STEP Doctoral School

ED STEP- rubrique ED

Doctoral School Sciences de la Terre, de l’Environnement et des Planètes

The doctoral school STEP (ED STEP for Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Terre, de l’Environnement et des Planètes) is a thematic doctoral school of the Grenoble area (including Chambéry et Valence). ED STEP is one of the 13 doctoral schools of the Doctoral College of Université Grenoble Alpes.
 

STEP Doctoral School Key Figures
  • 170 PhD Students
  • 50 thesis defended each year
  • 170 HDR
The majority of STEP PhDs are employed in industry, in France or abroad, generally in Research and Development positions. There are also many careers in higher education and research organisations.
CONTACTS


Director

Deputy Director

  • Patricia MARTINERIE
Administrative Officers

Specialities of the STEP ED
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Physical and Environmental Geography
- Planetology

Keywords :
Seismic hazard, Archaeoseismicity, Laboratory astrophysics, Biogeochemistry, Biogeography, Climatology, Cosmochemistry, Exobiology, Socioenvironmental dynamics, Glaciology, Geochemistry, Space geodesy, Geodynamics, Geology, Geomagnetism, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Hydrology, Imaging, Rock mechanics, Metamorphism, Space Weather, Mineralogy, Space Missions, Oceanography, Paleoclimatology, Petrology, Physics of the Core, Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Natural Resources, Natural Hazards, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Social Sciences, Sedimentology, Seismology, Tectonics, Volcanology

The Doctoral School is responsible for:

To organise the competitive recruitment process for the Contrats Doctoraux d'Etablissement of the Université Grenoble Alpes and to ensure the quality of applications for theses financed by other means,
Informing and ensuring the pedagogical and administrative follow-up of doctoral students, from the first registration until the thesis is defended, in compliance with the thesis charter and in close collaboration with the host laboratories and teams,
Organising, in conjunction with the Doctoral Schools College, training courses, assignments and activities that are useful for the doctoral student's research project, the acquisition of additional skills and their professional project,
Assisting supervisors in their training mission. The HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) committee is thus attached to the Earth and Environmental Sciences Doctoral School.
Contribute to the attractiveness and promotion of doctoral studies at national and international level, in both the academic and industrial sectors.

 

Published on  December 16, 2020
Updated on February 19, 2024