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PhD student: towards a low-tech building, dependencies linked to maintenance and upkeep of buildings facing climate change

Ecole nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Etienne · State civil service

En français : Doctorante : vers un bâtiment low-tech, dépendances liées à la maintenance et à l'entretien du bâti face au changement climatique

This job in plain words

This is a PhD thesis on the dependencies linked to the maintenance and upkeep of buildings facing climate change. The job is based in Saint-Étienne, attached to the GEO department of the EVS laboratory, with remote work possible.

Open to non-civil servants Remote work possible

Can you apply?

Open to civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff. Training or interest in social sciences is a plus.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Master's degree (bac+5) · Bac+5 in general engineering, environmental science, civil or building energy engineering, geography or planning, or a related field
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff; contract type and length not stated

The profile they want:

  • Master's degree (bac+5) in engineering, environment, civil engineering, building energy or planning
  • Qualitative methods: interviews, field observation, document analysis
  • Systems analysis and foresight for socio-technical systems
  • Knowledge of how buildings work technically and how they are maintained
  • Comfortable working with varied data
  • Fluent French and working English

What you would do

  • Analyse dependencies linked to building maintenance and upkeep
  • Carry out semi-structured interviews and field observations
  • Analyse varied data using R, Python or QGIS
  • Build and examine prospective scenarios
  • Lead project phases together with two other PhD students

How to apply

Upload your application on the Recruitee platform of the Institut Mines-Télécom, linked in the offer. You can also send your application by email to the two supervisors named in the offer.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter
  • Academic transcripts for the last two years
  • Contact details of at least one reference person
  • Research work (master's thesis, academic communication)
  • One or two letters of recommendation

Good to know:

  • Remote work possible.
  • Expected start date: 1 February 2027.
  • Two deadlines are given: 5 November 2026 in the header and 15 November 2026 in the additional information.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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