European Doctorate in Sound and Vibration (EDSVS)

A network of eight European Universities active in the field of sound and vibration offer doctoral training to students from Member and Associate States of the European Union and to students from third countries. The EDSVS network will also assist all other types of Early Stage Training carried out at the EDSVS Institutions. This will include Master courses, Modular Training Courses, Training Workshops, etc. The eight University Hosting Institutions are: 1. University of Southampton – Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, (ISVR), United Kingdom 2. Università di Ferrara – Dipartimento di Ingegneria, (DIUF), Italy; 3. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, (INSA), France; 4. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Department of Mechanical Engineering, (KUL), Belgium; 5. Trinity College Dublin – Mechanical Engineering Department, (TCD), Eire; 6. Technical University of Denmark – Acoustic Technology, (DTU), Denmark; 7. Technical University of Berlin – Institute of Technical Acoustics, (TUB), Germany; 8. Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan– MWL, The Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory for Sound and Vibration Research, (KTH), Sweden. Training will be provided for all subjects related to acoustic noise and vibration. Therefore this is a multidisciplinary project, which involves training in engineering, environmental, physics, mathematical and life sciences. Additional training support will be available for language courses, computing courses and research project planning and management. Each doctoral student under this programme will have a “Home Institute” and a “Hosting Institute”, which will jointly define the doctorate programme; the supervision and support of the doctorate activity. Normally the main research activity will be carried out at the Home Institute (normally about 70% of the doctorate duration) while the remaining work will be carried at the Hosting Institute (normally about 30% of the doctorate duration). The European Commission is financing about 18 fellowships per year to support students’ visits at the eight EDSVS Institutes. The fellowships are awarded under the EC Marie Curie Host Fellowships program “Early Stage Research Training” (EST). The allowances to the students consist of: a) monthly living allowance, b) monthly mobility allowance; c) monthly mobility allowance. The total amount of the mobility living allowances is calculated on the basis of a) annual reference rates, b) country correction coefficients and c) expected proportion of employment contracts versus stipend. Students will be recruited either under an employment contract or a status equivalent to a fixed amount stipend. An employment contract includes all compulsory deductions under the national legislation. The reference rate for employment contract is 30,550 (€/year) while for fixed amount stipend is 15,275 (€/year). The duration of fellowships is between 3 and 36 months with no interruptions. In order to enhance the mobility character of this program, when fellowships last more than 12 months, students are requested to carry out one or more additional visit(s) to other Hosting Institutes for a total period of three months. EST fellowships are open to “early-stage researchers” (ESR) who are defined as researchers in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research activity, including the period of research training.