Project title: Evaluation of the settling velocity and trapping capacity of sediments in lakes in the Great Arctic River deltas
Keywords: river delta, Arctic, hydrological modelling, sediment retention; floodplain lakes
Project manager: dr hab. Michał Habel, associate professor
Research project: National Science Center (NCN), Preludium Bis5
Keywords: river delta, Arctic, hydrological modelling, sediment retention; floodplain lakes
Discipline: Earth and related environmental sciences
number of places: 1
Recruitment schedule:
- registration of candidates in IRK: from June 25 to June 28, 2024
- qualifying candidate presentations : July 16, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. (online meeting)
- announcement of the ranking list: July 17, 2024.
- accepting documents from qualified candidates: from July 17 to September 20, 2024.
- start of education: October 1, 2024
Project information
The project implementation period is 48 months. The project will be implemented by the project manager and a PhD candidate. The PhD candidate will get a scholarship.
scholarship for a PhD candidate – PLN 5,000 gross per month (up to the month in which the mid-term evaluation of the PhD candidate at the doctoral school was carried out),
PLN 6,000 gross per month (after the month in which the mid-term evaluation of the PhD candidate at the doctoral school was carried out).
Project description: The object of research is the Mackenzie River Delta. The project plans to examine lakes in the Mackenzie Delta in Arctic Canada, which receive river sediments when flood water levels rise above natural embankments in spring. The aim of the project is to understand the conditions of sediment accumulation in the lakes of Arctic river deltas in order to assess their impact on the overall balance of sediment transport within the delta. This goal will be achieved by developing a sediment transport model based on the theory of settling basins while incorporating the Gamma distribution law. A series of field observations and a stay at the Western Arctic Research Center in Inuvik, Canada, were planned.
A person who does not have a doctoral degree and is not a participant of a doctoral school may participate in the competition.
The committee evaluates candidates on a point scale, taking into account competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project and the candidate's scientific achievements to date, and on this basis prepares a ranking of candidates according to the following criteria:
competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (70% of the final grade):
- 3 points very good;
- 2 points good;
- 1 point weak;
- 0 points lack of competence.
candidate's scientific achievements, including publications in renowned publishing houses/scientific journals (30% of the final grade):
- 4 outstanding points;
- 3 points very good;
- 2 points good;
- 1 point weak;
- 0 points no scientific achievements.
List of documents for candidates undertaking education in English:
- an application to the rector for admission to the doctoral school, containing contact details (in Polish or English, on a form available in the IRK system, with the candidate's handwritten signature),
- CV in English
- diploma of completion of the second-cycle programme or the long-cycle Master's degree programme (or an equivalent diploma)
- diploma supplement
- a certificate for the diploma in accordance with the regulations in force in a given country and the date of issue of the diploma (legalization or apostille clause)
- translations of diploma by a sworn translator
- the recognition statement from the NAWA Kwalifikator system (https://kwalifikator.nawa.gov.pl/), with the annotation "Gives right to start doctoral proceedings / gives access to doctoral school"
- documents confirming scientific activities
- letters of recommendation issued by a person holding at least a doctoral degree (in Polish or English)
- candidate's questionnaire (the form of the questionnaire is specified in the Appendix no 2 to the Resolution)
- information about the needs related to disability regarding the conditions for conducting the interview online
- one photo with dimensions 35 mm x 45 mm (width x height) - electronic version
- declaration of citizenship and language knowledge
No application fee.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Degrees, specifying that the contact concerns recruitment under the PRELUDIUM project:
Anna Cieślak
tel. 52 34 19 148
e-mail: anna@ukw.edu.pl
tel. 52 34 19 218 (doctoral school)
