Poland: International PhD Program Fellowships

International PhD Program Fellowships, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw,Poland

New International PhD program

The Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw offers a new international PhD program: “From simple molecules to nanostructured and bioactive materials”, supported by European Union and the Foundation for Polish Science.

Duration of the program is 4 years, including 6-24 months spent abroad in the Partner research institutions. Students from all countries are invited to apply - up to 18 students will be admitted. A fellowship of 3000 PLN/month (tax-free) + 500 PLN/month (insurance) is offered, which compares well with the average salary in Poland. An additional allowance of 1500 PLN /month will be provided for the stay at the foreign partner institution.

Information and contact:
http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/msd_phd/
e-mail: msd@chem.uw.edu.pl

Professor Renata Bilewicz,
Phone: +48 22 8220211 ext. 345
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw
Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

Deadline for applications: January 1, 2009.

PhD Scholarships in Nanotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Krakow

Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD-Project in Nanoscience and Advanced Nanostructures

Faculty of Physics & Applied Computer Science (AGH) and Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry of Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) (both of Krakow) in cooperation with research institutes of 10 European countries run a common PhD programme in Nanoscience.

The project is financed by European Union Innovative Economy Programme with Foundation for Polish Science. It has been selected for support as one of three projects in the first call for the International PhD Studies Programme (results of the competition in Polish).

8 PhD positions are opened in 2008 and 4 in 2009. The project duration is nearly 5 years, of which 6 to 24 months the students will spend abroad, mostly in Western European institutes that enter the consortium. A stipend for a month spent in Krakow is 3000 PLN and 4500 PLN abroad (tax free). This currently corresponds to 930 and 1400 EUR, respectively.

Recruitment
Positions are currently opened in the following topics:
1) Structure and properties of networks of nanoscopic magnetic wires
2) Electronic structure of artificial atoms and molecules: spin-orbit coupling effects
3) Computer simulations of quantum transport in semiconductor nanodevices
4) Surfactants, polyelectrolytes and nanoparticles as building blocks for surface nanostructures
5) Design and computer simulations of the nanodevices to applications in quantum computing
6) Nanostructures and stability of thin liquid layers
7) Current induced magnetization switching (CIMS) and noise characterization of MgO based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs)
Dynamics of nanostructural organization and activity of photosynthetic systems in natural and model membranes.

Recruitment procedure.
Applications should contain the documents requested in the recruitment procedure.
Do not forget to indicate the topic you apply for.

The application deadline is 22.09.2008.

Applications & questions should be sent to mpd@agh.edu.pl . For more info about the specific topic - please contact the supervisor.

Recruitment in 2009.
In September 2009 four more PhD positions will be opened:
9) Hybrid organic-inorganic layered materials - precursors of semiconducting nanostructures.
10) Surface and interface properties of metal-oxide magnetic nanostructures
11) Nanostructures and stability of thin liquid layers.
12) Physical properties of multilayer thin films of Mg-Ti-V/Ni and their hydrides

http://www.mpd.agh.edu.pl