Qualification criteria

1. An eligible candidate must hold a Master’s degree in Pedagogy.

2. Possible subject areas for a PhD project include:

• general pedagogy,
• social pedagogy,
• comparative pedagogy,
• pedagogy of family,
• media pedagogy,
• pre-school and school pedagogy,
• special pedagogy,
• andragogy,
• general and detailed didactics.

3. The recruitment procedure is competitive. Points are assigned for each step 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, excluding bibliography. The proposal is evaluated by two reviewers representing the discipline, appointed by the chairperson of the selection committee from among researchers entitled to supervise PhD projects and specializing in pedagogy. 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 of the candidate’s competence and research interests in relation to the proposed project as well as their general knowledge in pedagogy. The interview may be conducted in Polish or 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 considering the current state of research in pedagogy (0-5 pts.)
• justification / defense of the research project: its premises, objectives, proposed methodology as well as an awareness of the project’s social and ethical dimension (0-5 pts.)
• the ability to carry out an academic discussion (0-5 pts.)
• feasibility and validity of the project (0-5 pts.)

c) Evaluation of scholarly activity (0-7 pts.):

• publication in a scientific journal indexed in the Scopus/Web of Science database (0-2 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 (0-1 pt.)
• activity in a student research club (0-1 pt.)
• participation with a paper in a scientific conference of an international range (0-1 pts.)
• national or international internships or scholarships of min. 7 days (0-1 pt.)
• awards or scientific honours (0-1 pt.)

Submission of relevant certificates, endorsements and printouts is required.