The PhD program at IMT Mines Albi

The PhD program involves training in and through research, as well as professional experience. It provides the PhD student with scientific expertise in a given field of research and project management skills, while enabling the production of new knowledge. The PhD program is accompanied by additional scientific and transdisciplinary training validated by the doctoral school.

Develop your research topic with IMT Mines Albi

The PhD (level 8), registered in the French National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP), is recognized internationally.

Over a 3-year period, PhD students carry out their research with:

the support of expert research professors
assistance from engineers and technicians
high-tech equipment

IMT Mines Albi is authorized to award PhDs for the three doctoral schools in Toulouse:
    • AA: Doctoral School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    • EDSYS: Doctoral School Systems
    • MEGEP: Doctoral School of Mechanics, Energy, Civil and Process Engineering

PhD students register and defend their thesis at IMT Mines Albi. General and scientific training is provided by the doctoral schools of the University of Toulouse and IMT Mines Albi. All PhD students at the school are paid.

3 training and research centers helping you succeed in your PhD studies

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Industrial Engineering Center

The Industrial Engineering Center develops decision support methods and tools adapted to uncertain, heterogeneous and collaborative contexts. To achieve this, it combines approaches related to Industrial Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.

RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302 research center

The RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302 research center (Recherche d’Albi en génie des Procédés des SOlides Divisés, de l’Energie et de l’Environnement - Albi Research in Process Engineering of Divided Solids, Energy and the Environment) specializes in process engineering, with a focus on harnessing the functional properties of products. It brings together a range of scientific expertise rarely found in a single entity, in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, process engineering, energy, heat engineering and modeling/simulation.

The Albi site of Institut Clément Ader UMR CNRS 5312

The Albi site of Institut Clément Ader UMR CNRS 5312 is dedicated to the study of mechanical structures, systems and processes. Its sectors of activity are in line with those of transport of the future, with a particular focus on projects in the aeronautics, space, transport and energy sectors.

Thesis opportunities at IMT Mines Albi

With three education and research centers, IMT Mines Albi specializes in areas of expertise that are both innovative and forward-looking. There are many thesis topics offered by IMT Mines Albi’s three education and research centers.

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Why choose IMT Mines Albi for your PhD thesis?

    •    To work in a dynamic school with a strong reputation within the Institut Mines-Télécom network
    •    To join a research team that has earned recognition through participation in Labex, Equipex and technological research institute groups, Institut Carnot M.I.N.E.S. and by working in partnership with industry.
    •  To join education and research centers that are highly successful in calls for tender from the French National Research Agency (ANR) and European contracts, or in a laboratory associated with the CNRS.
    •    To benefit from IMT Mines Albi’s visibility and personalized support in developing your personal and career plan. IMT Mines Albi’s technological incubator will help you set up your own business..
    •    To carry out your thesis research on a green, well-equipped campus.

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4 areas of expertise to develop your thesis

Materials and processes for aeronautics and space

Powders, health and nutrition

Renewable energy, biomass, waste and eco-industries

Kinetics of organizations

How to apply to the PhD program at IMT Mines Albi

To apply to the PhD program, you must hold a French Master’s degree or another degree conferring the grade of Master (level 7 RNCP). If this degree requirement is not met, the Director of IMT Mines Albi may, by exemption and on the recommendation of the doctoral school board, enroll students who have completed studies of an equivalent level abroad, or who benefit from Accreditation of Prior Learning provided for in Article L. 613-5 of the French Education Code.

PhD enrollment is decided by the head of the institution on the recommendation of the director of the doctoral school, after consultation with the thesis supervisor and the director of the research unit. PhD students benefit from training courses offered by the doctoral school and IMT Mines Albi. Enrollment must be renewed at the beginning of each academic year. A thesis proposed by a research center must be accompanied by funding for the PhD student.

Apply to do a thesis at IMT Mines Albi