Call for applications – PhD scholarship – 04/2026-03/2029

Are you a geologist-hydrogeologist looking to contribute to an interdisciplinary project on energy transition?

Join our team for an ambitious thesis in the heart of the Pyrenees!

Thesis project

Thesis title: Hydrogeological functioning of thermal springs in the Eastern Pyrenees: assessment of geothermal potential in mountain areas

Modality: Joint supervision by the Universities of Paris Saclay (UPS) and Barcelona (UB). Double degree (UPS and UB).

Funding: EU – Paris Saclay University contract Start date: April 1, 2026 End date: March 30, 2029

Supervision: A. Benedicto and C. Marlin (Paris Saclay University)

Co-supervision: I. Cantarero (University of Barcelona)

Co-supervision: V. Plagnes (Sorbonne University) and D. Guinoiseau (Paris Saclay University)

Host laboratories: GEOPS (CNRS-Paris Saclay University) / METIS (SU-CNRS-EPHE) (Sorbonne University) / MPGA (University of Barcelona)

ED: ED 129 SEIF (Environmental Sciences Ile de France) and ED University of Barcelona

Brief summary of the thesis objective: This thesis aims to conceptually model the hydrogeological functioning of natural hot springs in the Pyrénées-Orientales, located on the border between Spain, Andorra, and France. The objective is to analyze and understand their spatial variability (temperature, chemical composition, flow rate), as well as the geological, structural, and hydrodynamic controls that govern them.