{"id":2859,"date":"2025-02-20T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/?page_id=2859"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:13:15","slug":"grant-admission-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/grant-admission-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Admission to the International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice is in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/resolution_42_2025.pdf\">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.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border: 3px white;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/regular-admission-2025-26\/\" class=\"medium radius right-icon otw-button\" style=\"background-color: #336699;\"><i class=\"general foundicon-down-arrow\"><\/i>REGULAR ENROLMENT<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/grant-admission-2025-26\/\" class=\"medium radius right-icon otw-button\" style=\"background-color: #336699;\"><i class=\"general foundicon-down-arrow\"><\/i>RECRUITMENT FOR PLACES FINANCED BY RESEARCH GRANTS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#003366;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#336699;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Admission for places financed by research grants<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Title of PhD projects<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-30\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-30\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">No<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Status<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Proposed topic of the PhD project<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Affiliate institution<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Superisor or supervisors<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IGF\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">closed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IFG_A_2025_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analysis of the variability of ice coverage in the bays of Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen: driving factors, dynamics and impact on glacier\/ocean interactions<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Dr hab. Oskar G\u0142owacki; <br \/>\ndr Zuzanna \u015awirad<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-30 from cache -->\n<div class=\"su-expand su-expand-collapsed su-expand-link-style-default\" data-height=\"1\"><div class=\"su-expand-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#336699;max-height:1px;overflow:hidden\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:<\/strong>Candidates will be evaluated according to the <em>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<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/resolution_42_2025.pdf\">https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/resolution_42_2025.pdf<\/a> . The evaluation procedure consists of two stages:<u>STAGE I \u2013 preliminary evaluation of candidates<\/u>Candidates 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.<u>STAGE II \u2013 interviews with candidates<\/u>Recruitment 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: <a href=\"https:\/\/ncn.gov.pl\/sites\/default\/files\/pliki\/uchwaly-rady\/2024\/uchwala25_2024-zal1_ang.pdf\">https:\/\/ncn.gov.pl\/sites\/default\/files\/pliki\/uchwaly-rady\/2024\/uchwala25_2024-zal1_ang.pdf<\/a> ). 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements to admission<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>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:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the candidate&#8217;s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses\/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; extraordinary;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no scientific achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; outstanding\u00a0 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; minor achievements;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211;\u00a0 good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; lack of competence.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>create an account in the <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">irk.us.edu.pl<\/a> system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;<\/li>\n<li>pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LIST_OF_SCIENTIFIC_ACHIEVEMENTS.docx\"><strong>The\u00a0list of the scientific achievements<\/strong><\/a> and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a <strong>cover letter,<\/strong> via <a href=\"mailto:polarknow@us.edu.pl\">polarknow@us.edu.pl<\/a> within the recruitment schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);<\/li>\n<li>a cover letter;<\/li>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li>a list of scientific achievements<\/li>\n<li>the ORCID number;<\/li>\n<li>an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;<\/li>\n<li>consents and statements required in the IRK system;<\/li>\n<li>a copy of the master&#8217;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);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Admission schedule<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>July 3, 2025 \u2014 opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>August, 24 2025 \u2014 closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)<\/li>\n<li>August 24, 2025 \u2014 Deadline for delivery of required documents (see <strong>Information regarding the required documents<\/strong> on the last page)<\/li>\n<li>September 4, 2025 \u2013 assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.<\/li>\n<li>September 5, 2025 \u2013 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.<\/li>\n<li>September 8-11, 2025 \u2013 interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).<\/li>\n<li>September 12, 2025 \u2013 notification of candidates about the recruitment results.<\/li>\n<li>September 15-18, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 19, 2025 \u2013 notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.<\/li>\n<li>September 22-25, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 30, 2025 \u2013 the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for granting the scholarship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The amount of the monthly scholarship is <strong>5,000 PLN gross<\/strong> with employer&#8217;s costs (i.e., approximately 3,690 PLN net) before the mid-term evaluation (years I-II), and <strong>6,500 PLN gross<\/strong> with employer&#8217;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 \u201cStudying glacier\/ocean interactions using a natural laboratory of Hornsund fjord, Svalbard\u201d, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncn.gov.pl\/en\/finansowanie-nauki\/konkursy\/typy\/2\">https:\/\/www.ncn.gov.pl\/en\/finansowanie-nauki\/konkursy\/typy\/2<\/a> ).<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Admission Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr hab. Oskar G\u0142owacki, IGF PAN (Chairman of Admission Committee\/ Reserch Project Leader)<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Mateusz Moskalik, IGF PAN<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Micha\u0142 P\u0119tlicki, IGF PAN<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Agnieszka Herman, prof. IO PAN (Institute of Oceanology PAS)<\/li>\n<li>Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-more\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">More information<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-less\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">Less information<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-31\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-31\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">No<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Status<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Proposed topic of the PhD project<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Affiliate institution<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Superisor or supervisors<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IGF\/B<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">closed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IFG_B_2025_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identification of predictors for high atmospheric pollution episodes<\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">dr hab. Aleksander Pietraszczuk; dr hab. Artur Szkop<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-31 from cache -->\n<div class=\"su-expand su-expand-collapsed su-expand-link-style-default\" data-height=\"1\"><div class=\"su-expand-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#336699;max-height:1px;overflow:hidden\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:<\/strong>Candidates will be evaluated by the IEDS Recruitment Committee, described in \u00a77 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:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">STAGE I \u2013 preliminary evaluation of candidates<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nCandidates who have submitted the form of scientific achievements in accordance with the<br \/>\nrecruitment schedule are admitted to this stage of evaluation. The form of scientific achievements of the candidate will be made available through the IEDS website.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">STAGE II \u2013 interviews with candidates<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nRecruitment 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)<br \/>\nmotivation and aptitude to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, the candidates will be<br \/>\nrequired to give a 10 minute presentation about their achievements to date and their strengths in<br \/>\nthe context of the PhD project.<br \/>\nCandidates who do not receive at least 50% points cannot be qualified to enter the program.<br \/>\nTherefore, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements to admission<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>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:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the candidate&#8217;s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses\/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; extraordinary;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no scientific achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; outstanding\u00a0 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; minor achievements;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211;\u00a0 good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; lack of competence.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>create an account in the <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">irk.us.edu.pl<\/a> system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;<\/li>\n<li>pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LIST_OF_SCIENTIFIC_ACHIEVEMENTS.docx\"><strong>list of the scientific achievements<\/strong><\/a> and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a <strong>cover letter<\/strong>, via <a href=\"mailto:polarknow@us.edu.pl\">polarknow@us.edu.pl<\/a> within the recruitment schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);<\/li>\n<li>a cover letter;<\/li>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li>a list of scientific achievements<\/li>\n<li>the ORCID number;<\/li>\n<li>an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;<\/li>\n<li>consents and statements required in the IRK system;<\/li>\n<li>a copy of the master&#8217;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);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Admission schedule<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>July 3, 2025 \u2014 opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>August, 24 2025 \u2014 closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)<\/li>\n<li>August 24, 2025 \u2014 Deadline for delivery of required documents (see <strong>Information regarding the required documents<\/strong> on the last page)<\/li>\n<li>September 4, 2025 \u2013 assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.<\/li>\n<li>September 5, 2025 \u2013 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.<\/li>\n<li>September 8-11, 2025 \u2013 interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).<\/li>\n<li>September 12, 2025 \u2013 notification of candidates about the recruitment results.<\/li>\n<li>September 15-18, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 19, 2025 \u2013 notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.<\/li>\n<li>September 22-25, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 30, 2025 \u2013 the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for granting the scholarship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>During the first 24 months, the scholarship will be financed under the NCN (National Science Centre<br \/>\nof Poland) project: Meteorological and geophysical predictors for high and extreme atmospheric<br \/>\npollution episodes. Detailed information about the NCN scholarships are available in Regulations for<br \/>\nawarding scholarships for NCN-funded research projects set forth by the NCN Council.<br \/>\nThe last 24 months will be co-funded funded by the doctoral school. The amount of scholarship<br \/>\nduring this period will be in accordance with \u00a710 of the Rules of the International Environmental<br \/>\nDoctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice<br \/>\n(IEDS).<br \/>\nAdditionally, the PhD student can apply for external funding such as NCN Preludium grant.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Admission Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>dr Artur Szkop, IGF PAS (Chairman of Admission Committee\/ Reserch Project Leader)<\/li>\n<li>dr hab. Aleksander Pietruczuk, IGF PAS<\/li>\n<li>dr hab. Janusz Jaros\u0142awski, IGF PAS<\/li>\n<li>prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Markowicz, University of Warsaw<\/li>\n<li>Dr hab. Danut\u0119 Smo\u0142k\u0119-Danielowsk\u0105, prof U\u015a, University of Silesia in Katowice<\/li>\n<li>Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-more\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">More information<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-less\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">Less information<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-32\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-32\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">No<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Status<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Proposed topic of the PhD project<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Affiliate institution<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Superisor or supervisors<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEDS\/2025\/IGF\/C<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">closed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGF_C_2025_ENG.pdf\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employing Distributed Acoustic Sensing to Enhance Comprehension of <br \/>\nGlacier Dynamics <\/a><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">prof. Ali Gholami, IG PAS; dr Wojciech Gajek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-32 from cache -->\n<div class=\"su-expand su-expand-collapsed su-expand-link-style-default\" data-height=\"1\"><div class=\"su-expand-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#336699;max-height:1px;overflow:hidden\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Conditions and the mode of the admission procedure:<\/strong>Candidates will be evaluated by the IEDS Recruitment Committee, described in \u00a77 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:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">STAGE I \u2013 preliminary evaluation of candidates<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nCandidates who have submitted the form of scientific achievements in accordance with the<br \/>\nrecruitment schedule are admitted to this stage of evaluation. The form of scientific achievements of the candidate will be made available through the IEDS website.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">STAGE II \u2013 interviews with candidates<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nRecruitment 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)<br \/>\nmotivation and aptitude to conduct scientific work. During the interviews, the candidates will be<br \/>\nrequired to give a 10 minute presentation about their achievements to date and their strengths in<br \/>\nthe context of the PhD project.<br \/>\nCandidates who do not receive at least 50% points cannot be qualified to enter the program.<br \/>\nTherefore, the commission may decide not to accept any of the candidates and announce another recruitment under the same conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements to admission<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>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:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the candidate&#8217;s scientific achievements, including publications in renown publishing houses\/scientific journals (50% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; extraordinary;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no scientific achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 4 points &#8211; outstanding\u00a0 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; 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);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211; moderate achievements (local awards or prizes, workshops or training, participation in university projects);<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; minor achievements;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; no achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final assessment):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; 3 points &#8211; very good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2 points &#8211;\u00a0 good;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 point &#8211; poor;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 0 points &#8211; lack of competence.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for admission to the qualification procedure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>create an account in the <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">irk.us.edu.pl<\/a> system and completed the registration form relevant declarations and consents;<\/li>\n<li>pay a recruitment fee of PLN 400;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LIST_OF_SCIENTIFIC_ACHIEVEMENTS.docx\"><strong>The the list of the scientific achievements<\/strong><\/a> and documents certifying the achievements, as well as a <strong>cover letter,<\/strong> via <a href=\"mailto:polarknow@us.edu.pl\">polarknow@us.edu.pl<\/a> within the recruitment schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A person applying for admission to the IEDS must submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);<\/li>\n<li>a cover letter;<\/li>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li>a list of scientific achievements<\/li>\n<li>the ORCID number;<\/li>\n<li>an information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;<\/li>\n<li>consents and statements required in the IRK system;<\/li>\n<li>a copy of the master&#8217;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);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Admission schedule<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>July 3, 2025 \u2014 opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (IRK, <a href=\"https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/\">https:\/\/irk.us.edu.pl\/en-gb\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>August, 24 2025 \u2014 closing of online registration for candidates (including payment of a fee for recruitment procedures)<\/li>\n<li>August 24, 2025 \u2014 Deadline for delivery of required documents (see <strong>Information regarding the required documents<\/strong> on the last page)<\/li>\n<li>September 4, 2025 \u2013 assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (1st stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.<\/li>\n<li>September 5, 2025 \u2013 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.<\/li>\n<li>September 15-19, 2025 \u2013 interviews with candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure).<\/li>\n<li>September 22, 2025 \u2013 notification of candidates about the recruitment results.<\/li>\n<li>September 23-24, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 25, 2025 \u2013 notification of admission to candidates from the reserve list.<\/li>\n<li>September 26-29, 2025 \u2013 receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and inclusion of them on the list of doctoral students.<\/li>\n<li>September 30, 2025 \u2013 the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Conditions for granting the scholarship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>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 in\u017c. 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.<br \/>\n2. 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. &#8211; Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 742).<br \/>\nAdditionally, the PhD student can apply for external funding such as NCN Preludium grant.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Admission Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>dr Wojciech Gajek, IGF PAN (Chairman of Admission Committee\/ Reserch Project Leader);<\/li>\n<li>prof. Ali Gholami, IGF PAN;<\/li>\n<li>prof. Mariusz Majda\u0144ski, IGF PAN;<\/li>\n<li>dr hab. Grzegorz Lizurek, IGF PAN;<\/li>\n<li>dr hab. Mariusz Grabiec, prof. U\u015a,\u00a0 University of Silesia in Katowice;<\/li>\n<li>Magdalena Makola (Secretary of Admission Committee appointed by the IEDS Dean).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-more\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">More information<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-less\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">Less information<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admission to the International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice is in accordance with Resolution No. 42<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/grant-admission-2025-26\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2859"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2995,"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions\/2995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mssd.us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}