PhD student

University of Wroclaw, Poland

Updated: about 2 years ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 20 Feb 2022

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position PhD candidate in the Scientific Excellence Incubator as part of the NCN OPUS 21 program at the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Wroclaw

No 6.2022.WNHP of January 20, 2022

Institute/Department: Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

Position: PhD student

Type of position: research

Scientific discipline: mental health, psychology

Vacancies/positions: 1

Application deadline: February 20, 2022

Expected contest results: February , 2022

Envisaged job starting date: March 1, 2022

Period of employment: temporary

Estimated employment period: 48 months

Type of contract: full time

Applications are invited from those who fulfil the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act from 20th July 2018 (Dz. U. z 2018 r., poz. 1668) and the statutes of the University of Wroclaw.

Candidate profile, requirements and qualifications:

  • Master degree.
  • Working knowledge of systematic reviews and meta-analyzes.
  • Initiative and effectiveness in obtaining grants.
  • Fluency in the English language.

    • Responsibilities:

    Conducting research as part of the NCN OPUS 21 project.

    Detailed description:

    PhD student in an NCN grant at the University of Wroclaw (discipline: psychology)

    The position is available within the OPUS NCN grant, supervised by Dr. Bartosz Helfer https://tinyurl.com/4d2284e9 from the Institute of Psychology and Director of the Meta-Research Center at the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences of the University of Wrocław. Dr. Helfer is the conducts world-class research (see publication record) on data synthesis many scientific disciplines.

    The doctoral position is funded by the National Science Center in the field of psychological sciences and relates to assesment of quality, transparency and rigour of clinical reseraech in this field, including innovative methods of treating ADHD or investigating effectiveness of psychotherapy approaches as mental health interventions. It is research position without teaching duties.

    An ideal candidate has a working knowledge of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and is ready to learn newest methods in the

    We expect high level of engagement, reserachers will be encouraged to develop their own research agenda and will be supported in applying for additional funding.

    Daily key research tasks for these posts correspond to different states of evidence synthesis and data evalution and include: searching scientific literature, study selection, data extraction, evaluation of data and study quality, data analysis and writing research manuscripts for publication.

    For PhD candidates we welcome applications from candidates with Master’s degree from any related discipline, especially, but not limited to: statistics, epidemiology, public health, evidence-based practice (including any allied health professions), research methods, evidence synthesis, psychology, cognitive science, medicine, mental health, nutrition, health/ research ethics, etc.

    For PhD candidates we offer a fully-funded PhD position as the Doctoral School and full scholarship according to regulations at the time of enrolment.

    Additionally, we offer excellent scientific development opportunities including mentoring, fully reimbursed participation in scientific conferences, specialized courses and access to a large international network of collaborators from top scientific institutions worldwide (Cochrane, Imperial College London, TUM Munich, University of Colorado, King’s College London and more).

    If you have any questions about the post please contact Dr Helfer at bartosz.helfer @uwr.edu.pl.

    Starting date is at the earliest convenience. Place of work will be centrally located in Wroclaw.

    If you would like to apply please send your research CV and motivation letter to Dr Helfer and you would be further instructed about the formal application process.

    The application for the competition should include:

  • Curriculum vitae.
  • Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment :

    • https://uni.wroc.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.personal-questionnaire-_APPLICANT.docx

  • Self-report containing the characteristics of the scientific achievements to date.
  • List of scientific publications.
  • For PhD candidate a copy of the master degree.
  • Opinion on the scientific achievements prepared by an independent researcher.
  • Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his / her research output.
  • Two recommendation letters from people with recognized international scientific achievements (at least one from a foreign center), with the proviso that these letters are sent by e-mail to the chairman of the Competition Commission at [email protected] without the candidate's mediation and are open only to members of the Committee, and the candidate, by entering the competition, waives the right to access these lists.

    • All the documents should be send in the electronic form (with document’s scans attached) to the following address: [email protected] with the message title: "OPUS 21 PhD candidate - WNHiP".

    All submitted documents must be signed.

    Additional information:

  • The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
  • Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.
  • The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
  • The University of Wroclaw does not shorten the submitted documents.
  • The University of Wroclaw does not provide housing.

    • Participants of the selection process consent to public disclosure of data evaluated within the process, as presented in the application, especially data concerning achievements in science and teaching.

    CV should include the following note: "I consent to processing of my personal data and image for the purposes of organising and conducting the selection process and providing information about the results of the selection process. I acknowledge that the controller of the personal data is the University of Wroclaw, Plac Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wroclaw. I am aware that provision of data is voluntary, but necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected in accordance with the Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000)".

    Legal basis: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and Act of 10 May 2018 on protection of personal data (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000).


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