PhD in Spatial development

Applications close 2026-05-07.

The Doctoral School of the University of Szczecin offers a doctoral programme in Spatial development, delivered in English in Szczecin, Poland, with a start date of 2026-04-09 and an application deadline of 2026-05-07. The programme trains candidates to conduct original research within the doctoral school's structure at the University of Szczecin. Doctoral study in spatial development generally draws on urban and regional planning, geography, environmental management, and related fields, preparing candidates to investigate questions about land use, regional policy, urban transformation, and the governance of physical space. Coursework typically pairs advanced methodological training with an extended period of independent dissertation research, in which candidates examine a specific problem in spatial planning or territorial development under academic supervision. Spatial development as a research field spans topics such as regional and urban policy, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, and the management of land and natural resources, often drawing on quantitative spatial analysis as well as qualitative case studies of specific regions or cities. Graduates of doctoral programmes in this area typically move into academic and research positions, as well as roles in government planning departments, regional development agencies, and international organisations working on territorial and urban policy. Situated in Szczecin, a city on Poland's Baltic coast, the Doctoral School of the University of Szczecin connects this doctoral training to the university's wider academic community and its research profile in geography and regional studies, giving candidates a base from which to pursue dissertation-level work in spatial development, beginning 2026-04-09 with an application deadline of 2026-05-07.