Education at the Doctoral School

An applicant accepted in the admission process becomes a doctoral student of the Doctoral School at the University of Silesia in Katowice and implements an interdisciplinary education program (https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/program-ksztalcenia/), participates in the research work of the Institute of Earth Science, and conducts classes with students.

The education lasts 4 years (8 semesters). Education aims to obtain a doctoral degree awarded by the University of Silesia in Katowice.

The doctoral student is implementing their project as an international doctorate, in cooperation with universities of the Transform4Europe consortium. Some tasks are carried out at a partner university with designated advisers.

Project description

The doctoral dissertation will consist of a series of scientific publications on research methods of remediation of areas located in the vicinity of soil and water environmental pollution sources. The properties of selected plants and chemical compounds, that may be involved in the purification of the aquatic environment, will be analyzed. The dissertation will use hydrogeological, geo- and biochemical methods. The whole will be complemented by a statistical analysis of the obtained research results. All publications will be interdisciplinary.

Full call with requirements and criteria

See the file: Experimental-remediation-techniques-1.pdf

Qualification criteria

The admission procedure consists of two stages

Stage I: assessment of the candidate's documents:

1. Assessment of the outline of a research proposal (0-3 points)

2. Assessment of the candidate's scientific achievements (0-2 points)

To qualify for the second stage, a candidate must obtain at least 3 points.

Stage II: interview

The interview assesses the candidate's predispositions for scientific work, knowledge of the required scope, level and use of English in scientific communication (total 0-5 points)

To complete the interview with a positive result, you must score at least 3 points.

After completing the interviews, the commission prepares a ranking list based on the points obtained at both stages of qualification, as well as a list of candidates who did not obtain qualifications due to a negative result at the first or second stage. Qualification for the Doctoral School is granted to the candidate who comes first on the ranking list.