PhD
UNITEID PhD program offers five to six doctoral grants per year, awarded on a competitive basis, for the financing or co-financing of three-year theses, as well as the financing of a fourth year of thesis. Students must be enrolled in a doctoral program in Toulouse, and carry out their thesis in a partner laboratory. International co-supervision and co-tutelles are strongly encouraged.
The UNITEID PhD program is coordinated with the Masters program and involves two doctoral schools at the University of Toulouse: Biology, Health, Biotechnology (BSB) and Ecological, Veterinary, Agronomic and Bioengineering Sciences (SEVAB).
To be eligible for a PhD at the UNITEID Graduate School, the project must be cross-disciplinary in nature, with the aim of providing interdisciplinary training. Selection is made by the EUR Evaluation Committee in an annual competition, and depends on both the excellence of the candidate and the cross-disciplinary nature of the project.
UNITEID brings together top-level research teams involved in the following priority/emerging infectious diseases: Avian influenza, poxviruses, tuberculosis, HIV, HEV, SARS-CoV-2, Zika, Bornaviruses, Prions, malaria, antimicrobial resistance, as well as epidemiology research teams. UNITEID boasts state-of-the-art technical facilities, including BSL3 laboratories, zootechnics for MIE (EquipEx Aninfimip), Omics (Genotoul) and Artificial Intelligence (ANITI) platforms.
Theses submitted to the UNITEID graduate school.
Evaluation of the contribution of clinical metagenomics using 3rd generation sequencing for the identification of emerging viruses
Viral diseases represent a major health risk for both humans and animals. Rapid, robust identification and typing of viral agents is a scientific and medical priority, and calls for «pipelines» that combine
From hosts to pathogens: One Health genomic monitoring of microbiome dynamics related to the bushmeat trade in Africa.
This thesis project explores emerging zoonotic diseases within socio-ecological systems, with a particular focus on bushmeat networks in West Africa. By focusing on the ecological and epidemiological dynamics of two
Study of antibiotic tolerance and persistence mechanisms in enterobacteria
This project directly addresses the threat of emerging infectious diseases by studying antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli strains associated with difficult-to-treat infections. Tolerance and persistence are clinical challenges:
Axonogenesis in pulmonary tuberculosis: characterization of innervation, Schwann cells and their functional roles
Tuberculosis is a priority infectious disease due to its global impact, risk of reactivation and drug resistance. By studying neurological and immune mechanisms, in particular interactions between Schwann cells,
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Doctoral scholarships
EUR UNITEID is able to finance or co-finance three-year doctoral grants. To this end, an admissions competition is held every year in July. Assistance is also available for both incoming and outgoing mobility.
Students must be enrolled in a PhD program in Toulouse, andcarry out their thesis in a UNITEID partner laboratory. International cotutelles are strongly encouraged.
In line with the objectives of the national acceleration strategy on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and CBRN threats (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation), the scope of funding eligibility is restricted to UNITEID's field, i.e. EIDs and antibiotic resistance, and therefore does not cover all infectiology, microbiology, or the epidemiology of non-emerging / non-priority infectious diseases. This suitability for the Graduate school field is a prerequisite for the admissibility of funding applications.
PhD grants 2026: UNITEID Graduate School launches its call for projects
UNITEID is launching a call for doctoral grants to support interdisciplinary research in the field of emerging infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance. This call is aimed at students wishing to carry out a research project in the following fields