1. Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:Candidates will be evaluated according to the Resolution No. 42 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice passed on 21 January 2025 concerning admission requirements and mode of recruitment https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/resolution_42_2025.pdf . The evaluation procedure consists of two stages:STAGE I – preliminary evaluation of candidatesCandidates who have submitted the form of scientific achievements in accordance with the recruitment schedule (until August 24, 2025) are admitted to this stage of evaluation. The form of scientific achievements of the candidate will be made available through the IEDS website.STAGE II – interviews with candidatesRecruitment interview assesses the following: (i) the general qualifications and knowledge of the candidates in the discipline in which the doctoral dissertation will be completed, (ii) English proficiency, and (iii) motivation and ability to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, the candidates will be required to give a 10 minute presentation about their achievements to date and their strengths in the context of the PhD project.The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Article 3, Point 12 of the Regulations for Awarding NCN Scholarships for NCN-funded project (Appendix to NCN Council Resolution No. 25/2024 dated March 4, 2024: https://ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/uchwaly-rady/2024/uchwala25_2024-zal1_ang.pdf ). During the evaluation, the committee will take into account only those achievements that are relevant to the doctoral project for which the recruitment is conducted. Candidates who do not receive at least 50% points cannot be admitted to the PhD program. Therefore, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.
2. Requirements to admission

The recruitment will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations for granting NCN research scholarships in research projects financed from the funds of the National Science Centre introduced by Resolution of the Council of the National Science Centre No. 124/2022 of 1 December 2022, and in accordance with the rules in force in this Entity. On the basis of the submitted list of scientific achievements and the conducted admission interview, the recruitment committee grants:

• the candidate’s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – extraordinary;

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points – good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – no scientific achievements.

• achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained at home or abroad, scientific workshops and training, participation in research projects (20% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – outstanding  achievements (including scholarships, internships in leading foreign centers, prestigious international awards or distinctions, workshops or training in leading scientific centers, participation in international or foreign projects);

– 3 points – major achievements (scholarships, internships in good domestic and foreign centers, national awards or prizes, workshops or training abroad or nationwide, participation in domestic or foreign projects);

– 2 points – moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);

– 1 point – minor achievements;

– 0 points – no achievements.

• competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points –  good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – lack of competence.

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:

• • create an account in the irk.us.edu.pl system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;
  • pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;
  • The list of the scientific achievements and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a cover letter, via polarknow@us.edu.pl within the recruitment schedule

A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:

• an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);
• a cover letter;
• CV
• a list of scientific achievements
• the ORCID number;
• an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;
• consents and statements required in the IRK system;
• a copy of the master’s degree diploma together with a supplement or other document entitling to undertake education at a doctoral school in accordance with Section 8 (5) (6) and 8 (5) (7);

3. Admission schedule

• July 3, 2025 — opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, https://irk.us.edu.pl/en-gb/).
• August, 24 2025 — closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)
• August 24, 2025 — Deadline for delivery of required documents (see Information regarding the required documents on the last page)
• September 4, 2025 – assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.
• September 5, 2025 – providing candidates with information about the results of the 1st stage of recruitment and the admission or non-admission for interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.
• September 8-11, 2025 – interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).
• September 12, 2025 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.
• September 15-18, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 19, 2025 – notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.
• September 22-25, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 30, 2025 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Conditions for granting the scholarship

The amount of the monthly scholarship is 5,000 PLN gross with employer’s costs (i.e., approximately 3,690 PLN net) before the mid-term evaluation (years I-II), and 6,500 PLN gross with employer’s costs (i.e., approximately 4,800 PLN net) after the mid-term evaluation (years III-IV). The scholarship for the full 48-month period of the PhD study will be funded under the project titled “Studying glacier/ocean interactions using a natural laboratory of Hornsund fjord, Svalbard”, funded by the National Science Center, Poland (contract number UMO-2024/54/E/ST10/00174). The PI of the project is Assoc. Prof. Oskar Glowacki. The PhD scholarship is paid to the grantee on the basis of an agreement. The agreement specifies the scope of work performed in the research project and the period of its implementation, the amount of scholarship, and other conditions. Additionally, the PhD student can apply for external funding (e.g., from the National Science Centre, Poland; see PRELUDIUM program https://www.ncn.gov.pl/en/finansowanie-nauki/konkursy/typy/2 ).

5. Admission Committee

• Dr hab. Oskar Głowacki, IGF PAN (Chairman of Admission Committee/ Reserch Project Leader)
• Dr hab. Mateusz Moskalik, IGF PAN
• Dr hab. Michał Pętlicki, IGF PAN
• Dr hab. Agnieszka Herman, prof. IO PAN (Institute of Oceanology PAS)
• Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean)

1. Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:Candidates will be evaluated by the IEDS Recruitment Committee, described in §7 of the Resolution No. 493 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice passed on 23 January 2024 concerning admission requirements and mode of recruitment. The evaluation procedure consists of 2 stages:STAGE I – preliminary evaluation of candidates
   
   Candidates who have submitted the form of scientific achievements in accordance with the
   recruitment schedule are admitted to this stage of evaluation. The form of scientific achievements of the candidate will be made available through the IEDS website.STAGE II – interviews with candidates
   
   Recruitment interview assesses (i) the general qualifications and knowledge of the candidates in the discipline in which the doctoral dissertation will be completed, (ii) English proficiency, and (iii)
   motivation and aptitude to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, the candidates will be
   required to give a 10 minute presentation about their achievements to date and their strengths in
   the context of the PhD project.
   Candidates who do not receive at least 50% points cannot be qualified to enter the program.
   Therefore, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.
2. Requirements to admission

The recruitment will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations for granting NCN research scholarships in research projects financed from the funds of the National Science Centre introduced by Resolution of the Council of the National Science Centre No. 124/2022 of 1 December 2022, and in accordance with the rules in force in this Entity. On the basis of the submitted list of scientific achievements and the conducted admission interview, the recruitment committee grants:

• the candidate’s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – extraordinary;

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points – good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – no scientific achievements.

• achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained at home or abroad, scientific workshops and training, participation in research projects (20% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – outstanding  achievements (including scholarships, internships in leading foreign centers, prestigious international awards or distinctions, workshops or training in leading scientific centers, participation in international or foreign projects);

– 3 points – major achievements (scholarships, internships in good domestic and foreign centers, national awards or prizes, workshops or training abroad or nationwide, participation in domestic or foreign projects);

– 2 points – moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);

– 1 point – minor achievements;

– 0 points – no achievements.

• competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points –  good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – lack of competence.

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:

• • create an account in the irk.us.edu.pl system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;
  • pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;
  • The list of the scientific achievements and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a cover letter, via polarknow@us.edu.pl within the recruitment schedule

A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:

• an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);
• a cover letter;
• CV
• a list of scientific achievements
• the ORCID number;
• an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;
• consents and statements required in the IRK system;
• a copy of the master’s degree diploma together with a supplement or other document entitling to undertake education at a doctoral school in accordance with Section 8 (5) (6) and 8 (5) (7);

3. Admission schedule

• July 3, 2025 — opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, https://irk.us.edu.pl/en-gb/).
• August, 24 2025 — closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)
• August 24, 2025 — Deadline for delivery of required documents (see Information regarding the required documents on the last page)
• September 4, 2025 – assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.
• September 5, 2025 – providing candidates with information about the results of the 1st stage of recruitment and the admission or non-admission for interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.
• September 8-11, 2025 – interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).
• September 12, 2025 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.
• September 15-18, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 19, 2025 – notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.
• September 22-25, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 30, 2025 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Conditions for granting the scholarship

During the first 24 months, the scholarship will be financed under the NCN (National Science Centre
of Poland) project: Meteorological and geophysical predictors for high and extreme atmospheric
pollution episodes. Detailed information about the NCN scholarships are available in Regulations for
awarding scholarships for NCN-funded research projects set forth by the NCN Council.
The last 24 months will be co-funded funded by the doctoral school. The amount of scholarship
during this period will be in accordance with §10 of the Rules of the International Environmental
Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice
(IEDS).
Additionally, the PhD student can apply for external funding such as NCN Preludium grant.

5. Admission Committee

• dr Artur Szkop, IGF PAS (Chairman of Admission Committee/ Reserch Project Leader)
• dr hab. Aleksander Pietruczuk, IGF PAS
• dr hab. Janusz Jarosławski, IGF PAS
• prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Markowicz, University of Warsaw
• Dr hab. Danutę Smołkę-Danielowską, prof UŚ, University of Silesia in Katowice
• Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean)

1. Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:Candidates will be evaluated by the IEDS Recruitment Committee, described in §7 of the Resolution No. 493 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice passed on 23 January 2024 concerning admission requirements and mode of recruitment. The evaluation procedure consists of 2 stages:STAGE I – preliminary evaluation of candidates
   
   Candidates who have submitted the form of scientific achievements in accordance with the
   recruitment schedule are admitted to this stage of evaluation. The form of scientific achievements of the candidate will be made available through the IEDS website.STAGE II – interviews with candidates
   
   Recruitment interview assesses (i) the general qualifications and knowledge of the candidates in the discipline in which the doctoral dissertation will be completed, (ii) English proficiency, and (iii)
   motivation and aptitude to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, the candidates will be
   required to give a 10 minute presentation about their achievements to date and their strengths in
   the context of the PhD project.
   Candidates who do not receive at least 50% points cannot be qualified to enter the program.
   Therefore, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.
2. Requirements to admission

The recruitment will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations for granting NCN research scholarships in research projects financed from the funds of the National Science Centre introduced by Resolution of the Council of the National Science Centre No. 124/2022 of 1 December 2022, and in accordance with the rules in force in this Entity. On the basis of the submitted list of scientific achievements and the conducted admission interview, the recruitment committee grants:

• the candidate’s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – extraordinary;

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points – good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – no scientific achievements.

• achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained at home or abroad, scientific workshops and training, participation in research projects (20% of the final assessment):

– 4 points – outstanding  achievements (including scholarships, internships in leading foreign centers, prestigious international awards or distinctions, workshops or training in leading scientific centers, participation in international or foreign projects);

– 3 points – major achievements (scholarships, internships in good domestic and foreign centers, national awards or prizes, workshops or training abroad or nationwide, participation in domestic or foreign projects);

– 2 points – moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);

– 1 point – minor achievements;

– 0 points – no achievements.

• competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points –  good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – lack of competence.

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:

• • create an account in the irk.us.edu.pl system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;
  • pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;
  • The the list of the scientific achievements and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a cover letter, via polarknow@us.edu.pl within the recruitment schedule

A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:

• an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);
• a cover letter;
• CV
• a list of scientific achievements
• the ORCID number;
• an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;
• consents and statements required in the IRK system;
• a copy of the master’s degree diploma together with a supplement or other document entitling to undertake education at a doctoral school in accordance with Section 8 (5) (6) and 8 (5) (7);

3. Admission schedule

• July 3, 2025 — opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, https://irk.us.edu.pl/en-gb/).
• August, 24 2025 — closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)
• August 24, 2025 — Deadline for delivery of required documents (see Information regarding the required documents on the last page)
• September 4, 2025 – assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.
• September 5, 2025 – providing candidates with information about the results of the 1st stage of recruitment and the admission or non-admission for interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.
• September 15-19, 2025 – interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).
• September 22, 2025 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.
• September 23-24, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 25, 2025 – notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.
• September 26-29, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.
• September 30, 2025 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Conditions for granting the scholarship

1. the scholarship for the first 36 months will be financed within the funds of the NCN SONATA project no. 2024/55/D/ST10/01998, titled: Construction of Effective Procedures for Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data Processing in order to Better Understand the Dynamics of the Hans Glacier, led by dr inż. Wojciech Gajek. The amount of the doctoral scholarship within the project will be PLN 5000 gross per month for the first 24 months and PLN 6500 gross for the next 12 months.
2. the last 12 months will be financed from the funds the International Environmental Doctoral School in accordance with the the Act of 20 July 2018. – Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 742).
Additionally, the PhD student can apply for external funding such as NCN Preludium grant.

5. Admission Committee

• dr Wojciech Gajek, IGF PAN (Chairman of Admission Committee/ Reserch Project Leader);
• prof. Ali Gholami, IGF PAN;
• prof. Mariusz Majdański, IGF PAN;
• dr hab. Grzegorz Lizurek, IGF PAN;
• dr hab. Mariusz Grabiec, prof. UŚ,  University of Silesia in Katowice;
• Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean).