Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS) was founded in 1953 (initially as the Institute of Geography PAS). The Institute is an important research centre in Poland in the fields of socio-economic geography, physical geography as well as spatial organization. Within the framework of the Institute, the Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection is operating, this being one of the largest library centres of the kind in the world. (more...)

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35th Economic Forum

On 8–10 September 2026, the 35th Economic Forum will be held in Karpacz under the theme The Architecture of a New Order – Stability in Times of Change. It is the largest socio-economic conference in Central Europe, attracting more than 6,000 participants each year, including representatives of over 150 universities and research institutes. We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS is an institutional partner of this prestigious event and the organizer of two discussion panels addressing the intersection of expert knowledge and policymaking in the context of spatial management (T. Komornicki), as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with the operation of water retention reservoirs (Ł. Wiejaczka).

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Announcement on the Result of the Competition for a Post-Doc Position

The Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGiPZ PAN) informs that the competition for a post-doc position (for a duration of 12 months) within the National Science Centre (NCN) research project no.  2024/55/I/HS3/02551 has concluded without a selection.

 

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A call ofr applications for the position of 12 month post-doc in the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene.

Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS (Warsaw) announces a call ofr applications for the position of 12 month post-doc in the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene. 

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Bridge2East CE – A new international project at the IGSO PAS

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences has launched the Bridge2EastCE project (Interreg Central Europe).

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A call for applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Adiunkt) in the Department of Geoenvironmental Research in Krakow

The Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS announces a competition for the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoenvironmental Research in Krakow.

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Resolution of the Competition for the Position of Director of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences

We hereby inform you that on March 15, 2026, Prof. Tomasz Komornicki, was appointed by the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences as Director of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS for a four-year term.

30-months postdoctoral fellow position at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences

We are pleased to advertise a 30-months postdoctoral fellow position at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences.
Applications deadline: 12 January 2026. As part of a project funded by the: ERC-2024-SyG “EUROpest” 101166700.

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