Théophile is a PhD student working in the Interdisciplinary Cooperation for Sustainability project, part of the Sustainability Research (SusRes) initiative hosted by NTNU. This project aims at studying how interdisciplinary collaboration is framed and practiced in the context of research for sustainability, and whether this mode of knowledge creation can actually bring about a positive and decisive contribution in tackling the environmental crisis. 

In addition, he works at the Experts in Teamwork (EiT) academic section, where he co-supervises the village TIØ4856 - 'Building sustainable solutions for the Lithium-ion battery value chain', running on the spring semester 2023.

Théophile has a double master's degree from SOAS University of London in 'Environment, Politics and Development' and from Sciences Po Lyon in 'International Affairs and Globalisation Studies. He also notably studied at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, and at the DEAC of the French Institute in Cairo, Egypt.