Scholarship offer for PhD student in the NCN Opus project "New Bottle-Brush copolymers, and osteoarthritis "

Scholarship offer for PhD student in the NCN Opus project "New Bottle-Brush copolymers, and osteoarthritis "

Application Deadline: September 18, 2020.

Requirements:
• Master's degree (chemistry, physics,  material science, biology or related fields), or the last semester of the second-cycle or master-level studies.
• Great motivation for academic work, teamwork, independence, creativity.
• Good English.
• Knowledge of spectroscopic methods (Raman, IR, UV-Vis, spectrofluorimetry),

• Experiences in working with biological materials is welcome (but not obligatory)

• Scientific achievements in form of publications in international scientific journals and conference communications are also welcomed (not obligatory).

• Starting doctoral studies from October 1, 2020 at the International Doctoral School, Lodz University of Technology, the formal recruitment process is closed September 30^th, 15:00 – requirement details see https://www.p.lodz.pl/en/application-schedule-interdisciplinary-doctoral-school. For more information please visit also www.ids.p.lodz.pl

Task description:
Work in the NCN Opus project: "New Bottle-Brush copolymers, and osteoarthritis "

The specific aim of the proposed study is the determination of the relationship between the structure of articular cartilage and the degree of development of osteoarthritis. That will allow to know the mechanism of the articular cartilage degeneration and to diagnose the disease at the early stages.  

As part of the project, PhD student will study of cartilages at different level of osteoarthrosis disease by vibrational spectroscopy (Raman, IR spectroscopies). The aims of the study are

• to find correlation between the chemical composition of the cartilage surface and degeneration disease degree.
• develop reasonable diagnostic procedures based on vibrational spectroscopy useful to control osteoarthrosis disease.

Within this part of the project PhD student will be involved in following activities:

• preparation of cartilage samples for spectroscopic studies
• measurements of vibrational spectra of cartilage samples
• analysis and interpretation of the results including statistical approach.

PhD student will be also obliged to prepare monthly reports and scientific publications based on the results of the conducted research. PhD student will be involved in the project on average 40 hours per week.

Additional information:

1. The call is open.

2. The recruitment committee will interview candidates (teleconference is an option), that will take place after the application deadline. Candidates will be individually informed about the results of the first stage of recruitment and the date of interviews.

3. The Institute reserves the right to award a scholarship to a person who is on the next position on the ranking list, provided that the winner of the call will resign from its procurement before signing the scholarship agreement. The scholarship provided by the project funds is 1800 PLN per month. PhD student also receives the regular PhD scholarship which is ca. 2000 PLN per month.

Required documents:

1. A cover letter,

2. A biography (with an e-mail address), containing information on current scientific achievements (including the publications in scientific journals, conference presentations, participation in research projects, internships, trainings and other distinctions in research and scientific activity),

3. A recommendation letter or contact details of a current/previous academic tutor,

4. A copy of the master's diploma or a statement of the MA thesis supervisor about the planned date of defense of the master's thesis,

5. A document confirming the doctoral student's status or a statement about the intention to apply for admission to doctoral studies at the Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology,
6. A statement on the willingness to work in the project at the latest from the day of admission to doctoral studies with an average of 35 hours per week,

7.  An agreement for the processing of personal data according to the following formula:

"In accordance with the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2002, No. 101, item 926, as amended), I agree to the processing of my personal data contained in this documentation for the purposes of the competition procedure as part of an open call for participation in the project "New Bottle-Brush copolymers, and osteoarthritis " as part of PhD studies at the Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology by Department of Molecular Physics, Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź.”

For more information, please contact:

dr hab. inż. Marcin Kozanecki,

marcin.kozanecki@p.lodz.pl; tel. 42 631 32 05

Deadline for submitting documents: September 18, 2020.

Application documents can be sent by e-mail (marcin.kozanecki@p.lodz.pl), send by mail or delivered personally to the secretary of Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, (Zeromskiego 116; 90-924 Lodz) in sealed envelopes with the following inscription: Opus 02412

The recruitment commission, after conducting the initial selection of candidates and selecting candidates who meet the formal requirements, will inform the candidates who qualified for the next stages of the competition procedure and will determine their place and time. Relevant information will be sent to candidates via e-mail.