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Faculty of Physics & Applied Computer Science (AGH), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Electronics (AGH) and Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry of Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) (all institutions of Krakow) in cooperation with research institutes of 10 European countries run a common PhD programme in Nanoscience.

The project is financed by European Union Innovative Economy Programme with Foundation for Polish Science. It has been selected for support as one of three projects in the first call for the International PhD Studies Programme (results of the competition in Polish).

Research is scheduled for 4 or 5 years, of which 6 to 24 months the students will spend abroad, mostly in Western European institutes that enter the consortium. A stipend for a month spent in Krakow is 3000 PLN and 4500 PLN abroad (tax free).

Recruitment in 2009

Five PhD positions are open. All the projects start on 1.10.2009, and should be finalized by the defence of the PhD thesis not later than on September 2013.

1. Nanostructures and stability of thin liquid layers
2. Computer modeling of biological nanostructures
3. Surface and interface properties of metal-oxide magnetic nanostructures
4. Hybrid organic-inorganic layered materials - precursors of semiconducting nanostructures
5. Physical properties of multilayer thin films of Mg-Ti-V/Ni and their hydrides

Before you apply, please read carefully the recruitment procedure .
Applications should contain all the required information,
in particular all the documents proving the candidates eligibility.

Deadline for applications : 15 June 2009

For the applications registered before the deadline
the M.Sc. diploma,reports on the thesis and certificate
in command of English, may be delivered by 30 June 2009.

Recruitment in 2008

In October 2008 we recruited 7 students for the following projects:

1. Structure and properties of networks of nanoscopic magnetic wires
2. Electronic structure of artificial atoms and molecules: spin-orbit coupling effects
3. Computer simulations of quantum transport in semiconductor nanodevices
4. Surfactants, polyelectrolytes and nanoparticles as building blocks for surface nanostructures
5. Design and computer simulations of the nanodevices to applications in quantum computing
6. Current induced magnetization switching (CIMS) and noise characterization of MgO based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs)
7. Dynamics of nanostructural organization and activity of photosynthetic systems in natural and model membranes