doktorant(ka) / PhD Student

We are looking for you, if:

• you are an enthusiastic student with a strong interest in Life Sciences,
• you have a Master’s degree in biology, biotechnology, biophysics, neuroinformatics, neurocognitive science and other related fields,
• you would like to develop your carrier not only in scientific field, but also in the business environment,
• you would like to focus on research and practical work with optimal number of classes,
• you want to gain knowledge and skills necessary to have impact on the world,
• you want your answer to the question “What is my superpower?” to be “I’m the scientist!”

We offer:

• Free of charge PhD course;
• Scholarship agreement;
• Participation in international conferences and exchange programmes, e.g. STER;
• You can prepare yourself to conduct highprofile research at academic institutes and research centres in Poland and abroad;
• Promotion of science, e.g. Science Picnic, Brain Week;
• Effective international collaboration and opportunity to meet leading scientists from Poland and other European countries;
• Support in applying for additional grants;
• Supervision of great scientists, who have gained experience all over the world;
• Participation in the life of the scientific community.

Why the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology?

• We are the part of Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence, a programme initiated by the Max Planck Society and managed with the National Science Centre in Poland;
• You don’t need to conduct classes during your PhD course;
• We offer implemented science solutions for business;
• Our scientists publish in established scientific journals, take part in scientific contests and are awarded;
• We have 8 corefacility environmental laboratories, offering highclass research equipment and expertise, required to conduct advanced investigations in the neurobiology, molecular biology and biological imaging;
• We have BioPixel Center – the Research Station in Mikołajki, located in beautiful surroundings of the Mazurian lakes.