Announcement of recruitment of a PhD student – scholarship grantee within a research project

Institutional unit : University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies
Position : PhD student – scholarship grantee

Type of NSC competition : OPUS – HS

Deadline for submitting applications : 8 January 2026, 23:59

Form of submitting applications : email

Employment conditions :

Position starts in: February 2026
Scholarship: 1500 PLN /month
Duration: max. 23 months

Description of tasks :

Due to the implementation of the project "Policy of promoting healthy eating - an international comparative analysis and research on the conditions of effectiveness of selected solutions" under the supervision of Prof. Paweł Bryła, financed by the National Science Centre as part of the OPUS competition, we are looking for a PhD student to carry out the tasks specified below in the project:

1) conducting individual in-depth interviews with policy-makers and experts,

2) scientific input into the developments of research procedures and protocols for all methods,

3) participation in the process of dissemination of project results, including the preparation of publications and conference presentations.

Requirements :

The doctoral student should specialise in consumer behaviour and retailing as well as should have experience in conducting research projects and excellent command of English. Having some publications in scientific journals will be considered a plus.

Additional information :

The application should be sent by email to Prof. Paweł Bryła (email: pawel.bryla@uni.lodz.pl ) by 8 January 2026.

It should include the following attachments:

1) CV with the list of publications and other academic achievements,

2) scan of the Master diploma (or equivalent),

3) confirmation of the status of a doctoral student, e.g. a scan of the ID card issued by the doctoral school,

4) copies of academic publications (if any).

Please include in your cover letter:
“I hereby give consent for my personal data included in my application to be processed for the purposes of the recruitment process under the Personal Data Protection Act as of 29 August 1997, consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2016, item 922 as amended.”

Assessment criteria:

1) the candidate's scientific achievements, including publications in renowned publishing houses/scientific journals (50% of the final grade),

2) achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained in Poland or abroad, workshops and scientific training, participation in research projects (20% of the final grade),

3) competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final grade).

The results of this competition will be announced by 20 January 2026.