The main element of education at the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences (SDNSP) is  the implementation of an individual PhD project in one of the scientific disciplines (Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences) that are covered  by the school, under supervision of a faculty member chosen by the doctoral student.

Education at SDNSP includes courses in the form of specialization and monographic lectures, workshops, seminars, two-day symposiums as well as courses and trainings to improve the skills of doctoral students in teaching.

The graduate of the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences has a highly specialized education acquired under the supervision of leading scientists and is prepared to undertake independent scientific and teaching activities at universities and research institutes. In addition, the graduate will have gained extensive knowledge beyond the discipline in which he/she prepared his doctoral dissertation, as well as skills in conducting scientific and teaching activities.

The school recruits in the following disciplines:

- Astronomy

- Mathematics

- Computer Science

- Biological Sciences

- Chemical Sciences

- Physical Sciences

- Earth and Environmental Sciences  

Education

Education program

The education lasts 4 years. It includes obligatory classes (no more than 300 hours in total during the whole period of education) and the implementation of an individual research program, carried out under the supervision of a supervisor. 

Scholarships

During the four years of study, each PhD student receives a scholarship in the amount of PLN 4 242.00 gross for the first two years of studies (before the mid-term evaluation) and PLN 5340.90 gross in the next two years after the mid-term evaluation. Supplement for people with disabilities: PLN 1040.07.

Compulsory insurance is deducted from the scholarship amount and it’s reduced (by 11%).

IRK registration instruction

Instruction

Announcement of a competition

Regarding to to § 22(3) of Resolution No. 17 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of 20 January 2021 on the rules of admission to doctoral schools at the University of Warsaw (Monitor UW 2024, item 120), the Director of the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Warsaw announces an additional call for applications to the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences
in the discipline of physical sciences.

Discipline: physical sciences

Number of available positions: 1

Scope of scientific specialization to be addressed by the research project: low-energy nuclear physics

Description / Scope / Requirements

The research project focuses on the study of two-proton decay of nuclei in the vicinity of Z = 28, in particular on the analysis of data from an experiment conducted at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University, USA, using an Optical Time Projection Chamber (OTPC) detector. The candidate must have experience in the use of time projection chamber–type detectors. Experience in conducting experiments on rare decay modes of neutron-deficient nuclei at international laboratories, including FRIB, is preferred.

Recruitment schedule

• registration of candidates in the IRK system: 3–17 February 2026
• qualification procedure: 19–23 February 2026
• announcement of the ranking list: by 25 February 2026
• submission of documents by qualified candidates: 26–27 February 2026
• announcement of the list of admitted candidates to the Doctoral School: by 2 March 2026

Application fee: PLN 300