Competition announcement
Position: PhD student in the discipline of physical sciences
Project implementation unit: Faculty of Exact and Technical Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice
Unit providing education for doctoral students: Doctoral School of the University of Silesia in Katowice
Project title: Graphitization of carbon bio-precursors using hybrid low-temperature catalysts
Project manager: Karolina Jurkiewicz, PhD, DSc, Eng.
Tasks of the doctoral student:
The PhD student will be involved in the production of carbon materials, conducting their thermal treatment processes and conducting studies of their structure using various experimental methods, such as X-ray diffraction, low-angle scattering, Raman spectroscopy, measurements of gas adsorption isotherms, documenting and analysing the results of the research, their interpretation and presentation in the form of publications and oral presentations.
Duration of education: 48 months
Scholarship amount:
PLN 3,570.50 gross (before the mid-term evaluation) / PLN 5,550.50 gross (after the mid-term evaluation)
Documents must be submitted by: 18 September 2026 to the e-mail address: karolina.jurkiewicz@us.edu.pl
Full text of the announcement: ogłoszenie wersja angielska
Registration Link: https://irk.us.edu.pl/pl/offer/SD-GRANT-2026/programme/20-S3SPIT_ST1102247/