The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN) announces a call for applications for one PhD scholarship in the project “Glass Bees: Knowing, Valuing and Engaging with Soil in the Age of Digital Agriculture” (grant no. 2025/59/D/HS6/00364), led by Dr Celina Strzelecka, IFiS PAN.

The project, funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, under the SONATA 21 programme, investigates how the digital transformation of agriculture is reshaping relationships between humans, soil, and technology. While sensors, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and predictive algorithms are increasingly used in agriculture, little is known about how these technologies transform the ways in which soil is understood, valued, and cared for. The project addresses this gap by examining how digital agriculture reconfigures the ethical, epistemic, and temporal dimensions of human–soil relations in contemporary Poland.

The scholarship is awarded for four years, including 36 months of funding from the project budget. Its amount is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Polish Law on Higher Education and Science. The current doctoral scholarship amounts to PLN 3,571 gross per month before the mid-term evaluation and PLN 5,501 gross per month after successful completion of the mid-term evaluation. The successful candidate will be admitted to the Sociology doctoral program at the Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR).

Applications must be submitted by 31 August 2026. Interviews will take place between 16 and 18 September 2026.

For eligibility criteria, the full list of required documents, and the selection procedure, please see the full call HERE.

Questions about the scholarship may be directed to the project’s Principal Investigator, Dr Celina Strzelecka, at celina.strzelecka@ifispan.edu.pl