Fully granted PhD positions in Digital Science / Digital Society at Université Côte d’Azur – France

Digital Systems for Humans (DS4H) is a Graduate School and a pluridisciplinary research coordination structure focused on scientific, technological and human issues of the digital world and the digital society. It is part of Université Côte d’Azur, one of the ten French most research-intensive universities.

In 2026, 12 fully funded doctoral projects will be awarded within the perimeter of DS4H Graduate School:

• Two of them financed by the DS4H Graduate school and focused on "Digital and Environment"theme on the one hand and "Multidisciplinarity"theme on the other hand.
• Nine of them financed by the Doctoral school in Information and Communication Technologies (ED STIC).
• The last onedelegated by the QuantAzur Institute to DS4H Graduate school on applied quantum technologies

The list of open subjects will be updated daily on our website until May, 3rd. Visit us regularly!

Inspiring research environment

As a doctoral student at Université Côte d'Azur, you will be provided with a very high-quality hosting environment:

• Excellent research environment including international-renowned laboratories with long-standing practices for leading doctoral projects and the lab/industry cross-fertilization in Nice-Sophia Antipolis, the fast-paced European largest technopark.
• Interdisciplinary research options as cross-domain vision lies at the heart of the Digital Systems for Humans Graduate school project.
• International networking: researchers from dozens of different nationalities work together in our laboratories and almost 70% of the PhD students are foreigners. Moreover, Université Côte d'Azur is co-founder of the UlyssEUs European University Alliance and a strategic partner of the University Laval, Canada. Read more about Université Côte d'Azur worldwide...
• PhD mobility support program: DocWalker
• Additional training modules to boost your career (minors, student supervision training, scientific mediation, etc.).
• Specific PhD candidates individual support from Université Côte d'Azur (housing, administrative procedures, child-care solutions, newcomers meetups...).
• Active doctoral student life with ADAMS and ADSTIC associations: academic and unifying events, scientific seminars, parties…
• ... and the world-envied French Riviera quality of life!

Application deadline: May 3, 2026

Interviews: from the beginning of May to mid-June

Final laureates decision: end of June

Visit Website: https://ds4h.univ-cotedazur.eu/education/phd/annual-campaign

Email now: ds4h-contact@univ-cotedazur.fr