Discipline: Security Studies

Discipline:  Security Studies

1) An eligible candidate must hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent degree in Human or Social Sciences.

2) Possible subject areas for a PhD project include:

•          national security
•          international security
•          internal security
•          information security
•          social security
•          military security
•          ecological security
•          energy security
•          health security
•          crisis security
•          security and defense management
•          security education and prevention

  

3) The recruitment procedure is competitive. Points are assigned for each stage of the evaluation process:

a) A research proposal (0-15 pts.), which may be an outline of the prospective PhD dissertation. The proposal should be written in Polish or English and should contain between 10,000 and 20,000 characters without spaces, including bibliography. The proposal is evaluated by two reviewers appointed by the chairperson of the selection committee from among researchers entitled to supervise PhD projects in the discipline. The average of points granted by each of the reviewers in the following categories constitutes a final evaluation of the project:

•          formulating the research objective (0-3 pts.)
•          knowledge of the current state of research (0-3 pts.)
•          proposed research methodology (0-3 pts.)
•          originality and cognitive value (0-3 pts.)
•          feasibility and validity of the project (0-3 pts.)

 

b) An interview (0-20 pts.), the aim of which is to verify  the candidate’s competence and research interests in relation to the proposed project as well as their general knowledge in the selected discipline. The interview may be conducted in Polish or, in special cases and by consent of the chairperson of the selection committee, in English. The final evaluation of the interview is the average of points awarded by each member of the Selection Committee in the following categories:

•          oral presentation of the research project (0-5 pts.)
•          justification / defense of the project: its premises, research objective, selected methodology, originality of the research problem solution (0-5 pts.)
•          takin part in an academic discussion (0-5 pts.)
•          general knowledge in the discipline (0-5 pts.)

 

3) Evaluation of scholarly activity in the last 5 years (0-7 pts.):

•          publication in a scientific journal, publication of a monograph book or a chapter in a monograph book published by a press included in the list of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (0-2 pts.)
•          activity in a student research club (0-1 pt.)
•          participation with a paper in a scientific conference of an international range (0-2 pts.)
•          national or international internships or scholarships of min. 7 days (0-1 pt.)
•          awards or scientific honours (0-1 pt.)

  

Relevant certificates, confirmations and publication printouts must be submitted