Recruitment will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on awarding NCN scholarships in research projects financed by the National Science Center, introduced by the resolution of the Council of the National Science Center No. 25/2019 of 14 March 2019, and in accordance with the rules applicable in this entity. The recruitment committee shall evaluate the candidates’ research achievements, their research-related achievements, and competencies as regards specific tasks in the research project, expressed as a point score:

the candidate’s research achievements, including publications in prestigious academic press/journals (50% of the final score):

– 4 points – outstanding;

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points – good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – no scientific achievements.

research-related achievements, scholarships, awards and research experience gained in Poland or abroad, research workshops and training courses, participation in research projects(20% of the final score):

– 4 points – outstanding (e.g. scholarships, fellowships at leading foreign research centers, prestigious international prizes or awards, workshops or training courses at the leading research centers, participation in international or foreign projects);

– 3 points – significant (scholarships, fellowships at good Polish and foreign research centers, national prizes or awards, domestic or foreign workshops or training courses, participation in Polish or foreign projects);

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

– 1 point – poor achievements;

– 0 points – no achievements.

the candidate’s competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project(30% of the final score):

– 3 points – very good;

– 2 points – good;

– 1 point – poor;

– 0 points – no competence.

During the evaluation of the candidate’s scientific achievements, as well as achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained in the country or abroad, workshops and scientific training, participation in research projects, only those achievements and activities of the candidate will be taken into account, which contributed to the improvement of competences to fulfill the tasks in the research project, or confirms such competences.

https://ncn.gov.pl/dioscuri/dioscuri3/ncn_scholarships_regulations_25_2019.pdf

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

To enter the qualification procedure, each candidate must:

• create a personal account in irk2.us.edu.pl and fill a form containing relevant declarations and consents;
• submitting through irk2.us.edu.pl the following documents: an authorized copy of master’s degree along with the supplement; curriculum vitae
• outline of PhD project, a list of scientific achievements and documents confirming the list’s authenticity; other documents specified in qualification criteria (the documents should be submitted in the IEDS office or sent to polarknow@us.edu.pl or via the website);

Doctoral project and list of scientific achievements

• pay the admission fee of 240,00 PLN.

3. Schedule

• October 24, 2022 — opening online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system – OAS (https://irk2.us.edu.pl/).
• November 18, 2022 — closing of online registration for candidates.
• November 18, 2022 — deadline for submitting the outline of the doctoral project, the candidate’s scientific achievements form, and documents confirming scientific achievements and other documents.
• November 21-23, 2022 – evaluation of the outline of doctoral projects (1 st stage of the recruitment procedure) and assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (2 nd stage of the recruitment procedure) by experts of the recruitment committee.
• November 24, 2022 – provision of information on the results of the 1st and 2nd stage of recruitment and the admission or not admission interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.
• December 1, 2022 – interviews with candidates (3rd stage of the recruitment procedure).
• December 2, 2022 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.
• December 5-9, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
• December 12, 2022 – notification of admission to candidates on the reserve list.
• December 13-16, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
• December 19, 2022 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Scholarship

The planned amount of the scholarship during the first 30 months of the PhD project is PLN 5,000 gross, which is approximately PLN 3,690 net. The scholarship will be financed under the NCN (National Science Centre, Poland) no. 2021/41/B/ST10/03660 “Spatial representativeness of aerosol profiles, holistic multi-instrument approach”. During the remaining part of the doctoral studies the PhD student receives a scholarship according to the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

The NCN-funded scholarship consists of 1. the doctoral scholarship in accordance with the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science and 2. The NCN scholarship detailed in Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships for NCN-funded research projects:

https://www.ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/uchwaly-rady/2019/uchwala25_2019-zal1_ang.pdf

The scholarship is delivered based on the scholarship agreement, which specifies the scope of work and the work timeline, as well as the amount of the scholarship and related regulations. In order to receive the scholarship, the PhD student must meet the criteria detailed in the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

5. IEDS Admission Committee

The Head of the IEDS Recruitment Committee: Dr hab. Aleksander Pietruczuk

Members of the Recruitment Committee:

• dr hab. Mariusz Białecki
• dr hab. Rafał Junosza-Szaniawski
• dr hab. Mariola Jabłońska, prof. UŚ

The secretary of the Recruitment Committee: dr Michał Ciepły

Candidates will be evaluated by the IEDS Recruitment Committee, described in §7 (10) of the Resolution No. 228 of the Senate of the University of Silesia in Katowice passed on 25 January 2022 concerning admission requirements and mode of recruitment. The evaluation procedure consists of 2 stages:

STAGE I – evaluation of submitted information/documents

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

The interview assesses general candidate qualifications and knowledge in the scope of the discipline in which the doctoral dissertation will be completed, knowledge of English, as well as motivation and aptitude to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, candidates will be required to present 10-minute presentations about their achievements to date and their strengths in the context of the PhD studies.

The recruitment committee evaluates candidate’s achievements and competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project on a point scale, according to §3 (12) of the Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships for NCN-funded research project:

https://www.ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/uchwaly-rady/2019/uchwala25_2019-zal1_ang.pdf

The committee will only consider these qualifications and activities that are related to the PhD project.

Candidates who receive less than 50% of maximum available points cannot be admitted. For this reason, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

To enter the qualification procedure, each candidate must:

• create a personal account in irk2.us.edu.pl and fill a form containing relevant declarations and consents;
• submitting through irk2.us.edu.pl the following documents: an authorized copy of master’s degree along with the supplement; curriculum vitae
• a list of scientific achievements and documents confirming the list’s authenticity; other documents specified in qualification criteria (the documents should be submitted in the IEDS office or sent to polarknow@us.edu.pl or via the website);
  Doctoral project and list of scientific achievements
  Submit the form and attachments via the IEDS website [>>AVAILABLE FROM 1 JULY 2022<<];
•  pay the admission fee of 240,00 PLN.

3. Schedule

•     September 16 – October 14, 2022 — online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system – OAS (https://irk.us.edu.pl/).
•     October 21, 2022 – deadline for submitting the form of scientific achievements and other required documents/information into the OAS system (see section Information on required documents).
•     October 27-28, 2022 – interviews with candidates; specific dates and times of interviews will depend on the number of applications.
•     October 31, 2022 – notification about the recruitment results.
•     November 2-9, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
•     November 10, 2022 – notification of admission from the reserve list.
•     November 14-18, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
•     By November 21, 2022 – official announcement of the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Scholarship

The planned amount of the scholarship during the first 24 months of the PhD project is PLN 5,000 gross, which is approximately PLN 3,690 net. The scholarship will be financed under the NCN (National Science Centre, Poland) SONATA project: Studying glacier calving fluxes and calving styles through a novel combination of acoustic and optical methods. During the remaining part of the doctoral studies the PhD student receives a scholarship according to the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

The NCN-funded scholarship consists of 1. the doctoral scholarship in accordance with the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science and 2. The NCN scholarship detailedin Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships for NCN-funded research projects:

https://www.ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/uchwaly-rady/2019/uchwala25_2019-zal1_ang.pdf

The scholarship is delivered based on the scholarship agreement, which specifies the scope of work and the work timeline, as well as the amount of the scholarship and related regulations. In order to receive the scholarship, the PhD student must meet the criteria detailed in the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

5. IEDS Admission Committee

The Head of the IEDS Recruitment Committee: dr Oskar Głowacki

Members of the Recruitment Committee:

• dr hab. Marzena Osuch
• dr hab. Mateusz Moskalik
• dr hab. Agnieszka Herman

The secretary of the Recruitment Committee: dr Michał Ciepły

1. Requirements to admission

Information on required documents:

1. Motivation letter;
2. CV (no photo – CVs with photos will be rejected due to formal reasons): Education, Scientific achievements: peer-reviewed publications, popular science articles; participation in conferences; scholarships; awards; workshops, participation in scientific projects and other research experience; Skills required in job description and requirements; Other achievements and activities;
3. Copy of the diploma(s) proving education
4. Outline of Ph.D. project

The recruitment committee shall evaluate the candidates’ research achievements, their research-related achievements, and competencies as regards specific tasks in the research project, expressed as a point score:

the candidate’s research achievements, including publications in prestigious academic press/journals (50% of the final score):

•  4 points – outstanding;
•  3 points – very good;
•  2 points – good;
•  1 point – poor;
•  0 points – no scientific achievements.

research-related achievements, scholarships, awards and research experience gained in Poland or abroad, research workshops and training courses, participation in research projects (20% of the final score):

•  4 points – outstanding (e.g. scholarships, fellowships at leading foreign research centers, prestigious international prizes or awards, workshops or training courses at the leading research centers, participation in international or foreign projects);
•  3 points – significant (scholarships, fellowships at good Polish and foreign research centers, national prizes or awards, domestic or foreign workshops or training courses, participation in Polish or foreign projects);
•  2 points – moderate (local prizes or awards, workshops or training courses, participation in university projects);
•  1 point – poor achievements;
•  0 points – no achievements.

the candidate’s competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project(30% of the final score):

• 3 points – very good;
• 2 points – good;
• 1 point – poor;
• 0 points – no competence.

During the evaluation of the candidate’s scientific achievements, as well as achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained in the country or abroad, workshops and scientific training, participation in research projects, only those achievements and activities of the candidate will be taken into account, which contributed to the improvement of competences to fulfill the tasks in the research project, or confirms such competences.

2. Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure

To enter the qualification procedure, each candidate must:

• create a personal account in irk2.us.edu.pl and fill a form containing relevant declarations and consents;
• submitting through irk2.us.edu.pl the following documents: an authorized copy of master’s degree along with the supplement; curriculum vitae
• a list of scientific achievements and documents confirming the list’s authenticity; other documents specified in qualification criteria (the documents should be submitted in the IEDS office or sent to polarknow@us.edu.pl)
•  pay the admission fee of 240,00 PLN.

3. Schedule

•     October 17, 2022 — opening online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system – OAS (https://irk.us.edu.pl/).
•     October 23, 2022 —deadline for online registration and documents submission for candidates
•     October 24-28, 2022 – evaluation of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by experts of the recruitment committee.
•     October 31, 2022, at 15:00 CET– deadline of introducing a copy of the graduation diploma with a supplement or a certificate of graduating from master’s studies into the OAS system.
•     October 31, 2022 – provision of information on the results of the 1st stage of recruitment and the admission or not admission interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.
•     November 2-4, 2022 – interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).
•     November 8, 2022 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.
•     November 9 –11, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
•     November 14, 2022 – notification of admission to candidates on the reserve list.
•     November 15–20, 2022 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from  the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students.
•     November 23, 2022 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

4. Scholarship

The planned amount of the scholarship is PLN 5,000 gross. The scholarship will be financed under the NCN (National Science Centre, Poland) project no. 2021/42/E/NZ8/00163 and no. 2021/03/Y/NZ8/00076

The NCN-funded scholarship consists of 1. the doctoral scholarship in accordance with the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science and 2. The NCN scholarship detailed in Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships for NCN-funded research projects

The scholarship is delivered based on the scholarship agreement, which specifies the scope of work and the work timeline, as well as the amount of the scholarship and related regulations. In order to receive the scholarship, the PhD student must meet the criteria detailed in the Act of 20th July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

5. IEDS Admission Committee

The Head of the IEDS Recruitment Committee: dr hab. Katarzyna Piwosz, prof. MIR-PIB

Members of the Recruitment Committee:

• dr hab. Józef Wiktor, prof. IO PAN
• dr hab. Urszula Guzik, prof. UŚ
• dr hab. Sławomir Safan, prof. IO PAN

The secretary of the Recruitment Committee: dr Michał Ciepły