps to take for the rest of your application.
We draw your attention to the fact that the thesis proposals posted are still subject to validation by the IRSN Thesis Commission. A limited number of thesis offers may be removed by early March.
Financing
The amount of the doctoral contract allocated by IRSN is around €2040 gross monthly during the first two years and €2090 gross monthly in the third year.
For some proposed thesis related to external financing, this amount may be different.
Thesis Subjects
You will find below the list of thesis subjects for the year 2020. They are arranged according to the following disciplines:
Biology - ecology - health
Engineering sciences - Civil engineering - Fluid mechanics
Physics and Geological Sciences - Earth, Universe, Space
Mathematics - Informatics
Chemistry
Biology - ecology - health
Thesis location: Laboratory for Radionuclide Ecotoxicology (LECO) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Biology; Ecology, Environment
Keywords : biomarker, gamma irradiation,
fish
Thesis location: Laboratory for Radionuclide Ecotoxicology (LECO) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Biology; Ecology, Environment
Keywords : ionising radiation
health-environment AOP
Thesis location: Research Laboratory for Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial Ecosystems (LR2T) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Biology; Ecology, EnvironmentKeywords : particles,
experiments/modelling, foliar uptake/translocation
Thesis location: Research Laboratory for Radionuclide Transfer in Aquatic Ecosystems (LRTA) - La Seyne-sur-Mer (83) and Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie - Marseille (13)
Themes :
Biology; Ecology, Environment
Keywords : trophic chain, model, radionuclide
Thesis location: Radiobiology of Medical Exposure Laboratory (LRMed) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Biology
Keywords : Pelvic Radiotherapy
sequelae; Colonic microenvironment and cell therapy
Thesis location: Radiobiology of Accidental Exposure Laboratory (LRAcc) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Biology ; Biochimistry
Keywords : Prophylaxis, lodine,
Thyroid
Thesis location: Radiobiology of Accidental Exposure Laboratory (LRAcc) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Biology ; Biotechnology
Keywords : Biological indicators,
microRNAs, Metabolomics
Thesis location: Radiochemistry, Speciation and Imaging Laboratory (LRSI) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Biology
Keywords : AOP, Uranium, Organoïd
Thesis location: Ionizing Radiation Epidemiology Laboratory (LEPID) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), INSERM UMR 1027 - Toulouse (31)
Themes :
Medicine; Mathematics
Keywords : radiation therapy, cardiac
complications, epidemiology
Thesis location: Ionizing Radiation Epidemiology Laboratory (LEPID) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Medicine; Mathematics
Keywords : radiation ; occupational
exposure; epidemiology
Thesis location: Microirradiation, Neutron Metrology and Dosimetry Laboratory (LMDN) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Biology
Keywords : Mitochondria ; nematode ;
central nervous system
Thesis location: Experimental Radiotoxicology and Radiobiology Laboratory (LRTOX) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Biology
Keywords : Anevrysm, low doses
Engineering sciences - Civil engineering - Fluid mechanics
Thesis location: Research department for the study and modelling of the effects of weapons and explosives (BMAX) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), ICARE - Orléans (45), French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis - Saint-Louis (68)
Themes :
Physics; Engineering sciences
Keywords : blast waves, blast
interaction, pressure measurements
Thesis location: Hydrogeology, Flood and Geotechnical Risk Assessment Section (BEHRIG) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), CNRS, The Laboratory of Computing, Modelling and Optimization of the Systems, Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Saint-Etienne - Aubière (63)
Themes :
Mathematics; Engineering Sciences
Keywords : Breaches, hazard,
surrogate.
Thesis location: Microirradiation, Neutron Metrology and Dosimetry Laboratory (LMDN) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Physics; Engineering sciences
Keywords : Epithermal neutrons ;
simulated workplace field ; neutron spectrometry
Thesis location: Atmospheric Transfers Modeling Section for Study of Accidents Consequences (BMCA) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92) National Centre for Meteorological Research, UMR 3589
CNRS/Météo-France - Toulouse (31)
Themes :
Earth, universe, space; Engineering sciences
Keywords : dispersion; ensembles;
uncertainty
Thesis location: Laboratory for Modeling and Analysis of Structural Performance (LMAPS) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Civil engineering; Engineering sciences
Keywords : steel-concrete interface;
multilayer plate; kinematic enhancement by E-FEM
Thesis location: Laboratory for Modeling and Analysis of Structural Performance (LMAPS) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Civil engineering
Keywords : Earthquake, soil-structure
interaction, in-situ test
Thesis location: Laboratory for Modeling and Analysis of Structural Performance (LMAPS) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), Laboratory for Materials and Construction Works Durability (LMDC) - Toulouse (31)
Themes :
Civil engineering; Engineering sciences
Keywords :Internal Swelling Reactions (ISR), Air permeability, damage
Thesis location: Neutronics Laboratory (LN) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Physics; Engineering sciences
Keywords : Monte-Carlo, Water holes,
sensitivity calculations
Thesis location: Loss of Coolant Accident and Uncertainties Modeling Laboratory (LIMAR) - Cadarache (13), Pittsburgh University - USA, L'Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT) - Toulouse (31), INL - Idaho Falls USA
Themes :
Engineering sciences
Keywords : Two-phase flow, boiling
Thesis location: Material Physics and Thermal-Mechanics Laboratory (LPTM) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences; Physics
Keywords : Micromechanics, fuel,
damage
Thesis location: Material Physics and Thermal-Mechanics Laboratory (LPTM) - Cadarache (13), Laboratoire de mécanique et d'acoustique (LMA) - Marseille (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences; Physics
Keywords : viscoplasticity,
polycrystal, homogenization
Thesis location: Fire Experimentation Laboratory (LEF) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences; Physics
Keywords : fire, combustion,
compartment
Thesis location: Loss of Coolant Accident and Uncertainties Modeling Laboratory (LIMAR) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences
Keywords : Two-phase flow, coupled
fluid-structure simulation, SG vibrations
Thesis location: Explosion and Fire Laboratory (LIE) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences; Mathematics
Keywords : dust, combustion,
Euler-Lagrange
Thesis location: Explosion and Fire Laboratory (LIE) - Cadarache (13), UFR Sciences, Site de Château Gombert - Marseille (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences
Keywords : Fire, underground
galleries, mechanical ventilation
Thesis location: Mechanics and Materials Experimental Research Laboratory (LE2M) - Cadarache (13), Contact and Structure Mechanics Laboratory
- Lyon (69)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences
Keywords : LOCA M5 hydriding
Thesis location : Material Physics and Thermal-Mechanics Laboratory (LPTM) - Cadarache (13), Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil (LMGC) - Montpellier (34)
Themes :
Civil engineering; Mathematics
Keywords : cement/aggregate interface,
concrete homogenization, Delayed Ettringite Formation
Thesis location: Research and Modeling Laboratory for Airborne Dispersion and Containement (LEMAC) - Saclay (91)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences
Keywords : contamination, near-field,
dispersion
Thesis location: Aerosol Physics and Metrology Laboratory (LPMA) - Saclay (91), Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais - Paris (75)
Themes :
Physics; Ecology, environment
Keywords : Aerosol, mass
concentration, metrology
Thesis location: Explosion and Fire Laboratory (LIE) - Cadarache (13), Institut P' - Poitiers
Themes :
Physics ; Engineering Sciences
Keywords : Fires - large eddy
simulations - turbulent combustion
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Physics and Geological Sciences - Earth, Universe, Space
Thesis location: Laboratory of Metrology of Nuclear Materials (L2MN) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92) ; Lancaster University - England
Themes :
Physics
Keywords : Scintillator, safeguards,
nuclear measurement
Thesis location: Radiobiology of Accidental Exposure Laboratory (LRAcc) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Physics
Keywords : Interventional radiology,
dosimetry, Monte Carlo simulation
Thesis location: Research Laboratory on the Future of the Radioactive Sites Pollution (LELI) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), SUBATECH - Nantes (44)
Themes :
Ecology, Environment; Earth, Universe, Space
Keywords : Lead, Uranium, Mine
Thesis location: Research Laboratory for Migration and Interactions in the Geosphere (LETIS) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Earth, Universe, Space ; Physics
Keywords : geophysics, monitoring,
induced polarisation
Thesis location: Research Laboratory for Radionuclide Transfer in Aquatic Ecosystems (LRTA) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Ecology, Environment; Earth, Universe, Space
Keywords : Radionuclide, river, sediments
Thesis location: Seismic Risk Assessment Section (BERSSIN) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), Géosciences Montpellier, Montpellier University - Montpellier (34)
Themes :
Earth, Universe, Space
Keywords : geodesy, fault systems,
seismic hazard
Thesis location: Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory (LDRI) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Physics
Keywords : MRI-LINAC, dosimetry, 3D
Thesis location: Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory (LDRI) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Physics ; Biology
Keywords : modelling, radiobiology,
cellular population
Thesis location : Material Physics and Thermal-Mechanics Laboratory (LPTM) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Physics
Keywords : Multiscale, Atomistic
Method, Cohesive Zone Models
Thesis location: Aerosol Physics and Metrology Laboratory (LPMA) - Saclay (91), Complexe de Recherche Interprofessionnel en Aérothermochimie (CORIA) - Rouen (76)
Themes :
Physics ; Earth, Universe, Space
Keywords : aerosol collection,
interface tracking, drop vaporisation
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Mathematics - Informatics
Thesis location : Hydrogeology, Flood and Geotechnical Risk Assessment Section (BEHRIG) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Earth, Universe, Space; Ecology, Environment
Keywords : Extreme climatic events,
climate change, attribution
Thesis location : Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Laboratory (LMRE) - Orsay (91)
Themes :
Physics; Mathematics
Keywords : Gamma-ray spectrometry,
sparse spectral unmixing, joint analysis
Thesis location: Radiobiology of Medical Exposure Laboratory (LRMed) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92)
Themes :
Mathematics ; Biology
Keywords : Relative biological
effectiveness , Functional data analysis, system biology
Thesis location: Explosion and Fire Laboratory (LIE) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Information technology, electronics
Keywords : expert systems – Bayesian
networks - fire
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Chemistry
Thesis location : Cherbourg-Octeville Radioecology Laboratory (LRC) - Cherbourg (50)
Themes :
Ecology, Environment; Chemistry
Keywords : chlorine 36, experiment,
modeling
Thesis location: Research Laboratory for Migration and Interactions in the Geosphere (LETIS)- Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), LECBA - Saclay (91)
Themes :
Chemistry; Physics
Keywords : Concrete, C-S-H, chemistry
Thesis location : Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory (LDRI) - Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), Laboratoire de Spectrochimie
Infrarouge et Raman (LASIR), CNRS 8516 - Lille (59)
Themes :
Chemistry; Mathematics
Keywords : EPR dosimetry, population
triage, chimiometry
Thesis location : Radioelement Transfer Research Laboratory (LETR) - Cadarache (13), Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide (UCCS) - Lille (59)
Themes :
Chemistry; Physics
Keywords : Zr-U-Cr-O, thermodynamics,
ATF
Thesis location: Environment and Chemistry Experimental Research Laboratory (L2EC) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Engineering Sciences; Chemistry
Keywords : Noble gases, trapping,
microporous materials
Thesis location: Radioelement Transfer Research Laboratory (LETR) - Cadarache (13)
Themes :
Chemistry; Physics
Keywords : Remobilization, surface's effects,
no-congruent condensation
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