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Doctoral studies are organized by the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry in collaboration with the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. The program covers macromolecular chemistry, including biopolymer chemistry and physical chemistry of polymers. Students can focus on experimental issues such as polymer synthesis, association processes, polymer degradation, and semiconductor polymer structures, or theoretical studies and simulations. The program reflects modern trends and job market needs.
Start of studies in the winter semester (October)
Opening of applications and publication of the dissertation topics: 15. 2. 2026
Application by: 30. 4. 2026
Detailed description of the programme
Offer of dissertation topics:
- 3D printing of poly(glycerol sebacate) for tissue engineering applications
- Advanced Antifouling Polymer-Brush Coatings for the Selective Detection of Biomarkers Associated with Rare Diseases
- Advanced Carbon-Based Composites for High-Performance Supercapacitors
- Advanced enzymatically degradable polymer materials for 4D bioprinting
- Advanced Functional Polyelectrolyte Films for Antibacterial Applications
- Bioactive coatings based on polyelectrolyte multilayer films of “charge-shifting” synthetic polycations for tunable protein release.
- Biodegradable polymer systems based on thermoplasticized starch
- CO2-fixation reaction – a way towards sustainable polymers
- Combined Thermodynamic and Structural Study of Polymer Systems Utilizing In-Situ VT-XRD.
- Design of Smart and Anisotropic Nanocomposites Suitable for Additive Manufacturing
- Methacrylamide and acrylamide copolymers sensitive to external stimuli: advanced drug delivery systems and diagnostics
- Polyelectrolyte polymer particles for delivery of pro-angiogenic growth factors to support vascularization of polymer scaffolds in bioapplications.
- Polymer colloids as specialized carriers for intranasal transport of biologically active substances
- Polymer colloids as specialized carriers for intranasal transport of biologically active substances
- Polymeric Theranostic Systems for Imaging Insulin-Producing Cells and the Treatment of Diabetes
- Post-polymerization modifications of poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline)
- Preparation of stimuli-responsive polymer nanomedicines using microfluidic nanoprecipitation – the in vitro and in vivo performance under simulated physiological conditions
- Radioactive and fluorescent labeling of polymers and nanoparticles for medicine and preclinical testing.
- Recycling of polyisocyanurate foams
- Research on targeted radiomodulators and the cellular response to radiation
- Self-cleaning anti-biofilm polymer surfaces with self-detection of inflammation and infects
- Self-healing and recyclable polymer networks prepared from renewable resources
- Stimuli-Responsive Poly(2-oxazoline)-based Carriers for Drug Delivery
- Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymer systems for biomedical applications
- Synthesis and characterization of highly sensitive, bimodal dissolved oxygen sensors for EPR/FLIM oximetry
- Synthesis of advanced nanomaterials by polymerization-induced self-assembly
- Synthesis of functionalized polymers and polymer membranes for electrochemical devices
- Synthesis of polymer materials and polymer membranes for separation processes
- Synthesis of polymer therapeutics based on poly(2-oxazine)s
- Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Self-Assembled Fluoropolymers for Drug Delivery and 19F MRI
- Synthetic polymers as an alternative to proteins for biochemical applications
- Tailoring molecular dispersity in polymer brushes synthesized via the grafting-from approach
- Theranostic polymer probes for fluorescence-guided surgery and subsequent photodynamic therapy of tumor bed
Profile of the graduate
A PhD. graduate has acquired advanced theoretical knowledge, practical skills and experience in the field of Macromolecular Chemistry. A graduate manages very well the modern methods of preparation of polymer materials, methods of characterization and study, has interdisciplinary knowledge in advanced applications of polymer materials and can use this knowledge and experience creatively. A graduate can formulate, plan and perform scientific tasks and critically evaluate and present their results, and has practical experience with organizing and funding research and teaching of students. The graduate is qualified for work in academic, scientific and scientific-educational institutions as well as research and development centres of companies engaged in the development and production of technologically advanced materials.
Application submission
The application is submitted electronically through the Charles University study information system. The completed application must be submitted electronically in the study information system no later than on 30. 4. 2026 for study programmes starting in the winter semester (October) and no later than on 15. 12. 2025 for study programmes starting in the summer semester (April).
The admission fee is 100 EUR and it is paid for each submitted application.
Required application appendice is the agreement of a supervisor in the format of the following form available here. We recommend reaching out to the supervisor as soon as possible (ideally before 31. 3. 2026 for study programmes starting in the winter semester and before 30. 11. 2025 for study programmes starting in the summer semester), so the application could be send out in time in case the agreement is granted.
Entrance exam
The regular date of entrance exam for all doctoral programmes starting in the winter semester (October) is in June 2026 (to be specified), an alternative date is in June 2026 (to be specified).
The regular date of entrance exam for all doctoral programmes starting in the summer semester (April) is 4. – 5. 2. 2026, an alternative date is 11. – 12. 2. 2026.
The request for an alternative day is submitted and approved via the electronic information system.
The form of the entrance exam is an oral interview, which mainly concerns the issues of the planned dissertation and the candidate’s knowledge within the field of expertise of the given study programme.
Find more information in:
- Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, for study programmes starting in the winter semester (October)
or - Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, for study programmes starting in the summer semester (April).
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Applicants with specific needs
If you have a physical handicap, you can apply for a modification of the entrance exam. For more information read the Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes.
Departments involved in this programme
Guarantor of the study programme
doc. RNDr. Jan Sedláček, Dr.
jan.sedlacek@natur.cuni.cz
Do you have a question?
Complete information about the admission procedure can be found on the website for applicants. For questions, please contact the admissions contact persons.
