Organisation: Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, POLAND
(Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Nieorganicznej i Inżynierii Środowiska, Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej, Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie)
Requirements:
Required qualifications:
- MSc degree in chemical technology, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, environmental engineering, or related areas. If the MSc degree is not granted by a Polish university, the Candidate should verify whether a recognition of her/his diploma is required. More information can be found on NAWA website (nawa.gov.pl/en/recognition/recognition-for-academic-purposes/applying-for-admission-to-doctoral-studies). The recognition of the diploma, if applicable, must be attached to the application for the PhD student position.
- laboratory skills for operation of membrane installation and testing membranes;
- understanding the aspects of photocatalysis and membrane technology;
- good English knowledge.
Additional qualifications:
- experience in photocatalysis or membrane techniques;
- experience in analytical techniques related to the project subject.
Moreover, the Candidate must meet the National Science Centre (NCN) criteria for PhD position, i.e. the Candidate must successfully complete the recruitment procedure to the Doctoral School and on the envisaged starting date (01.10.2025) must be a PhD student at the Doctoral School.
Job description:
Research will be realized within the framework of NCN OPUS-28 project No. UMO-2024/55/B/ST11/00572 entitled „ Photocatalytic membrane reactors: causes, mechanisms and opportunities to reduce degradation of polymeric photocatalytic membranes”. The key responsibilities include preparation of photocatalysts and membranes; investigations on the influence of various parameters on the performance and stability of photocatalytic membranes and analysis of possibilities to mitigate their degradation; preparation of publications and dissemination of project results.
Application deadline: 21.07.2025, 12:00 CET
Application form: e-mail
Employment conditions:
Doctoral scholarship (48 months) – in accordance with NCN rules (www.ncn.gov.pl):
1st year: approx. 3700 PLN, 2nd year: approx. 3700 PLN, 3rd year (after the month of the mid-term evaluation of PhD students): approx.. 4800 PLN, 4th year: approx.. 4800 PLN (net, monthly). Envisaged starting date: 01.10.2025, according to the Doctoral School schedule.
Additional information:
Recruitment is carried out in accordance with the “Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships for NCN-funded research projects”.
The application should contain the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- List of publications including a number of citations and h-index
- List of inventions and patents etc.
- List of conference presentations (oral and poster)
- Information on research projects
- Information on scientific trainings, fellowships or apprenticeships
- List of awards
- Motivation letter with explanation of the interest of the Candidate in the position and a description of the research experience (in English)
- Copy of MSc Diploma and recognition of the MSc Diploma (if applicable)
The documents should be submitted by e-mail to prof. Sylwia Mozia: sylwia.mozia@zut.edu.pl
Please add the e-mail heading: “PhD student #1 – OPUS”.
Please include the following statement in your application: “I hereby agree to the processing of my personal data, included in the application documents by the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, for the purpose of carrying out the current recruitment process.” Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of the recruitment procedure by the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin.
Selected Candidates will be invited for an interview – the date will be communicated to the Candidates individually.