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Geometry and Topology in Physical Models – (Ph.D.)

Jagiellonian University

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Application Deadline: September 30
Location: Kraków / Poland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 48 months Start Date: October
Educational Form:
  • Academic PhD
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Funding:
  • National: full
Location flexibility:
  • Primarily at University
Project type:
  • Predefined PhD project
Languages: English 
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Location of Jagiellonian University

This programme is funded by the Eropean Structural Funds through the International PhD Projects programme run by the Foundation for Polish Science. It offers tax-free scholarships of about 1000 U.S. dollars per month in 16 topics in mathematics, mathematical physics and computer science as differential geometry, general relativity, several complex dynamics, noncommutative geometry, dynamical systems and financial mathematics. Every topic is run in cooperation with very good foreign universities. The deadline for submission of applications is September 30, 2010. Krakow offers a great atmosphere for PhD studies.


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Application Schedule for 2010

1. Important dates of the recruitment procedure: * September 30, 2010 - deadline for submitting the application
* October 1-3, 2010 - evaluation of the documents by the Recruitment Committee
* October 6-7, 2010 - interviews with the candidates with highest rank
* till October 10, 2010 - the Recruitment Committee announces the list of candidates approved for the program, the PhD program begins.

2. Candidates must meet the following requirements: * have a master degree (or equivalent) in: mathematics, physics or computer science
* the diploma must be dated after January 1, 2007
* have a good command of English.

3. The following documents must be delivered by the applicants: * CV including full contact information (address, phone, e-mail) as well as the list of achievements (e.g. participation in tournaments for students, participation in conferences, lectures given at conferences and seminars, list of research publications with preprints, list of scholarships awarded, prizes)
* Copy of the master degree diploma with a supplement detailing taken courses (together with grades)
* Master thesis (if applicable)
* a reference letter from the tutor sent directly to the Committee (at MPD@im.uj.edu.pl) is recommended.

4. Candidates may also provide the following: * up to two letters of recommendation sent directly to the Committee (at MPD@im.uj.edu.pl) by other scientists
* documents confirming the knowledge of English.

All documents should be uploaded using the Application Form, the only acceptable formats are doc, jpg and pdf.
After the evaluation the Recruitment Committee will inform the candidates by e-mail of their results in the first part of the recruitment. The candidates with the highest ranks will be invited for an interview which will be held on October 6-7, 2010, in the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Jagiellonian University, Lojasiewicza 6, Kraków, Poland. Candidates may also be interviewed online or by phone.
The Committee will select for each PhD topic a candidate with the highest rank.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Master's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Accreditation

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Jagiellonian University

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