Recruitment schedule

Registration in the Internet Recruitment of Candidates, referred to as “IRK”, submission of an application in the IRK for admission to the Doctoral School of Social Sciences: 27 April– 19 June, 2023;

Recruitment procedure:

• 1st stage of the recruitment procedure: 3-9 July, 2023,
• publication of the results of the 1st stage of the recruitment procedure: until 15 July 2023,
• publication of the interview schedule (2nd stage): until 15 July 2023,
• 2nd stage of the recruitment procedure: 22 July – 27 July 2023,
• publication of the ranking list: until 7 August 2023,
• reception of documents from qualified candidates: 16 August – 20 September, 2023,
• announcement of the list of persons admitted to the School: 22 September 2023.

      The start of education – 1 October 2023.

  

Recruitment fee

200 PLN

 

Form of qualification proceedings and number of points to be awarded

Two-stage proceedings:

• 1st stage: assessment of the research project and candidate’s scientific activity,
• 2nd stage: interview.

Maximum number of points to be awarded in the qualification proceedings – 100 points:

• 1st stage – 60 points (number of points required to qualify for the 2nd stage – 30 points);
• 2nd stage – 40 points (the number of points required to be entered on the list of candidates recommended for admission - 20 points).

 

Language of qualification proceedings, including the interview

The interview shall be held in Polish with elements of English or entirely in English, according to candidate’s preferences indicated in the IRK.

Required documents:

The candidate shall submit a School admission application only through the IRK. The application shall include the following: 

• scan of a diploma of completion of the long-cycle Master’s degree programme or second-cycle programme or an equivalent diploma obtained under separate regulations or in the case of candidates pursuing education within the European Higher Education Area –a certificate of obtaining a Master’s degree or a declaration that the diploma or certificate of obtaining a Master’s degree shall be provided by 20 September 2023;
• a description of the preliminary research project proposal with a title, no longer than 14,000 characters including spaces; the description includes the references relevant for the research objective  which shall not be included in the character limit.
• resume or CV outlining the candidate’s scientific activity, including scholarly interests and achievements during the five calendar years preceding the application;
• scans of materials confirming the scientific activity indicated in the resume or CV. In the case of materials confirming the scientific activity indicated in the resume or CV and regarding scientific publications – no more than two full scans of the candidate’s articles or sections in collective works deemed the most important by the candidate; the remaining candidate’s publications shall be confirmed with scans of title pages;
• a declaration of the level of proficiency in English allowing the participation in the learning process at the doctoral school;

• the scan of a declaration by the planned supervisor, confirming their agreement to undertake the duties of a supervisor and of the number of doctoral students, for whom they perform the duties a designated supervisor;
• the photograph of a candidate’s face that allows for their identification;
• a declaration confirming whether the candidate was or is a doctoral student or a participant of doctoral studies or whether they have initiated a doctoral dissertation process or whether proceedings to award them a doctoral degree have been initiated – and if yes, the title of their doctoral dissertation or the research project prepared by a candidate, including the name and last name of the candidate’s tutor or supervisor;
• a declaration confirming that they have reviewed the Resolution no 17 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of 20 January 2021 on the rules of recruitment for Doctoral Schools at the University of Warsaw and Articles 40 and 41 of the Code of Administrative Procedure;
• indication of the selected discipline in which the candidate plans to pursue education, PESEL number or passport number, nationality, contact information, information whether the candidate agrees to receive administrative decisions by means of electronic communication, consent for processing of personal data for the purposes of the admissions procedure;

In case the diploma was issued in a language other than Polish or English, the candidate shall attach its certified translation. The candidate is also required to submit translations of their scientific achievement awards. In justified cases the Admissions Coordinator, the chairperson and/or the secretary of the qualification team may request that the candidate submit translations of other documents and/or materials included in the application by a designated deadline.

In justified cases, the Director may condition a candidate’s entry into the list of doctoral students on submitting a translation of a specific document – including a sworn translation or legalization (apostille) of the document – by a specific and reasonable deadline. A condition may also be imposed by means of an administrative decision.

Notice! The qualification proceedings shall be initiated based on an above mentioned application for admission to the School, submitted by the candidate who managed to register in the IRK by the designated deadline and paid the admission fee by the designated deadline.

Detailed requirements for  application for admission to the School are set out in § 15 s. 1 of the Resolution no 17 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of 20 January 2021 on the rules of recruitment for Doctoral Schools at the University of Warsaw (Monitor UW z 2023 poz.43) [LINK]

 

 Assessment criteria and method

Research project (maximum number of points – 40)

When assessing the project, the following shall be taken into account:

1. defining the research issue e.g. the objective, research questions, hypotheses (0–10 points);

2. adequacy of the proposed methodology (0–10 points);

3. placing the project in the context of previous research and knowledge of literature  (0–10 points);

4. originality of the proposed issues and methodology (0–10 points).

 

Scientific activity of the candidate (maximum number of points – 20)

When evaluating scientific activity, the following elements, confirmed by means of scanned documents, shall be taken into account:

1. active participation in scientific conferences e.g. presenting a paper or poster (0–4 points);

2. participation in research projects (0–5 points);

3. scientific and popular scientific publications (0–6 points);

4. organizational activity related to science e.g. activity in student research groups, conference organization (0–2 points);

5. scientific internships, scholarships, awards for scientific activity (0–3 points).

In the case of multi-author achievements, the candidate must define the percentage share of their participation in the achievement.

 

Interview (maximum number of points – 40)

When assessing the interview, the following shall be taken into account:

1. candidate’s competencies presented during the interview regarding the research project (0–20 points);

2. understanding of the issues to be handled, subject-matter knowledge, correct language and the ability to use the scientific language appropriate for the academic discipline in which education is going to be provided (0–20 points).

 

Condition of admission to the School

Obtaining at least 50 points from the entire qualification proceedings, including at least 30 points from the first stage of the qualification proceedings and at least 20 points from the second stage of the qualification proceedings.