Considering an academic path? Apply for a PhD!
If you’re interested in psychological research and want to explore current topics in our society, check out our PhD topics for the upcoming academic year. This is an opportunity to dive into key questions in psychology, contribute to exciting projects, and advance scientific knowledge.
This doctoral programme is a joint programme between the Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava, and the Institute for Research in Social Communication at Slovak Academy of Sciences. PhD students do their coursework and assist in teaching at the Institute for Applied Psychology, while being involved in research projects and activities at the Institute for Research in Social Communication.
Supervisors at the Institute for Research in Social Communication:
- doc. PhDr. Gabriel Bianchi, CSc.
- Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD.
- prof. PhDr. Ivan Lukšík, CSc.
- doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
- Mgr. Kamila Urban, PhD.
- PhDr. Marek Urban, PhD.
In case you are interested to apply for PhD. studies, please contact one of the project supervisors first. Deadline for submitting the application is 30th of April 2025 (first round) or 15th of August 2025 (second round, in case of vacancy).
Contract type: PhD scholarship for 3 years, €1 025,00 per month rising to €1 194,00 per month after the project proposal defense.
Start date: September 2025
doc. PhDr. Gabriel Bianchi, CSc. / bianchi@savba.sk
- Extimacy and liminality within healthy intimacy development
Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD. / barbara.lasticova@savba.sk
- Constructing intergroup solidarity in public discourse (consultant: Mgr. Xenia Daniela Poslon, PhD.)
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, PhD. / miroslav.popper@savba.sk
- Resiliency and well-being of single parent families in Slovakia
Mgr. Kamila Urban, PhD. / kamila.urban@savba.sk
- Development of Metacognition in Complex Problem-Solving Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (consultant: PhDr. Marek Urban, PhD.)
- Metacognitive Strategy Instruction for Fostering Complex Problem-Solving
Detailed information about dissertation topics can be found here.