Recruitment
We are looking for a candidate to carry out the research project no. 2 (see the project's Web page). The recruitment procedure consists of two stages:
- submission of applications by candidates (deadline: already passed),
- interviews with the candidates selected in the first stage (April 26, 2012).
First stage – application submission
An application submitted in the first stage of the recruitment procedure should include the following documents:
- Mandatory documents:
- a scientific CV (template available here) in English, including
e-mail address and phone number, current affiliation (if any), educational background,
list of publications (if any), information on scientific awards received, research experience, etc.;
please include at the end of your CV the following statement: "In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of 29th August 1997, I hereby agree to have my personal data processed and stored by the Institution for recruitment purposes”. - a certified copy of an MSc diploma or equivalent (academic degree compatible with the requirements for the doctoral student status in Poland) or information on the planned defense date of the MSc thesis before the end of March/April 2012, confirmed by the candidate’s supervisor (in English or Polish),
- an official copy of the transcript (academic record),
- in case of candidates who have successfully completed the first year of a PhD programme – written opinion on the candidate from his/her present supervisor (in English),
- a letter of interest, stating the candidate’s motivation and qualifications to carry out research on the topic open for the application in this Call, i.e., "Distributed model-checking of security properties in games with incomplete information" supervised by Prof. Marek Bednarczyk (in English) . Feel free to contact the supervisor of the topic to get more details on it; e-mail address is provided together with a short description of the topic (project) here.
- a scientific CV (template available here) in English, including
e-mail address and phone number, current affiliation (if any), educational background,
list of publications (if any), information on scientific awards received, research experience, etc.;
- Optional documents (submission of these documents is not a prerequisite for admitting the candidate to the recruitment process, but they will contribute to an overall evaluation of the candidate):
- a letter of recommendation,
- copies of scientific publications authored or co-authored by the candidate,
- documents confirming the candidate’s experience in research work (former positions at universities and other research institutions, notably internships abroad; scientific scholarships; participation in scientific projects/grants, etc.).
- documents confirming the candidate’s participation in scientific conferences, workshops, summer schools etc.,
- documents stating English proficiency.
An application package comprising electronic versions of the above documents should be sent by e-mail to the following address: 
The receipt of the documents will be confirmed by the Office of the Project with an e-mail message.
The following criteria will be taken into account, the maximum scores that may be earned for meeting each criterion being given in the right-hand column of the table:
| Criteria | Max scores |
| Research output of the candidate (publications, scientific awards etc.) and its relevance for the research project to be undertaken by the candidate | 30 |
| Quality of the transcript (academic record) and the final score on the diploma | 30 |
| Experience in research work (former positions at universities and other research institutions, scientific scholarships, participation in scientific projects/grants, etc.) | 20 |
| Internships abroad, experience in international scientific cooperation etc. | 15 |
| Participation in scientific conferences, workshops, summer schools etc. | 5 |
Second stage is described here.
Recruitment schedule for this Call for Applications:
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| 1. First stage of recruitment procedure (sending applications) | deadline: April 10, 2012 |
| 2. Second stage of recruitment procedure (interviews) | to be announced |
| 3. Information about recruitment results | to be announced |
| 4. Signing contract with the successful candidate | May 2012 |
| 5. Start of the participation in the program | May 2012 |
The successful candidates will have to simultaneously enroll to a special track of the PhD Studies carried out at the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences.
She or he will be provided with scholarships (3000 PLN and 4500 PLN during the stay in Poland and abroad, respectively + 500 PLN for social security) for 3 years or until they defend their PhD theses! She or he will spend at least 6 months with foreign partners - leading academic institutions in Europe and beyond!