Szkoła doktorska

Warsaw PhD School in Natural and BioMedical Sciences [Warsaw-4-PhD] was established in 2019. The Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IHPP PAS) is one of its founding institutions. It provides doctoral training, conducts scientific research, and awards the PhD degree in the field of exact and natural sciences, in the discipline of physical sciences.

Education

The doctoral programme lasts four years and concludes with the submission of a doctoral dissertation. Completion requires obtaining the required number of ECTS credits. Doctoral candidates receive a doctoral scholarship throughout the entire period of training.

Research Areas

The Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS conducts research in semiconductor physics, soft matter physics, and applications of high pressure in physical research.

PhD Research Topics

• Nitride semiconductors – optical and electrical properties of structures and devices; studies under high pressure conditions
• Growth of bulk GaN and BN crystals and nitride epitaxy (MOVPE, MBE)
• Semiconductor surface properties and modelling of layer and structure growth
• Simulation methods: ab initio, CFD, drift-diffusion models, effective mass, AI
• Terahertz (THz) physics and devices
• Soft matter physics
• Superconductors and high-pressure equipment

The Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IHPP PAS) announces admissions to the Warsaw PhD School in Natural and BioMedical Sciences [Warsaw-4-PhD] for the academic year 2026/2027 in three calls. The doctoral program at the School lasts four years. Simultaneously, students will conduct research under the supervision of scientific advisors – independent researchers at one of the IHPP PAS laboratories. It is expected that this research will culminate in the preparation and defense of a doctoral dissertation.

Admissions schedule for the academic year 2026/2027:

First call

• 4 May 2026 – admissions announcement
• 18 May 2026 – start of the recruitment process, launch of the recruitment portal
• 31 May 2026 – deadline for applications
• 31 May – 8 June 2026 – documents verification
• 8 – 16 June 2026 – sending out invitations for interviews
• 24 June – 3 July 2026 – interviews with candidates
• 7 July 2026 – announcement of admission results

Second call

• 10 July 2026 – admissions announcement
• 24 July 2026 – start of the recruitment process, launch of the recruitment portal
• 6 August 2026 – deadline for applications
• 6 August – 17 August 2026 – documents verification
• 17 – 25 August 2026 – sending out invitations for interviews
• 2 – 11 September 2026 – interviews with candidates
• 15 September 2026 – announcement of admission results

Third call

• 3 December 2026 – admissions announcement
• 17 December 2026 – start of the recruitment process, launch of the recruitment portal
• 3 January 2027 – deadline for applications
• 3 – 11 January 2027 – documents verification
• 11 – 19 January 2027 – sending out invitations for interviews
• 27 January – 2 February 2027 – interviews with candidates
• 5 February 2027 – announcement of admission results