You will deepen your knowledge in the field of a selected scientific discipline in the interdisciplinary environment, thanks to which you will be able to place your competence related to a given discipline in a wider context, you will develop your research and teaching workshop and acquire soft skills that can be used in the future both in academic work as well as in professional activities of a non-academic nature. After graduating from the University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities and defending one’s doctoral dissertation, a graduate is awarded a PhD degree of humanities in one of six disciplines: archaeology, history, philosophy, linguistic knowledge, literary studies, and cultural and religious studies. 

This specific recruitment applies to candidates whose doctoral scholarship will be financed in whole or in part from external funds:

 Candidates with disabilities

The form of support provided to candidates with special needs or disabilities during the recruitment process may be determined in consultation with the Chair of the Recruitment Committee through the Support and Accessibility Centre, following the candidate’s prior contact with the Support and Accessibility Centre. The University ensures that candidates with special needs or disabilities are provided with conditions enabling full participation in the recruitment process, including, where necessary, the provision of a sign language interpreter or the assistance of an aide during the interview; such needs should be indicated by the candidate during the registration process in IRK.

Recruitment rules in 2026/2027 academic year

 Recruitment rules with attachments are available at the following link: https://www.uni.lodz.pl/sdnh/rekrutacja

The recruitment procedure shall be initiated on the day on which the following two conditions are fulfilled jointly:

• uploading a signed application for admission at the IRK platform,
• payment of the recruitment fee of PLN 250 and its assignment to the chosen Doctoral School,

Online registration (without uploading the form and transferring the payment) shall not constitute an action initiating the recruitment procedure. If no application form is submitted at the IRK platform or there is no payment is attributed to any doctoral school, no procedural action shall be taken.

Stages of recruitment procedure

a)     signing up at the present (IRK) recruitment platform and uploading the whole set of required documents  (12 - 17 June 2026) – short guide (PDF format),

b)    taking a modern language test at B2 level of CEFR (1 July 2026), applicable to candidates without any of language certificates listed (Annex no. 6 to Recruitment Rules) - 1 July 2026,

c)     candidate's interview (7 - 10 July 2026),

d)  if accepted for admission – submitting paper originals of the whole set of required documents listed in § 8 of Recruitment Rules - not later than the day of signing the oath.

Candidate's responsibilities:

a) selecting a doctoral school and identifying the discipline(s) in which the doctoral dissertation will be prepared. If the doctoral dissertation is to be prepared in more than one discipline, the candidate shall indicate the lead discipline,

b) filling out the registration form,

c) entering the grades obtained in the course of the Bachelor’s and Master’s studies or the Uniform Master's Studies or equivalent; the data shall be entered on the basis of:
- diploma supplement pertaining to first (Bachelor's) or second (Master's) degree or uniform Master's degree or equivalent; 
- certificate of grade average.

In the case of candidates who have completed their studies outside the Republic of Poland, the above results shall be converted by the doctoral school into the system applicable in the Republic of Poland proportionally, according to a percentage of the maximum possible number of points. The data entered by the candidate shall be verified on the basis of the documents provided,

d) uploading an up-to-date photograph in a format meeting the requirements specified for ID cards in case of citizens of the Republic of Poland or for passports in case of foreign nationals,

e) making legible scans in PDF format of all the paper documentation (and the photograph that has been uploaded to the IRK system) that the candidate submits as part of the recruitment procedure, and then uploading them to IRK within the timeframe provided in the recruitment schedule for online registration. In particularly justified cases, the candidate may apply to the chairperson of Recruitment Committee for setting an individual deadline for submitting certificate of the grade point average referred to in Section 8.2.3 of Recruitment Rules, while the said deadline may not be later than 3 days before the beginning of the time frame set for interviews. Each scanned file name should include the candidate's full name and an indication of the document scanned, as follows: Surname_Forename_name of scanned document,

The candidate is responsible for ensuring that the documents submitted via the IRK system match the originals. The documents uploaded to the IRK system must be identical to those submitted in paper form during admission the SDNH.

f) attributing one’s academic record to the discipline(s) to which the candidate's research and publication activities pertain, by submitting a statement to this effect in the IRK platform,

g) submitting by the candidate being a foreign national a statement concerning his/her wish to use a place in the UL Student Dormitory after admission to SD BioMedChem. UL does not guarantee the granting of a place in the UL Student Dormitory, h) after registration in IRK - checking IRK account on a daily basis to receive any messages.

h) after registration in IRK - checking your IRK account on a daily basis to receive and/or send messages.

Required documents

Documents that the candidate is to submit are listed in Section (§) 8 of Recruitment Rules for Doctoral School of Humanities of the University of Lodzin 2026/2027 academic year:

The candidate uploads the whole set of required documents at the IRK platform, including a printed out and signed application form for asmission (whose template specifies Annex No. 1 to Recruitment Rules)

During the recruitment procedure, copies (scans) of documents form the basis for assessment of the candidate and recruitment proceedings. If doubts are raised concerning the authenticity of copies (scans) of documents, the candidate may be called to show the original copies or certified true copies of said documents.

Other documents required during admission procedure:

1) a copy of the diploma of completion of the Bachelor’s and Master’s studies or the Uniform Master's Studies or equivalent, together with a copy of diploma supplement with grade average from the period of studies (subject to Section 8(2)(3);

2) if a candidate has completed his/her studies abroad, the diploma must be legalised or apostilled, and confer the right to apply for the award of a doctoral degree in the country whose higher education system includes the institution which has awarded it. In the case of a diploma issued in a language other than Polish or English, a translation into one of these languages must also be submitted. The candidate shall submit a statement with a commitment to provide a sworn translation of the aforementioned diploma into Polish within the time limit specified in the statement (Annex 2 to the Recruitment Rules); candidates who graduated abroad should provide a grade scale applicable to their diploma

3) candidates referred to in Section 2(2) of the Recruitment Rules shall submit a certificate of the grade point average obtained in the course of the Bachelor’s and Master’s studies or the Uniform Master's Studies or equivalent, as well as a commitment to provide a certificate of having passed the diploma examination and having been awarded the Master's degree till 21 July 2026 (a template of the commitment is set out in Annex 3 to the Recruitment Rules); the aforementioned persons shall provide a copy of the diploma confirming the obtaining of the degree referred to in Section 2(1) of the Recruitment Rules, before commencing curriculum at the Doctoral School of Humanites,  

4) an outline of the proposed doctoral dissertation with a statement confirming that the candidate has never previously prepared or defended a doctoral dissertation in the proposed topic (the obligation to submit the aforementioned statement does not apply to cases of transfer from another doctoral school and to persons who will be studying under a cotutelle agreement and are already studying at a foreign university at the time of recruitment). The outline, including the bibliography, must not exceed 5 pages in A4 format; font - Times New Roman 12, spacing 1.5; margins 2.5. The outline must include:

a) proposed topic of the dissertation,

b) defining the research objective,

c) defining the research gap that the candidate intends to fill,

d) indication of research methods to address the problem posed,

e) bibliography outlining the state of the research (maximum 20 items),

 The possibility of submitting several different outlines is excluded.

5) a statement of an UL employee on his/her readiness to act as a supervisor (if the candidate has such a consent) - according to the template available in the IRK. In the absence of such statement, the candidate submits an application for the appointment of a selected person, who is qualified to act as a supervisor, to the role of supervisor of the candidate’s doctoral dissertation (Annex 4 to the Recruitment Rules). It is required that the topic of the doctoral dissertation, as specified in the candidate's outline, be consistent with the research interests and specialisation of the person selected from the list of potential supervisors.

6) a questionnaire for evaluation of the candidate's documentation (Annex 5 to the Recruitment Rules), which is the candidate's declaration of achievements to be evaluated; 

7) document confirming the candidate's knowledge of a modern language (applies to foreign languages referred to in Section 9 of the Recruitment Rules) of at least B2 level in accordance with the List of Documents Confirming the Knowledge of a Modern Foreign Language (Annex 6 to the Recruitment Rules), if the candidate does not have the aforementioned document, he/she shall take the foreign language examination under the principles laid down in Section 9 of the Recruitment Rules,

8) confirmation of previous research activities (during the recruitment procedure, an account shall be taken of the candidate's documented research and organisational activity corresponding to the disciplines in which SDNH is conducted, from the last 5 full years preceding the recruitment, and in the case of the industrial doctoral programme - 10 years - until the end of the online registration):

a) publications (up to 5 selected items) - in the case of texts already published, photocopies of the title page, the editorial page, the table of contents of the publication and the title page of own text should be attached; in the case of publications waiting to be printed - a certificate from the editorial office stating that the text has been accepted for publication should be attached,

b) participation in scientific conferences with an oral presentation (3 conferences may be listed) - a certificate from the organisers confirming that the oral presentation has been conducted or attached official conference programme with own presentation marked,

c) scientific and research projects - appropriate certification must be attached,

d) a certificate confirming knowledge of languages other than the language declared for the examination referred to in Section 9 of the Recruitment Rules or exempting from the abovementioned examination (from the list specified in Annex 6 to the Recruitment Rules),

e) attestation of other achievements, in particular: a certificate of having won a prize / honourable mention in a competition for the best Master’s thesis, a copy of the diploma(s) of completion of additional study programme (or graduation certificates), attestation of a study visit abroad (for a period of at least 3 months), attestation of social, organisational and popularisation activities (attestation of the type of activity and its duration),

9) a candidate with a certificate of disability / degree of disability issued based on the provisions of the Act of 27 August 1997 on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2025, item 913 as amended) shall submit a copy of the certificate with other recruitment documents if he/she intends to exercise additional rights under the law; 

10) Candidates of foreign nationality (citizenship) also submit:

a) a document confirming the legality of their residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland in the form of a copy of a current visa or residence card immediately after obtaining one of the aforementioned documents, at the latest by the end of the first semester of study at the doctoral school,

b) a written designation of an address for service in the territory of the Republic of Poland or appointment of a representative ad litem (for the purposes of service of letters and administrative decisions) – applicable to candidates who do not have their domicile or habitual residence or registered office in the Republic of Poland, another Member State of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation or a Member State of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. If the above obligation is not fulfilled, decisions and letters shall be left in the candidate's file with effect of having been served.

Language test: 

will be conducted on 1 July 2026.

Detailed information will be sent to registered candidates via the IRK recruitment platform message box.

Candidate's interview:

Interviews with candidates will be held in the following time frame:  

7-10 July 2026 

Detailed information will be sent to registered candidates via the IRK recruitment platform message box.

 Deadline for delivery of diploma examination certificate*: 

till 21 July 2026

Announcement of admission lists

applicable to candidates whose doctoral scholarship will be financed in whole or in part from external funds:

till 19 September 2026 

Deadline and procedure for submitting hard copy (paper) documents:

Original documents should be provided not later than the day of signing the oath at the start of curriculum.

Documents shuld be submitted to the School's Secretary Office in person or sent via postal service to the following address: 

Uniwersytet Łódzki

Centrum Szkół Doktorskich

p. Agnieszka Kosicka-Jóźwiak
Sekretarz SDNH
ul. Matejki 21/23 pok. 113
90-137 Łódź

In the case of postal delivery, documents shall be deemed deliveded on the date of receipt by the Doctoral School