Physics

Joint doctoral programme with the University of Southern Denmark (coordinating institution: Kaunas University of Technology)

Double degree programme with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Possibilities to attain European PhD (Doctor Europeus) in partnership with PCAM (Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials Network)

Objective of doctoral studies in Physics is the development of highly qualified researchers in the field of physics, who are able to conduct scientific research for solution of critical problems.
This joint doctoral programme provides doctoral students with competences and knowledge in the areas of condensed matter, interaction of radiation and matter, optical spectroscopy; the programme offers a wide range of topics and general experimental and theoretical research in the areas of meso, micro and nano structures, photonic structures, including their formation, analysis and application in plasmonics, bio sensors and alternative energy. Research involves the use of new functional materials, modern technologies (electron-beam lithography, reactive plasma etching, and holographic lithography) and progressive research methods (spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman scattering, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, ultra-rapid process spectroscopy, etc.).

Persons with a Master’s Degree or equivalent degree of higher education may participate in an open competition for admission to doctoral studies.

Applicants to the doctoral field of science are accepted by competition according to the competition score. Minimum Competition Score 7.5

Additional condition:

1. An applicant must provide bachelor qualification diploma and it’s supplement

2. One of the submitted recommendations has to be written by the supervisor of the topic

3. An applicant must submit a research proposal on the selected topic

Application procedure

Mandatory documents for admission:

Application indicating the science field, the topic and the form of funding (online)*
Official legalised Bachelor’s and Master’s diplomas with the diplomas supplements or a higher education degree equivalents and academic transcripts (translated into English or Lithuanian and notary verified) and the certificate of recognition if higher education qualification acquired abroad
Curriculum Vitae
Recommendations by two researchers of the relevant science field (one of the recommendations must be written by the supervisor of the research topic that the candidate is applying to)
A research proposal on the selected topic (if the applicant applies to two topics, two individual research proposals have to be submitted)
A list of the research works with a full bibliographic description and copies thereof; if no research works by the applicant are presented, the applicant is required to present a research paper whose topic is consistent with the dissertation topic indicated in the applicant’s application (if the applicant applies to two dissertation topics, two individual research papers have to be submitted)
A copy of a valid personal document: a passport (for citizens of all countries) or an ID card (only for citizens of the European Union)
A copy of the receipt of the application fee payment (50 EUR for EU citizens, and 120 EUR for non-EU citizens)
A certificate issued by IELTS, TOEFL, CERF or any other competent institution within the last 2 years certifying the level of the English language if the candidate is not a graduate of the first or second cycle studies conducted in the English language

* The applicant can select no more than 2 (two) research fields and no more than 2 (two) topics per science field.

Participation in motivational interview (Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų g. 50, Kaunas, Lithuania or online)

Signing a study agreement (if invited to study)

Selection criteria and their weighted coefficients

Weighted grade point average of the Bachelor’s diploma supplement	0,1
Weighted grade point average of the Master’s diploma supplement	0,25
Research experience Research experience to be evaluated: publications (in the publications referred in the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database, conference proceedings) and research experience (participation in research projects, research funded by the Research Council of Lithuania or other institutions, winners of competitions organised by the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences or other scientific and innovation organisations, oral or poster presentations at national and international conferences)	0,4
Research proposal on the selected topic for admission	0,1
Recommendations by scientists One of the submitted recommendations has to be written by the supervisor of the topic	0,05
Motivational interview, including evaluation of the knowledge of a foreign language	0,1