Find the topic and the supervisor / Find the supervisor

Paths and milestones in the admission process Find the topic and the supervisor / Find the supervisor

Find the topic and the supervisor

The research institutes of the Faculty of Science and Technology publish lists of topics and their assigned supervisors. Candidates applying to these disciplines select one of the topics.

List of topics for the 2026/2027 academic year: https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/rekrutacja-na-rok-akademicki-2026-2027/topics

Applies to the following disciplines: computer and information sciences, biomedical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, chemical sciences, physical sciences.

Find the supervisor

If you’re choosing the University of Silesia in Katowice as the place to prepare your doctoral dissertation, first determine which researcher from this university you’d like to work with. Perhaps you’ve previously worked with someone from our university who’s now inviting you to collaborate, or you’re applying for a specific grant project. If so, you’ve already completed this step. If not, begin searching for your supervisor by following the steps described below.

It applies to disciplines from all faculties except the Faculty of Science and Technology, i.e.: Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Administration, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Arts and Educational Sciences, Film School.

If you already know who you want to work with because you know the researcher you have met before or you have read their publications, please contact this person. Each researcher at the University of Silesia has an official email, which you can find by typing their name and surname in the form https://ab.us.edu.pl/site/. Introduce yourself, write something about your education and scientific experience, and then explain what you would like to do and why you have chosen this person.

Check the offer of grant projects we are currently recruiting for at https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/informacje-o-otwartych-naborach-na-miejsca-stypendialne-w-ramach-grantow-i-programow-stypendialnych/informacja-o-otwartych-naborach-na-stypendia-doktoranckie-2025-2026/. This is a separate admission process route that you can also use.

Note – admission to a grant is possible anytime in the year, but most of them are announced at Spring (April-June) and Autumn (September-October).

Some researchers work independently, especially in the humanities and social sciences. In other research disciplines, teamwork is fundamental. We are now preparing the index of all research teams and independent researchers. Before it is ready, look for the information:

about research teams on the websites of the institutes: https://us.edu.pl/en/uczelnia/struktura/ (unfortunately, some are only in Polish)
about researchers in our address book https://ab.us.edu.pl/site/index?lang=en, but this time type name of a discipline (remember to do it precisely, for example “information and communication technology” not “IT” – list of disciplines you may find here: https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/szkola-doktorska-w-uniwersytecie-slaskim/).

If you have difficulty finding the right person yourself, you can write to one of our coordinators: https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/86-2/. They will tell you who to contact if the relevant researcher is at our university. Remember, however, that you may have to wait a few days for an answer.