Housed at the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme (MMSH) in Aix-en-Provence (Jas de Bouffan), Doctoral School 355 "Espaces, Cultures, Sociétés" was created in 1999. Highly multidisciplinary, it welcomes doctoral students whose field(s) of research are in the Humanities and Social Sciences, although it is more particularly oriented towards Mediterranean studies, and
is directed by Laure VERDON, Professor of History, assisted by Justine ORNETO.
ED 355 brings together 19 research units, covering 4 main thematic areas in the human and social sciences:
- Space, Environment and
- SocietyAncient and Contemporary WorldsNorms
- , Institutions and Social BehaviorLanguages
- , Texts, Arts and Cultures
PrinciplesThe
- ED is headed by a Director, assisted by a Council.
- The ED Director is appointed by the head of the institution after consultation with the Academic Research Committee and the ED Council.
- The Council adopts the ED's action program.
- Through its deliberations, it manages the affairs of the doctoral school, based on internal regulations.
ED Scientific Council26
members13
- internal members5
- external members5
- doctoral student representatives2
- BIATSS representatives1
- governance representative
In accordance with the missions devolved to Doctoral Schools by the decree of May 26, 2016, ED 355 organizes the training of doctoral students and prepares them for their professional activity at the end of doctoral training. In accordance with the principles set out in the AMU Doctoral Charter and the procedures specified in its internal regulations, it supports doctoral students in completing their doctorate, in particular by providing them with a multidisciplinary culture as part of a coherent scientific project.
ED 355Organizes
- the allocation of funding, in particular doctoral contracts, within the framework of institutional
- policyEnsures the quality of doctoral student supervision by research units and teams, ensures compliance with the Doctoral Charter of 26/06/2016 and implements it.
- It enables doctoral students to prepare and defend their theses in the best possible conditionsOrganizes
- scientific and intellectual exchanges between doctoral studentsProposes
- to doctoral students training that is useful to their research and professional projects, as well as the training required to acquire a broader scientific cultureDefines
- a support system for the professional integration of doctoral studentsOrganizes
- monitoring of the professional integration of doctoral students and, more generally, of all doctoral students hosted within the ED.