Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiak from the Medical University of Lublin is a candidate for NCN Director. The NCN Council has adopted a resolution to present his nomination to the Minister of Education and Science.
prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiak during the NCN 2021 Award ceremony
Krzysztof Jóźwiak is a professor of pharmaceutical sciences involved in research on molecular pharmacology and medicinal chemistry. He is the Head of the Department of Biopharmacy and Chair of Chemistry at the Medical University of Lublin. He is also the President of the University Grant Proposal Support Team and member of the Board Supervising the Transfer of Knowledge Centre at the Medical University of Lublin.
Between 2012 and 2020, prof. Jóźwiak was a member of the NCN Council and between 2018 and 2022, a member of the Scientific Council of the Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow.
NCN Director is appointed pursuant to the Act on the National Science Centre and Regulation by the Minister on Open Calls for Director or Deputy Director of the National Science Centre.
The NCN Director is appointed by the Minister in charge of Science following an open call.
The call was launched by the NCN Council in mid-November 2022 and continued until the end of 2022.
The call procedure was carried out by a committee formed by the NCN Council comprising its members and representatives appointed by the Minister of Education and Science.
Following the committee’s report, at the meeting of 16 February 2023, the NCN Council decided to present the nomination of Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiak who was identified as the best evaluated candidate, to the Minister.
The current Director’s term of office ends on 3 March 2023. Prof. Zbigniew Błocki was in office for two consecutive four-year terms, i.e. the maximum time set by law.