In accordance with Government Regulation No. 274/2016 Coll., Part Two, Title II, Chapter H, Section II, Paragraph 2 and Rector’s Directive No. 22/2022 (consolidated version), Article 14, Paragraph 3, only associate professors, professors and possibly other experts with a scientific degree and creative activity, which corresponds to the content focus of the dissertation, approved by the Research Board (RB) of the faculty. The subject area board (SAB) therefore proposes supervisors for individual students, taking into account their professional orientation and needs. The supervisor is appointed (or dismissed) by the dean of the faculty at which the student is enrolled based of such proposals and after the subsequent approval of the RB. The internal regulations of the faculty setting out the rules for the possible performance of the supervisor's activities apply exclusively to the employees of the relevant participating faculty and cannot be applied to supervisors from another participating faculty. The appointment of supervisors at the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University is regulated in the Dean's Provision No. 2/2024, Article IV.
Information on methodological seminars for supervisors and other important links (remuneration methodology) for dissertation supervisors, supervisor’s study plan, etc.) are available here.
Application for Inclusion Among Supervisors
The requirements of every SAB are different. In general, it applies, however, that the following must be submitted:
- A brief application for the position of a supervisor addressed to the dean of the faculty, which includes the consent of the head of the supervisory department (director, head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- Professional CV in English language
- Completed form for supervisors – the so-called form "C"
- A list of all publications in extenso
- A proposal for 1–3 scientific topics suitable for those interested in doctoral studies (in Czech and English)
- A scientific title following the name (Ph.D., CSc., DrSc.)
Applicants are asked to sign exclusively in blue ink. The application with all attachments must be printed, signed and sent or delivered in person to the Department for PhD Study. Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the documents to the SAB, but only to the , to the following address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
The specific requirements of the selected SABs are available below. For SABs not listed here, the general instructions given above apply.
Cell Biology and Pathology
- application with the approval of the superior (head, head of institute); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- the dissertation topic that you will supervise (in Czech and in English)
- list of publications over the course of 5 years relating to the subject of the dissertation
- scientific title after name, at least Ph.D., CSc.
- professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C”
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the following address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Experimental and Clinical Oncology
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor or an adsivor, which includes the consent of the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- structured professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C”
- a list of publications in extenso – a chronological list (from the most recent ones to the oldest), please do state the IF (or quartil) and on which place in the team of author you are p
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
- a letter of recommendation from the workplace supervisor
Experimental Surgery
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor or an adsivor, which includes the consent of the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- structured professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C”
- a minimum interval of three years from the defence of the dissertation
- at least three publications with IF, at least one of which must be above the median in the field; the applicant must be either the first or corresponding author of two of these publications and have a cumulative H index of 4 or higher
- list of all publications in extenso
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
- scientific title after name
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the following address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor, confirmed by the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- structured professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C” (the applicant must have at least three publications with an IF over the past five years, citation response 22 and up)
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
- the minimum elapsed time between the successful completion of doctoral studies and the application for supervising is 3 years
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Kinesiology and Rehabilitation
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor, confirmed the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- structured professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C”
- the applicant must have at least three publications with an IF over the past five years, whereas the applicant must be either the first or the last or correspondent author on two of those publications
- list of impact publications over the past ten years
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Neurosciences
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor, confirmed by the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C”
- the applicant must have at least three publications with an IF totaling 1.5 for three years, whereas the applicant must be either the first or the last or corresponding author on two of those publications, or must have an H index of 10 and up
- List of 3–5 impact publications in the past three years (citation format according to the Vancouver standard, IF listed only after the publication, and the level in the year of publication is given)
- Minimum of three years from the time of defense of the dissertation
- Proposal of 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
- A completed Questionnaire for Neurosciences doctoral study programme supervisor
The supervisor and the student can request assignment of an advisor.
Only an expert approved by the Neurosciences SAB can become an advisor for the Neurosciences SAB, after fulfillment of the same conditions that apply to supervisors (he or she is therefore placed on the list of supervisors with the Neurosciences SAB).
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the following address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor, confirmed by the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- professional CV in English language
- a completed form “C” (the applicant must have at least three publications with IF 1,0 or higher over the past three years)
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in in English); the topic must be in the field of epidemiology and/or preventive medicine or public health
- publications relating to the research focus; the SAB considers as a minimum requirement four publications in an impacted journal, of which at least two as senior author (corresponding author, last author)
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Imaging Methods in Medicine
- a brief application for the position of a supervisor, confirmed by the head of the supervisory workplace (head); no form is prescribed (usually on the letterhead of the applicant's workplace)
- professional CV in English language
- acompleted form “C” (the applicant must have at least five publications with IF in the past five years, citation response 22 and up)
- proposal for 1–3 scientific subjects appropriate for applicants for doctoral study (in Czech and in English)
Send the printed and signed documents by post or deliver them in person to the address:
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Please supply originals with signatures, not scans or photocopies. Please do not send the application to the SAB, but only to the Department for PhD Study. At the same time, we kindly ask you to send the application, along with all enclosures, also in electronic form to: @email These documents will subsequently be handed over to the SAB chairperson.
Application for Inclusion Among Advisors
An advisor is appointed and recalled by the dean of the faculty on the proposal of the SAB. The proposal is submitted by the supervisor or the student. If the proposal is submitted by a student, he/she must complete and submit the Request for advisor appointment. The conditions for inclusion among advisors in the SABs of Experimental Surgery, Human Physiology and Pathophysiology and Neurosciences are the same as the conditions for supervisors (see above).
