Supervisors

A supervisor may be a person with the degree of doktor habilitowany or the title of professor, who is distinguished by recognised national or international scientific achievements, managed research projects in particular, within five years before his/her appointment as a supervisor, published the results of his/her own scientific research in peer reviewed journals and reowned publications or cooperated with representatives of other scientific centres.

A person who remains an appointed supervisor for more than five doctoral students or persons applying for a doctoral degree cannot become a supervisor for another doctoral student; the Director may increase this limit in exceptional cases.

Only a person holding a doctoral degree may act as an assistant supervisor.

Scientific supervision over the preparation of a Doctoral thesis is provided by a supervisor or supervisors or by a supervisor and an assistant supervisor, which means that a Doctoral Student is not allowed to have an additional supervisor and an assistant supervisor appointed at the same time. It is also not possible to have more than one assistant supervisor.

Can the additional supervisor have any academic title?

The additional supervisor, i.e. the “second” supervisor, must have the title of doctor habilitated or professor. An associate supervisor, on the other hand, can only have the title of doctor.

The term ‘second‘ or ‘additional‘ supervisor is an ordinal term in the MSD because, in fact, these supervisors are equal. Secondary supervisor is a statutory term and, despite its ‘ancillary’ nature, is often crucial to the doctoral thesis and the development of the doctoral student.

Does the associate supervisor receive any salary for carrying out this role?

Both supervisors are equally compensated. They receive salary for the subject “Scientific development” as part of the UW’s settlement with the faculties on the basis of the report – activities provided and obtained

Is there any contract signed with the additional supervisor?

If the second supervisor is from outside the UW then a contract is signed with him/her for teaching the “Scientific Development” course.

Can the additional supervisor come from any university and country?

Yes.

The second supervisor will be from a different field. Is this a bad thing? Should he/she be from the same field and only from a different discipline within the chosen field of study?

The supervisors should be relevant to the dissertation – they can and even should represent different disciplines.