PhD in Sport science

Applications close 2026-05-07.

The Doctoral School of the University of Szczecin offers a doctoral programme in Sport science, delivered in English in Szczecin, Poland, with a start date of 2026-10-02 and an application deadline of 2026-05-07. The programme trains candidates to conduct original, dissertation-level research within the doctoral school's structure at the University of Szczecin. Doctoral study in sport science typically spans areas such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, coaching methodology, and sport management, preparing candidates to design and carry out independent research investigating physical performance, training methods, or the organisational and social dimensions of sport. Coursework generally pairs advanced research methodology training with a sustained period of dissertation research, during which candidates work closely with academic supervisors to develop, execute, and defend an original research project. As a research field, sport science combines biological and medical knowledge with social science approaches to human movement, training, and competition, drawing on quantitative testing and measurement as well as qualitative study of athletes, coaches, and sport organisations. Graduates of doctoral programmes in this field commonly pursue careers in academic research and teaching, applied sport science roles supporting elite or recreational athletes, coaching education, and positions within national and international sport federations. 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, giving candidates for the programme a base from which to pursue dissertation research addressing questions in sport performance, training science, or sport organisation and policy, with a start date of 2026-10-02 and application deadline of 2026-05-07.