FdS Council Newsline, October 4, 2017

The Recruitment Campaign for Faculty Members and Associate Faculty (PAST)

The job descriptions for the recruitment campaign for Research Professors and Associate Professors (PAST) were approved by a vote of the assembly. Recruitment will be conducted in accordance with Article 46.1 of Decree No. 84-431 of June 6, 1984, establishing the common statutory provisions applicable to Research Professors and setting forth the special status of the corps of university professors and the corps of associate professors:
– Department of Chemistry: two associate professor positions and one full professor position,
– Department of Mathematics: one associate professor position and one full professor position,
– Department of Computer Science: one associate professor position,
– Department of Biology and Mechanisms of Life: one full professor position,
– Department of Physics: one associate professor position,
– Department of Biology and Ecology: two associate professor positions and one full professor position,
– Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Automation: one PAST position.

Vote on the allocation of the third round of 2017 educational projects

The Council voted to approve the third round of 2017 educational projects:
– 3D printing of biological elements and viruses for the Department of Biology and Mechanisms of Life (Bio-MV),
– a progress report for the Department of Chemistry,
– a new in situ measurement device for assessing groundwater resources (identification of preferred production zones in drilling): a heat flowmeter for the Department of Earth, Water, and Environment (DESTEEM).

Three conventions adopted

The Council adopted three agreements:
– between the company CEVENN’ESSENCES and the University of Montpellier, regarding the loan of equipment;
– between the Jardin Antique Méditerranéen and the University of Montpellier, as part of the Scientific Workshops for the General Public;
– between TOTAL and the University of Montpellier, to specify the terms and conditions of the company’s sponsorship in connection with educational initiatives launched within the Master’s program in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environment.

Grant Vote

The Council approved a one-time grant of €500 to the Youth Club of the Société Chimique de France for the organization of the 5th Mediterranean Conference for Young Researchers, to be heldon October 12 and 13, 2017.

Managing the Flow of First-Year Undergraduate Students

Miscellaneous Items: Managing the influx of first-year undergraduate students. Our Faculty will conduct an in-depth review of teaching methods and adjust class schedules for the upcoming academic year.