Recruitment 2026/2027

Recruitment to the Doctoral School of Quantitative and Natural Sciences 2026/2027

Research Topics Associated with Research Projects

Determination of the Quantity Characterising the Susceptibility of Soils to Splash Erosion

Supervisor: dr hab. inż. Agata Sochan

a.sochan@ipan.lublin.pl

Research Topics Not Associated with Research Projects

1. Optimization of Biohydrogen Production in the Dark Fermentation Process of Microalgal Biomass

Supervisor: dr hab Izabela Krzemińska

i.krzeminska@ipan.lublin.pl

Assistant Supervisor: dr Marta Oleszek 

moleszek@iung.pulawy.pl

2. Agrochemical Impacts on Soil Methanotroph Communities: A Comparative Analysis of Type I and Type II Methanotroph Responses

Supervisor: dr hab. Anna Pytlak

a.pytlak@ipan.lublin.pl

3. Broadband Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Regolith Simulants

Supervisor: dr hab. Agnieszka Szypłowska

a.szyplowska@ipan.lublin.pl

4. Influence of Hydrothermal Carbonization Conditions on the Transformation and Functionality of Hydrochars in the Soil Environment

Supervisor: dr hab. Katarzyna Szewczuk-Karpisz, prof. IA PAN

k.szewczuk-karpisz@ipan.lublin.pl

Assistant Supervisor: dr inż. Piotr Bulak

p.bulak@ipan.lublin.pl

List of Research Topics

The complete list of research topics is available at:

https://phavi.umcs.pl/at/attachments/2026/0701/093113-wykaz-tematy-badawczych-sdnsp-2026-27-01-07.pdf

Admission Rules

Detailed admission rules are available at:

https://www.umcs.pl/en/additional-requirements-for-foreign-candidates,34147.htm

Recruitment Schedule

• 29 June 2026 – Opening of the online candidate registration system.
• 14 August 2026 – Deadline for online candidate registration.
• 21 August 2026 – Meeting of the Recruitment Committee to organize the admission process within individual disciplines.
• 24 August – 2 September 2026 – Admission interviews conducted within individual disciplines.
  • 2 September 2026 – Admission interviews for candidates applying to the discipline of Agriculture and Horticulture.
• 3 September 2026 – Meeting of the Recruitment Committee to prepare the final ranking list and recommendations for admission to the Doctoral School.
• 6 September 2026 – Announcement of the admission results.

More information about the admission process is available on the Doctoral School website:

https://www.umcs.pl/en/research-topics,34611.htm