The thesis supervisor is the agent with the highest level of responsibility for the development of the research plan and for guiding and planning the training activities of the PhD student. They must ensure both impact and novelty in the field of the subject matter of the doctoral thesis.
The thesis supervisor may be proposed by the Academic Doctoral Committee (CAD) or by the doctoral candidate. If persons other than UIC PDI staff members are proposed as thesis supervisors, and do not co-supervise the thesis with a lecturer from the programme, the CAD will appoint a UIC tutor.
As a general requirement the thesis supervisor must be linked to a university and currently have a six-year research period in force. Exceptionally, the CAD can appoint a non-university professional who can accredit equivalent research experience as a supervisor. The CAD for the Doctoral Programme will establish the procedure for recognising equivalent research experience among lecturers who cannot request six-year research periods because they are external to the UIC.
Doctoral theses may be directed by 2 or 3 doctors, where there are academic reasons to do so, such as thematic interdisciplinarity or programmes developed in national or international collaboration, with the authorisation of the CAD.
In the exercise of your task as a thesis supervisor you will:
- Sign a commitment in writing that establishes the responsibilities and supervisory functions of the supervisor and, where appropriate, the tutor, in the form established by the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.
- Participate in the training activities for thesis directors offered by the Doctorate School to fulfil with responsibility the supervisory functions of their doctoral candidates.
- Indicate to the doctoral student the most appropriate training activities for his or her research when the Doctoral Programme considers this necessary.
- Communicate to the doctoral candidate any ethical standards or aspects that may be related to his or her research.
- Oversee the research plan and participation in training activities of the doctoral candidate. Agree on the monitoring plan for research work and plan regular meetings.
- Send the supervisor's report on the development of the work carried out by the PhD student to the CAD annually.
- Read, correct, and comment on the of thesis manuscript, in its successive reworking, before the date agreed for depositing it.
- Propose to the Academic Committee potential members for the specific committee for each doctoral candidate.
- Propose to the corresponding Academic Committee the external reviewers to evaluate the deposited. theses
- Propose to the Doctoral School the members who may form part of the jury for the thesis defence.