The National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Warsaw invites applications for a 4-year PhD scholarship in theory and phenomenology of Quantum Chromodynamics at high energies. 

The successful applicants will be enrolled in the Graduate School of Physics and Chemistry at the National Centre for Nuclear Research, for a period of four years, starting in October 2024.

The scholarship will be funded with the SONATA-BIS 13 UMO-2023/50/E/ST2/00133  grant by the National Science Center, Poland. The successful candidate is expected to complete his/her PhD degree thesis within 4 years.
 

Description: 

The successful PhD candidates will work on topics related to the project “Unveiling the multidimensional structure of hadrons in the saturation regime of high energy collisions."

For more details about the research project please contact principal investigator dr hab. Tolga Altinoluk (tolga.altinoluk@ncbj.gov.pl).

Requirements:

• MSc degree in physics (obtained not later than by the end of September 2024),

Required documents:

• CV 
• a short summary of research interests up to two pages,
• the transcript of BSc and MSc courses grades,
• if applicable: list of publications, record of received training courses, internships, scholarships, participation in scientific conferences, received awards etc.,
• a copy of the MSc degree diploma (or of the BSc diploma, if the MSc degree has not been obtained yet)

As an attachment to your application please sign and enclose the following declaration: 

„I hereby authorize you to process my personal data included in the job application for the needs of the recruitment process in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act dated 29.08.1997 (uniform text: Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2002 No 101, item 926 with further amendments).”,

We offer: 

• A scholarship of 5000 PLN gross per month will be paid for 48 months.
• Place of work: Pasteura Street 7, Warszawa

The application procedure:

Candidates should apply for this position through the registration system of the Graduate School of Physics at NCBJ (http://gradschool.ncbj.gov.pl/) and choose the physics research topic under the name “Gluon Saturation in Quantum Chromodynamics at high energy”. 

To be considered for a PhD position, the candidate should first pass the entry exam in physics (in English or Polish).

Only the applicants that passed the exam will be qualified for the second stage of the recruitment.

For more information about the Graduate School admission rules please check https://gradschool.ncbj.gov.pl/overview-2/ .

Date of notification of the results: 01.09.2024 r. 
Starting date of the contract: 01.10.2024 r. 

Additional comments:

Submitted documents will not be returned. We will contact selected candidates.

Information in accordance with Article 13 RODO on the processing of personal data:

1. The Personal Data Controller of your personal data is the National Centre for Nuclear Research (hereinafter referred to as Controller or NCBJ) with its registered office in Otwock, 7 Andrzej Sołtan Street, 05-400 Otwock. 
2. Your personal data will be processed for recruitment purposes on the basis of applicable law, including the Labour Code.  Data not required by law, provided by you in your documents, will be processed on the basis of your consent. Your consent is given by the transfer of this data.
3. The full content of the information clause of Article 13 RODO is available  at  https://www.ncbj.gov.pl/en/information-clause-personal-data-processing

The National Centre for Nuclear Research is awarded by “HR Excellence in Research”. Recruitment is based on OTM-R system (Open, Transparent and Merit-based recruitment practices in Research Performing Organisations).