Based on the Article 200 of the Act of July 20th, 2018 Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Agreement of March 16th, 2020 on the establishment of a doctoral school called „Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences” and the Rules of Recruitment to the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences signed between the parties: Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IAR&FR PAS) in Olsztyn, National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) in Puławy and Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IA PAN) in Lublin.

The Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School announces:

Recruitment to the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences in the following scientific disciplines: animal science and fisheries, food technology and nutrition, veterinary medicine, agriculture and horticulture, in accordance with the adopted limits:

Unit Discipline Limit
IAR&FR PAs Olsztyn animal husbandry and fisheries
food technology and nutrition		 5 PhD students
4 PhD students
PIWET-PIB Puławy veterinary –
IA PAS Lublin agriculture and horticulture 3 PhD students

IAR&FR PAS Olsztyn

Discipline: Animal science and Fisheries

  1. „The molecular dialog between dendritic cells and endometrial microenvironment during equine
    endometrosis”
    Supervisor: Dr. Eng. Agnieszka Sadowska
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  2. „The effect of Western diet modified with vegetable oils on the healing process of skin wounds in mice”
    Supervisor: dr hab. Joanna Wiśniewska
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  3. „Delayed Embryo Development in Obese Mothers: The Crosstalk Between Leptin and mTOR Signaling Pathways”
    Supervisor: PhD, Eng. Karolina Wołodko
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Discipline: Food Technology and Nutrition

  1. „Research on epigenetic memory mechanisms based on the example of the response of human immune cells to vitamin D”
    Supervisor: prof. Carsten Carlberg
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  2. „How Phosphorus-Containing Food Additives Affect the Gut and Metabolic Health of the
    Body: Having the Guts to Tackle Phosphates”
    Supervisor: dr hab. Adam Jurgoński
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IA PAS Lublin

Discipline: Agriculture and Horticulture

  1. „Development of the optimum pectin extraction strategy for 3D printing”
    Supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Justyna Cybulska
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  2. „Does biochar affect gut microbiota and sustainability of black soldier fly development?”
    Supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Bieganowski
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  3. „Metabolic and molecular characteristics of selected entomopathogenic fungi and their impact on plant and soil microbiome”
    Supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Magdalena Frąc
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Documents to download:

  1. Recruitment Rules
  2. Annex 1 – Required Documents
  3. Annex 2 – Application Form Template
  4. Annex 3 – Consent to the processing of personal data
  5. Annex 8 – Personal questionnaire

Schedule and method of submitting applications:

The Director of the Doctoral School has set recruitment dates:

  • June 18 – September 25, 2025

Detailed dates can be found on the Institutes’ websites.

IAR&FR PAS Olsztyn

Applications are accepted exclusively via the application form.

  • Application deadline (projects 1,2,4,5): June 30, 2025,
  • Application deadline (project 3): July 4, 2025.

IA PAS Lublin

Information on ipan.lublin.pl.

Publication of a detailed exam schedule, including information on the time of a given candidate’s recruitment interview: 4/07/2025.

Publication of ranking lists: by 14/07/2025.

Application form