Hold a degree of Master of Science [Magister], Master of Engineering [Magister Inżynier], medical doctor or equivalent in the field of: exact sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences or related disciplines, granted by a Polish or foreign university; a person who does not possess the qualifications described above may take part in the competition, but must obtain the qualifications in question and provide the relevant documents before the start of the programme at the Doctoral School (i.e., 1st October 2025). Education at the Doctoral School begins on 1st October 2025.

Laboratory experience with organic synthesis, liposomes or cell culture will be a plus.

1. Scholarship amount (net, monthly, PLN): 1st year: 4000; 2nd year: 4000; 3rd year: 4 930,00;  4th year: 4 930,00;
2. Possibility of renting a room in the Institute's hotel for the first 3 months at a special price (depending on rooms’ availability);
3. Possibility to join a medical plan;
4. Basic dental treatment;
5. Research mini-grants for doctoral students (up to PLN 20000, a PhD student may apply for funds twice during his/her studies);
6. Conference Grants (each PhD student can use up to PLN 12,000 to attend conferences during his/her studies);
7. Surcharge for the multi sport card;
8. Support in obtaining a temporary residence card (+ Reimbursement of TRC application expenses);
9. Language courses (Polish, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian… (the offer of courses may change);
10. Psychological care (up to 5 visits);
11. Subsidy for the purchase of eyeglasses (once every two years);
12. Free parking spot.

The recruitment process consists of two stages:
1. Selection of candidates by the Committee based on their previous achievements and academic performance presented in the documents submitted; for each position no more than 5 applicants who have achieved the highest scores, but no less than 60% of the maximum points, shall be qualified for the next stage;
2. An interview conducted by the Committee including in particular:
• a presentation delivered by the candidate containing the outcomes of his/her research (a Master’s thesis or other research work carried out by the candidate); the presentation must not last longer than 10 minutes;

• questions asked by the members of the Committee related to the presented project, the methods used and interpretation of the results obtained;
• questions asked by the members of the Committee related to the proposed PhD programme described in the recruitment announcement;
• questions related to the candidate’s motivation for scientific work.

Stage One
• learning outcomes (a scale of the evaluation: 0.0 ‒ 6.0 points);
• participation in a scientific project or an academic conference (a poster or oral presentation) (a scale of the evaluation: 0.0 ‒ 1.0 points);
• co-authorship of a research paper (depending on the role in the publication) (a scale of the evaluation: 0.0 ‒ 1.0 points);
• involvement in science club (a scale of the evaluation: 0.0 or 0.5 points);
• other achievements, e.g., awards, honors, scholarships, domestic and foreign internships, voluntary work, popularization of science (a scale of the evaluation: 0.0 ‒ 1.5 points).
Stage Two
• understanding of the project performed and methods used; the ability to interpret the results obtained; knowledge in the field related to the presented project (a scale of the evaluation: 0-10 points);
• knowledge in the field related to the proposed PhD programme described in the recruitment announcement (a scale of the evaluation: 0-10 points);
• form of presentation of the candidate’s results (a scale of the evaluation: 0-3 points).