Additional recruitment to the Doctoral School of Exact Sciences beyond the limit of places

Project description:      

Nanomaterials showing luminescence properties are of great importance because of their multiple applications, from which one the most important are those related to medicine, i.e. cancer treatment and diagnosis. The main goal of the project is to synthesize nanoparticles (NPs) showing persistent up-conversion (PerUC) luminescence. Such a phenomenon is barely known, however highly demanded as the prepared NPs will show near-infrared (NIR) excitable long-lasting emission. Currently available materials, showing persistent emission can be only excited by ultraviolet or visible light. There is lack of nanomaterials showing persistent luminescence activated by NIR radiation. The present project on PerUC intends to expand the current state of knowledge, opening discussion about how the phenomenon may be obtained and providing information about mechanisms of the process, and in general, if the effective PerUC is possible to obtain. The synthesized NPs will be characterized by persistent luminescence under excitation by NIR light (800 or 980 nm). NPs will be obtained by connecting the properties of inorganic materials and lanthanide ions in the advanced hybrid structures (e.g., core/shell or yolk/shell structures). The up-conversion process will be utilized, as the major pathway of excitation, yielding long-lasting luminescence.

Principal investigator:  Prof. dr hab. Tomasz Grzyb NCN 2021/43/B/ST5/00046

Recruitment 

Selection Committee

             1. prof. dr hab. Tomasz Grzyb – chairman

             2. prof. dr hab. Marcin Runowski

             3. dr Dominika Przybylska

             4. prof.  dr hab. Piotr Przybylski 

             5. prof. dr hab. Michał Zieliński

             6.  mgr Agnieszka Kurzajak   – secretary

Schedule of  the Doctoral  School enrolment procedure: 

Recruitment fee

The recruitment fee is 75 EUR.

Form of the selection procedure

One stage procedure.

Language of the selection procedure, including interviews:

Polish or English language. An applicant for admission to a doctoral school shall register in the IRK (Internetowa Rejestracja Kandydatów – Candidate Internet Registration) system and submit documents in electronic form.

Candidates applying based on exceptional academic achievements must include a scan of the following:  

1) For first-cycle graduates: the diploma and supplement. 

2) For students completing the third year of a unified master’s programme: a certificate indicating their academic average from years 1 to 3, along with a transcript. 

Candidates educated outside Poland must additionally submit: 

1)    A scan of a document certifying education – a diploma with a diploma supplement for first- and second-cycle studies (Bachelor’s, MSc, or MA degrees) in the original language; if the document is not in English, a copy of the diploma in English or Polish, or a certified translation of the diploma into English or Polish, shall also be provided;

2)    A scan of a diploma or certificate confirming knowledge of a modern foreign language at a level of at least B2;  

3)    A scan of a passport, in the case of foreign nationals.

 Evaluation criteria

1)   The grade obtained in second-cycle studies or a uniform master’s degree programme (no more than 3 points); the candidate shall receive:

a)      3 points for a grade of at least very good or equivalent;

b)      2 points for a grade of good plus or equivalent;

c)       1 point for a grade of good or equivalent;

d)      3 points in the case of candidates applying for admission on the basis of the highest quality of scientific achievements (e.g. leadership of a project under the “Pearls of Science” programme).

In the absence of a diploma grade, the average grade from the course of studies shall be taken into account.

2)   Points for maximum three documented scientific achievements, in accordance with the detailed criteria for the candidate’s achievements, attached during electronic registration in the IRK system; no more than 22 points may be awarded.

3)   Points for other documented activities, based on a maximum of three achievements, in accordance with the detailed criteria for the candidate’s achievements in a given discipline; no more than 5 points may be awarded.

4)    Points for a research project prepared for the purposes of admission, and in the case of admission conducted in connection with the implementation of a research project – an original concept for the implementation of a grant project (no more than 20 points), with particular emphasis on:

a)     the ability to formulate the research objective and present the research problem;

b)     the originality of the research idea and the ability to select an appropriate method for solving the research problem;

c)      methodology appropriate to the chosen discipline;

d)     knowledge of existing research, supported by a basic bibliography;

e)     the significance of the project for the development of the chosen discipline;

f)       risk analysis of research tasks.

5)    The result of the interview, the scope of which shall include:

a)    knowledge and competences appropriate to the chosen discipline;

b)    elements of research methodology appropriate to the chosen discipline.

No more than 50 points may be awarded for the interview, and the maximum duration of the interview shall be 30 minutes.

Detailed admission criteria 2026/2027

Condition of admission to the Doctoral School 

Education Program

Education at the doctoral school lasts 8 semesters. Education is conducted on the basis of a curriculum and an individual research plan, and concludes with the submission of a doctoral thesis. The doctoral school curriculum comprises a catalogue of compulsory, compulsory elective, and optional modules.    

Supervisors

A doctoral student works under the supervision of a supervisor or supervisors, or a supervisor and auxiliary supervisor, who will be appointed by the Deputy Rector at the request of a doctoral student (within 3 months of the start of his or her studies at the Doctoral School).

Scholarships

The scholarship is PLN 5.000 gross-gross for 22 months. 

Rules of admission to doctoral schools of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań in the academic year 2026/2027, Appendix to Resolution No. 132/2025/2026 of UAM Senate of 26 January, 2026.