Scholarship holder – PhD student

Requirements :

1. Master’s degree in biotechnology, biology or related sciences.
2. PhD student status at a doctoral school.
3. Excellent knowledge of Polish, both spoken and written.
4. Documented knowledge of English, both spoken and written, at least B2+ level.
5. Active participation in scientific life:
• Scientific publications;
• Active participation in scientific conferences (presentations, posters);
• Scientific internships outside the home scientific unit in Poland and abroad, scientific workshops and trainings;
• Awards resulting from research, scholarships, prizes.
6. Experience in a microbiology laboratory: preparation of microbiological media and reagents, autoclave operation.
7. Experience in RNA isolation, RT-PCR and qPCR methods.
8. Knowledge of bioinformatics packages used to analyze bacterial genomes.
9. Experience in preparing and maintaining plant cultures.
10. Ability to analyze plant physiological parameters.
11. Ability to independently plan research and analyze results.
12. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and the R environment.
13. Organizational skills and attention to detail.
14. Interest in research, communication skills, and the ability to work in a team.

Description of tasks :

1. Preparing all materials needed for the project.
2. Participating in the main water phytoremediation experiment using perennial ryegrass
and enhanced with two bacterial strains.
3. Assisting in research conducted by other project participants.

NCN competition type : OPUS – NZ
Deadline for submitting offers : October 26, 2026, 00:00
Form of submitting offers : email
Employment conditions :

1. Stipend: PLN 5,000/month;
2. Period: 4 months with the possibility of extension.
3. Planned start of work on the project: November 2, 2026.

Additional information :

1. The competition procedure will be carried out in accordance with the Regulations for awarding scientific scholarships in research projects financed by the National Science Centre (Annex to resolution of the NCN Council No. 124/2022 of December 1, 2022);
2. The competition will be decided by October 27, 2024. Before making a decision, the project manager reserves the right to conduct a direct meeting and interview, in the presence of members of the scholarship committee, with the candidates who received the highest number of points;
3. Candidates will be informed about the final results of the competition by e-mail;
4. Required documents:
• Cover letter with a description of the topic of interests;
• Copy of the master’s degree diploma in biotechnology, biology or related sciences;
• Confirmation of PhD student status as part of doctoral studies in biotechnology, biology or related sciences;
• CV containing previous scientific achievements, including:
 scientific publications,
 active participation in scientific conferences,
 scientific internships at a research institution outside the home institution in Poland and abroad, scientific workshops and training courses,
 distinctions resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards;
• Documents confirming competences to carry out specific tasks in the project;
• Opinion of the scientific supervisor (supervisor) of the master’s thesis.
• Scan of the signed information clause and the declaration of consent to the processing of personal data (located below)

5. The required documents should be sent by 26/10/2026, 8:00 AM in electronic form to the e-mail address: magdalena.noszczynska@us.edu.pl

Information clause:
1. Controller of personal data
The controller of your personal data is the University of Silesia in Katowice. You can contact the controller in the following way:
1) by letter to the following address: ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice
2) by e-mail: administrator.danych@us.edu.pl

2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact the Data Protection Officer in all matters concerning the processing of personal data and the exercise of rights related to data processing, in the following way:
1) by letter to the following address: ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice
2) by e-mail: iod@us.edu.pl
3. Purposes of processing and legal basis for processing
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Article 6 paragraph 1 letters a, b, c of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation):
1) your voluntary consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of conducting a competition for a scientific scholarship of the National Science Centre in the research project entitled “Multifaceted relationships between bacteria and plants during phytoremediation of wastewater co-contaminated with bisphenol F and S”;
2) performance of the scholarship agreement concluded between the entity in which the research project is carried out and the person awarded the NCN scientific scholarship (through an open competition);
3) compliance with the legal obligation incumbent on the controller resulting from financial and accounting regulations; from the archiving obligation, in accordance with applicable law.
Providing personal data is a necessary requirement for participation in this competition and the implementation of the scholarship agreement. Failure to provide data will prevent the implementation of the aforementioned purpose.
4. Period of personal data storage:
Your personal data will be stored until the end of this competition, and in the case of a student-scholarship holder of the National Science Centre (NCN) with whom a scholarship agreement is concluded, for the duration of the research project financed by the National Science Centre in Krakow and for 5 years after its completion, for the purposes of inspections by public authorities and entities, including the NCN. Project documentation will be archived in accordance with applicable law.
5. Recipients of data:
Your personal data will be made available to public authorities or entities, in particular: the unit financing the research project – the National Science Centre in Krakow and the Project Manager – the University of Silesia in Katowice, for the purposes of preparing the annual report and the final report for the NCN.

6. Rights related to personal data processing
You have the following rights related to personal data processing:
1) the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal. You may withdraw your consent by sending a declaration of withdrawal of consent to the scholarship committee’s address: magdalena.noszczynska@us.edu.pl
2) the right to access your personal data;
3) the right to request the rectification of your personal data that is inaccurate and the completion of incomplete personal data;
4) the right to request the deletion of your personal data, in particular if you withdraw your consent to processing when there is no other legal basis for processing;
5) the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data;
6) the right to transfer your personal data, i.e., the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. You may send these data to another data controller or request that we transmit your data to another controller. However, we will only do so if such transfer is technically feasible. You only have the right to transfer personal data with respect to data that we process by automated means, i.e., in electronic form, on the basis of a contract with you or on the basis of your consent;
7) the right not to be subject to solely automated decision-making, including profiling;
8) the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for personal data protection, i.e. the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.