General Information

Institution: Wrocław Doctoral School of Institutes of Polish Academy of Sciences,

Institute of Low Temperature and Structural Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

Position: PhD student – scholarship holder in the NCN research project

Scientific discipline: Chemical science, physical science

Date of announcement: 08.08.2025

Application deadline: 04.09.2025

Online interview date: 12-19.09.2025

Date of competition settlement: Recruitment results will be announced within 7 days after the end of the interviews.

Planned date of commencement of education and participation in the project: 01.10.2025

Link to WDS IPAS website: https://www.intibs.pl/en/for-students/doctoral-school.html      

Link to ILTSR PAS website: https://www.intibs.pl/en

Keywords: luminescence manometry, optical spectroscopy, transition metal ions

 

Wrocław Doctoral School of Institutes of Polish Academy of Sciences (WDS IPAS) announces a special recruitment for a PhD student – scholarship holder in the research project: " High-sensitivity optical manometers based on luminescence kinetics ", carried out on behalf of the National Science Center (grant NCN OPUS 28 no. 2024/55/B/ST5/01411) in the Division Biomedical Physicochemistry of the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Wroclaw.

 

Recruitment is conducted in accordance with the Rules of Recruitment to the Wrocław Doctoral School of Institutes of Polish Academy of Sciences https://www.intibs.pl/en/for-students/rules-of-recruitment.html

Requirements for the candidate

The application should include a filled application form at the link  https://www.intibs.pl/en/for-students/rules-of-recruitment.html and presented in Polish or English:

• diplomas: matriculation or higher secondary school certificate, Bachelor’s (engineering), Master's Degree diploma in chemistry, Physics, material engineering or related disciplines or an equivalent certificate of graduation, legalized according to the Rules of Recruitment.*
• a duplicate (certified copy) of the entire grade book/Transcript of Records of the first- and second-cycle program (or full-cycle Master’s degree program), or a supplement to the degree with grades from the entire course of study, or a student’s grading report from all years of their studies confirmed by the Dean’s Office, together with the calculated average grade from their studies, but the supplement (transcript) to the Master degree should be legalized according to the Rules of Recruitment *;

* In the case of obtaining a professional title MSc outside the European Union - additionally originals of MSc diploma and its transcript with grades, both certified with an apostille or authenticating (legalization) in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Poland (in that country). Documents submitted without proper authentication will be considered as not meeting formal requirements.

• a certificate of English-language skills at B2 level or higher or information in the diploma supplement that the candidate completed an English course at the required level as part of the university program (if the supplement does not describe the level of thcourse, a certificate from the Dean’s Office is required; the certificate is not required from citizens of countries where English is the official language or English was the language of instruction during the implementation of the study program (Bachelor's, Master's or double-degree),
• a cover letter with an indication of the research topics within the framework of the research project;
• additional documents proving the candidate's suitability for scientific work (list of publications and conference presentations, list of completed courses and postgraduate studies, obtained language certificates, activity in scientific circles, and activities popularizing science, etc.).

Doctoral Student Responsibilities

Synthesis of inorganic materials doped with transition metal ions of 3d3 electronic configuration, characterization of luminescent properties of the obtained phosphors as a function of temperature and pressure, analysis of the obtained results, preparation of reports on the conducted research, preparation of scientific publications, presentation of the obtained results on scientific conferences

Scholarship

The doctoral scholarship will be paid a maximum of 4 years in the monthly amount of:

• 5000 PLN (the amount will be reduced by the cost of mandatory social security contributions, etc., about 24%) until the month in which the doctoral student's mid-term evaluation at the doctoral school was conducted
• 6500 PLN (the amount will be reduced by the cost of mandatory social security contributions, etc., about 24%) after the month in which the student's mid-term evaluation at doctoral school was conducted

The scholarship will be paid after deduction of all components, in accordance with the applicable regulations and in accordance with the Act of 20 July 2018 Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571 ct. 2024.10.24).

Joining the competition

Candidates wishing to enter the competition should submit all documents specified in the Rules of Recruitment to the Wrocław Doctoral School of Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences  

https://www.intibs.pl/en/for-students/rules-of-recruitment.html

Candidates' applications for admission to the School must be submitted by 04.09.2025

• by email to the address (preferred method of application); however, the original documents should be delivered before the studies start (a failure to meet this requirement will result in the candidate’s name being removed from the list of doctoral students),
• in person at the School’s Secretariat Office at the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna Street 2, Wrocław, Poland; from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Description of the research project and the PhD thesis

The aim of the project is to investigate the effect of pressure on the spectroscopic properties of phosphors doped with transition metal ions with a 3d3 electron configuration occupying more than one crystallographic position in the host material. The research will be conducted with a view to developing luminescence manometers based on luminescence kinetics with high relative sensitivity.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact the project main contractor prof. dr hab. Łukasz Marciniak ().

Personal information

Candidates' personal data are collected and processed by the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Wrocław in accordance with the information on personal data processing available at https://bip.intibs.pl/artykuly/rodo-1