Call for Applications: Scholarship Position in the OPUS LAP Project

Unit Name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Department of Pharmacodynamics

Position Title: PhD Student – Scholarship Holder

The aim of this call is to select a candidate to participate in a project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), grant No. UMO-2021/43/I/NZ7/00342, entitled: ‘Development of multifunctional compounds affecting neuroinflammation and cholinergic deficit in Alzheimer’s disease’.

ELIGIBILITY

• A candidate holding a Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Neurobiology, Biotechnology, Veterinary Medicine, or a related field who is currently a PhD student at a doctoral school
• At least 2 years of experience in performing behavioral tests for preclinical screening of novel compounds and drugs acting on the central nervous system, with particular emphasis on learning & memory tests in rodents
• Permission to work with laboratory animals and conduct in vivo experiments, in accordance with the Polish Act on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific or Educational Purposes
• Proficiency in English sufficient for fluent communication (oral presentation of research findings at international conferences), as well as reading, understanding, analyzing, and writing scientific papers
• Independence, responsibility, teamwork skills, high motivation for scientific work, and willingness to expand knowledge in the field of pharmacology of memory deficits

FUNDING INSTITUTION

National Science Centre Poland

SCHOLARSHIP OBJECTIVE

The scholarship holder will participate in the research activities planned within the project. The project focuses on identifying biologically active compounds that inhibit neuroinflammatory processes and cholinergic deficits in the central nervous system (animal studies – rodent models and in vitro techniques). The responsibilities of the scholarship holder will include conducting in vivo, in vitro experiments, participating in data analysis, preparing results for publication, and presenting findings at scientific conferences.

DURATION

9 months

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

Agreement: Scholarship agreement

Monthly allowance: 3,000 PLN (tax-exempt, paid in full)

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Application deadline: December 15, 2025

Start date: January 2026

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Selected candidates will be invited for an interview with the Scholarship Committee. The evaluation will focus particularly on knowledge of behavioral methodologies, especially memory tests, understanding of in vivo research methodology, and principles of data analysis.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

The application should include:

• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter
• Copy of the Master’s diploma or information on planned graduation date and a certificate confirming PhD student status
• Documents confirming scientific achievements (e.g., list of publications, conference presentations, grants)
• Additional documents that may support the application (optional)
• Information on personal data processing along with signed consent (scan)
• Scholarship application form (signed scan)
• Statement of meeting the eligibility criteria required by the National Science Centre (signed scan)

CONTACT DETAILS

Please send application documents electronically to: kinga.salat@uj.edu.pl (Prof. Kinga Sałat).
Please include “OPUS LAP” in the email subject line.

Questions may be directed via email or by phone: +48 12 62 05 555, +48 12 62 05 530.