2nd Call for Applications for Postgraduate Studies in the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete 

The Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete announces a limited number of postgraduate student positions for the academic year 2023-2024. The aim of the Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Technology of the Materials Science and Technology Department is to prepare MSc students for excellent career prospects in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of materials science and technology. The educational and research activities of the program provide an integrated approach and in-depth training, with emphasis on conducting innovative research in the following cutting-edge fields of Materials Science and Technology:

• Optoelectronics – Magnetic materials – Nanotechnology
• Polymers – Colloids
• Theoretical – Computational Materials Science
• Synthetic Chemistry of Materials
• Biomaterials – Biomolecules

Successful completion of the Postgraduate Program leads to a Postgraduate Diploma (MSc) after 4 semesters of study that include the mandatory attendance of courses and the preparation and writing of a Master’s Thesis. The program is in English and requires full-time participation. As part of their training, postgraduate students assist in the instruction of undergraduate courses.

Graduates of the first cycle of studies of Greek universities or similar institutions abroad have the right to apply for the program. Knowledge of English is required.

The academic criteria that are taken into account for the selection are defined in the Postgraduate Studies Regulations. They include the undergraduate degree, grades in courses related to the subject of the program, the performance in a diploma thesis, if provided in the first cycle of studies, as well as the relevant research or professional activity of the candidate.

Necessary supporting documents
(submitted exclusively in electronic form through the website https://postgrad.cict.uoc.gr )

• Application
• Detailed CV
• Report of interests
• Copy of degree
• Diploma supplement
• Up to three (3) letters of recommendation
• Any other document the candidate considers to substantiate scientific excellence and quality
• Certificate of a good knowledge of the English language (B2 level and above)

Please use the form templates .

The application must include an email account from which you will be informed about the progress of your application.

Letters of recommendation will be sent directly by the authors to the postgraduate secretariat postgradteam@materials.uoc.gr.

Deadline for submission of the application and supporting documents for the Postgraduate Program is set for September 8, 2023. The interviews will take place on September 18, 2023 between 10:00 – 13:00. There is the possibility of a video conference for candidates living outside Crete.

  Applications and supporting documents are submitted exclusively online via the website https://postgrad.cict.uoc.gr . Candidates should a) create a user account, b) process their application by filling in the corresponding fields and uploading files for the remaining data, and c) make the final submission before the deadline.

For more information, please contact the Secretariat of the Department of Materials Science and Technology:

Mr. Ch. Stratigis: tel. +30 2810-394272, stratigis@materials.uoc.gr,

and Ms Sygelaki Fotini: tel. +30 2810394270, fsygelaki@materials.uoc.gr,

or the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Prof. D. Papazoglou: postgrad_chair@materials.uoc.gr .

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