DOC2AMU is an innovative doctoral programme with the aim of financing 30 3-year doctoral contracts from 2016 to 2021 at Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) in Marseille, France. These positions will be offered in three calls: 2016, 2017 and 2018. The programme is uniquely characterized by principles of interdisciplinarity, intersectoriality, and international exposure (« 3I »).