Frequently Asked Questions

What are the eligibility criteria applying to the MuSkLE PhD positions?

1. The recruited applicant must be a doctoral candidate (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the application call deadline). 
2. The applicant should not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, study) in the country where he/she is  being recruited, i.e. France, for more than 12 months in the 3 years before the application call deadline, unless this time was part of a compulsory national service or a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention.

Has an information webinar for applicants already taken place, or is one planned before the application deadline? If so, is a recording available online?

It is not planned to implement webinars before the application deadline.

Webinars may be organised by the PhD positions’ supervisors after the application phase (step 3 in the Guide for applicants) and before the interview phase (step 4).

Is the start date of the projects is flexible? I noticed that all the listed projects are scheduled to begin in January 2027.

Actually the start date of the PhD projects is as from January 2027. The effective beginning of the working contract can be flexibly adjusted by common agreement between the recruiting institution and the fellow as from this date.