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 

Requirements: 

The doctoral student should specialise in sustainable consumption policies as well as should have excellent command of English. Having some publications in scientific journals will be considered a plus. 

Description of tasks: 

Due to the implementation of the project "Psychographic determinants of the effectiveness of sustainable consumption policy instruments" 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) development of systematic literature reviews, 

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

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

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

Type of NSC competition: OPUS – HS 

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

Form of submitting applications: email 

Employment conditions: 

Position starts in: November 2026 

Scholarship: 1500 PLN /month 

Duration: max. 12 months,  with the option to extend

Additional information: 

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

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 October 2026. 

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