NO.	DISCIPLINE	PROPOSED TOPIC OF THE PHD PROJECT	AFFILIATE INSTITUTION	SUPERVISORS
IEDS/2024/IGF/01	Earth and related environmental Sciences	Analysis of the occurence of the Alfvén ionospheric resonance in ground-based magnetic observations in connection with the thunderstorm activity	Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences	dr hab Anna Odzimek; dr hab. Anne Neska
IEDS/2025/US/01	Earth and related environmental Sciences	Application of LiDAR point clouds in modeling geomorphological processes and landforms – change detection, reconstruction and assessment of geohazards	University of Silesia in Katowice	dr hab. Łukasz Pawlik, prof. UŚ
IEDS/2025/IO/01	Earth and related environmental Sciences	The impact of changing light regimes on the functioning of marine coastal ecosystems	Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences	dr hab. Mirosław Darecki prof. IO PAN; dr hab. Joanna Stoń-Egiert prof. IOPAN
IEDS/2025/IO/02	Earth and related environmental Sciences	Ghosts of the ocean: New insights into the distribution, taxonomy, and biology of siphonophores	Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences	dr hab. Emilia Trudnowska, prof IOPAN; dr Maciej Mańko
IEDS/2025/IO/03	Earth and related environmental Sciences	The role of wind waves in mixing and transport of suspended material in the ocean surface layer.	Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences	dr hab. Agnieszka Herman, prof. IO PAN
IEDS/2025/IO/04	Earth and related environmental Sciences	Multi-proxy assessment of Arctic atlantification and its impact on the marine environment during the holocene.	Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences	prof. Marek Zajączkowski; dr Magdalena Łącka-Wojciechowska
IEDS/2025/IO/05	Earth and related environmental Sciences	Changes in the structure and distribution of key West Antarctic zooplankton species in the context of the stability of Southern Ocean food webs	Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences	Prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk Dr Anna Panasiuk
IEDS/2025/US/02	Biological sciences	Morphological and molecular diversity of the Black peach aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae) in different geographical areas of the world	University of Silesia in Katowice	Dr hab. Mariusz Kanturski, prof. UŚ
IEDS/2025/US/03	Biological sciences	Morphological and ultrastructural characterisation of the sensory structures of aphids from the subfamily Thelaxinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)	University of Silesia in Katowice	Dr hab. Mariusz Kanturski, prof. UŚ

Candidates may apply to the IEDS for research topics announced on the IEDS website or for topics outside the list.
If you are interested in applying to the IEDS, please contact the supervisors of your planned PhD project before submitting your application. Contact details for supervisors can be found in the call for proposals for doctoral projects or on the websites of the institutions that make up the IEDS. (us.edu.pl; www.igf.edu.pl; www.impan.pl; www.iopan.pl).

In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:

• create an account in the irk.us.edu.pl system and completed the registration form;
• pay the recruitment fee.

The candidate the IEDS must submit:

• application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);
• curriculum vitae;
• ORCID number;
• information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;
• consents and statements required by the IRK system;
• a copy of the diploma of graduation from a master’s degree program with a supplement, or another document authorizing the candidate to undertake education at doctoral school in accordance with Section 8(5)(6) and Section 8(5)(7) ;
• an outline of the doctoral project, a list of the candidate’s academic achievements in the discipline of the planned doctoral dissertation and documents certifying these achievements, as well as other documents specified in the admission process (may be submitted to the IEDS office, via polarknow@us.edu.pl).
• The doctoral project form and list of scientific achievements

1. Assessment of the PhD project outline (max. 40 points). Candidates who have submitted an outline of the doctoral project together with the supervisor’s opinion within the time specified in the schedule and obtained above 20 points are admitted to further proceedings.
2. Assessment of documented scientific achievements (max. 20 points). Candidates who have submitted the scientific achievements form within the time specified in the schedule will be admitted to further proceedings.
3. Qualification interview (max. 40 points). A candidate who does not enter the interview or receives less than 20 points will not be admitted.

June 23, 2025 — opening an online registration for candidates through the online candidate registration system (irk.us.edu.pl).

August, 24 2025 — closing of online registration for candidates.

August 24, 2025 — deadline for submitting the outline of the doctoral project, list of candidate’s scientific achievements form, documents confirming scientific achievements and other documents.

September 4, 2025 – evaluation of the outline of doctoral projects (1 st stage of the recruitment procedure) and assessment of the scientific achievements of the candidates (2nd stage of the recruitment procedure) by the recruitment committee.

September 5, 2025 – providing candidates with information about the results of the 1st and 2nd stage of recruitment and the admission or non-admission interviews, as well as notification of the date and place of interviews.

September 9-11, 2025 – interviews with candidates (3rd stage of the recruitment procedure).

September 12, 2025 – notification of candidates about the recruitment results.

September 15-18, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission and entering them on the list of doctoral students.

September 19, 2025 – notification of admission to candidates on the reserve list.

September 22-25, 2025 – receiving documents from candidates qualified for admission from the reserve list and entering them on the list of doctoral students.

September 30, 2025 – the date of announcing the results of the recruitment procedure on the IEDS website.

• The maximum number of admitted candidates is 12 (excluding those whose studies will be financed from external sources).
• Education in the first year at IEDS will be started provided that at least 3 candidates are qualified for admission no later than September 30, 2025.
• Based on the results obtained by the candidates in the recruitment procedure, the recruitment committee creates a ranking list. It determines the order of admitting candidates to the doctoral school within the limit of places.
• IEDS admission committee specifies the minimum point limit for admission of candidates from ranking lists.
• A doctoral student who does not hold a degree of doctor shall receive a doctoral scholarship in accordance with Article 209 of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

• The recruitment procedure is carried out by an Admissions Committee, appointed by the IEDS Council; the Committee members will be announced after their appointment.
• The Admissions Committee is composed of representatives of the entities jointly forming the IEDS who hold a University title of Professor or a post-doctoral degree.

Expert panel in Earth and related environmental sciences:

• Dr hab. Małgorzata Błaszczyk, prof. UŚ (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);
• Prof. dr hab. Ksenia Pazdro (Institute of Oceanology PAS);
• Dr hab. Grzegorz Lizurek, prof. IGF PAN (Institute of Geophysics PAS).

Expert panel in biological sciences:

• Prof. dr hab. Karina Wieczorek (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);
• Dr hab. Aneta Spyra, prof. UŚ (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia);
• Dr hab. Edyta Sierka, prof. UŚ (Faculty of Natural Sciences of University of Silesia).

Expert panel in mathematics:

• Dr hab. Tomasz Cieślak (Institute of Mathematics PAS);
• Prof. dr hab. Łukasz Stettner (Institute of Mathematics PAS).
• Dr hab. Paweł Dłotko (Institute of Mathematics PAS).

Expert panel in materials engineering:

• Dr hab. Małgorzata Adamczyk-Habrajska, prof. UŚ (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia);
• Dr hab. Małgorzata Karolus, prof. UŚ (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia);
• Dr hab. Jacek Krawczyk (Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Silesia).