Call for applications | Doctoral Collaborative Platform Nutrition - Food Systems (FOODS)
The Nutrition and Food Systems Doctoral Collaborative Platform (FOODS) developed by the University of Montpellier is looking for 4 to 6 PhD students to create a second cohort of international PhD students and take part in field schools in 2025. One-week training courses will be organized in conjunction with partner universities in France and abroad. The UM will cover the costs of missions and training courses for selected PhD students.
Developed by the University of Montpellier (UM) and led by Karen Lambert-Cordillac, lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy and researcher at the PhYMEDEXP laboratory, and the University of Pretoria (UP), the UM-UP collaborative doctoral training platform aims to train the next generation of scientists on the ISITE themes: Nourish-Nurture-Protect, in order to meet the challenges of open science and open training in the field of nutrients - food systems. It is funded by the ANR under the France 2030 program, and managed by the Direction des Programmes Structurants in the IdéEs program's international and attractiveness support department.
Research theme
"How food systems can play a crucial role in improving public health, particularly for the most at-risk populations, and in preventing the global rise in chronic disease".
Calendar
- Campaign opening: December 12, 2024
- Application deadline: March 17, 2025
- Notification of winning projects : mid-April 2025
Dates and location of first training session: October 28 to November 6, 2025, ULAVAL, Quebec, Canada