Recruitment

The Doctoral School of Molecular Medicine is an organized form of doctoral education conducted by the Medical University of Lodz in the disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences and medical sciences. 

Education in the Doctoral School of Molecular Medicine: 

• lasts for 8 semesters and culminates in the submission of a doctoral dissertation
• prepares for obtaining a doctoral degree 
• is conducted based on the training program and individual research plan
• is carried out in collaboration with other universities and scientific institutions (partners) based on agreements concluded with them by the University 

The primary language of instruction in the Doctoral School of Molecular Medicine is English

Register directly via the link: https://sd.umed.pl/login.html

or via the recruitment website: http://smm.umed.pl/recruitment/ 

Next: 

• click the icon Apply 
• enter and REMEMBER your e-mail address and password. 

NOTE! In order to log into the IRK system, you have to give your login (i.e. your e-mail address) and the password entered when creating your profile 

• fill in the registration form – check if all the details are correct 
• read the GDPR clause, and then go to consents and statements section

Required documents specified in the application form should be submitted by the Candidate in a white paper folder in the period from 2nd to 19th July 2024 to the Office of Doctoral Studies after making an appointment via e-mail (cod@umed.lodz.pl). When sending an e-mail, the candidate should give the following details in the e-mail subject line: Full name of the candidate – recruitment to the IDS or recruitment to SMM – appointment. 

When submitting documents to the Office of Doctoral School, the candidate is obliged to present their ID. 

NOTE! In the case of foreigners, scans of documents may be sent via electronic mail provided that they are sent within the deadline specified in the recruitment schedule. The original documents should be submitted to the Recruitment Committee through the Office of Doctoral Studies not later than within: 

1) 4 days following the publication of the list of candidates qualified for admission to the Doctoral School; 

2) 30 days following the publication of the list of candidates qualified for admission to the Doctoral School in case if foreigner is required to obtain a visa entitling them to stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland. 

Documents filed by the candidate in the recruitment procedure are verified by the Recruitment Committee. Following the verification, your status in the IRK system will change into “qualified for examinations” or “not qualified for examinations”. 

Information on the stages of the recruitment procedure is sent to the e-mail address specified by the candidate, and a change of the candidate’s status may be checked on the candidate’s profile in the IRK system. To find out about your status, click the “application of the candidate” tile.

Qualifying examinations are conducted in the form indicated in the resolution for the appropriate doctoral school: SMM regular recruitment – spoken qualifying exam in English. 

Ranking lists of candidates qualified for admission, lists of candidates enrolled on the list of doctoral students are published as specified according to the schedule of recruitment of each doctoral school – individually for each of the scientific disciplines in which education is provided. The order in which the names of the candidates are placed on the ranking list depends on the number of recruitment points awarded in the qualification procedure within the specified limit of places.