• PhD degree in physical sciences, astronomy, or related disciplines,
• a solid scientific record documented by publications in prestigious international scientific journals,
• experience in the field of observational high-energy astrophysics, including analysis, interpretation, and modeling of observational data,
• ability to work in large international collaborations,
• good knowledge of modern programming languages (e.g., Python, C, or Fortran),
• very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Welcome:

• knowledge of programming tools used for analysis of observational data in X-ray or gamma-ray astronomy,
• experience in working on large international scientific projects related to observations of cosmic sources of high or very high-energy gamma-rays.

Detailed rules of the competition are specified in the Terms and Conditions of Recruitment of Adjuncts and Research Assistants adopted by the IFJ PAN Scientific Council on April 12, 2021 and accessible at: 

          https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/documents/terms-and-conditions-adjunct-research-assistant.pdf

Candidates applying for employment in IFJ PAN are required to contact the head of the NZ12 Department, prof. dr hab. Jacek Niemiec (Jacek.Niemiec@ifj.edu.pl) at an early stage, who may ask the candidate to deliver a seminar before submitting the application and then the Head of the Department submits employment recommendation to the Competition Committee.

The Director reserves the right to cancel the competition at any stage without giving any reason.

The list of required documents is included in the rules of the competition (II.2): 

          https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/documents/terms-and-conditions-adjunct-research-assistant.pdf

• Applications with attachments, placed in a single file, must be submitted by email with the subject line ‘Adjunct/postdoc/AP-I-NZ12/25’ by 15 May 2025 at 12:00 (CET) to: jobs@ifj.edu.pl 
• The employment recommendation from the two referees shall be sent directly, bypassing the candidate, to the following e-mail address: jobs@ifj.edu.pl 

The word version of candidate evaluation form ("karta kandydata") is accessible at: 

https://www.ifj.edu.pl/kariera/zasady-zatrudniania/pdf/karta-kandydata-…

full-time position, no teaching obligations - only research annual leave 36 days well equipped facilities, the tools required for research: computer farms and cloud computing infrastructure, software, servers, etc. work in active an inspiring environment; an active seminar program, the possibility for close collaborations with other research institutes access to world-class experts, parking

All applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee selects the candidates to be invited to interviews based on submitted documents.

• Interviews with candidates shall take place from June 9th, to June 11th, 2025. Candidates qualified for interviews shall be notified by e-mail about the exact date of the Interview by May 26th, 2025. During the interview the candidate shall be required to give a presentation, stored on a pen drive, lasting 10 minutes at maximum which shall presenting candidate’s most important achievement,
• The competition shall be concluded by June 27th, 2025.
• Each candidate shall be notified by e-mail about the results of the competition.
• The final decision on employing and salary shall be taken by IFJ PAN Director.

A person employed at the position of Assistant Professor with a PhD degree will receive a monthly basic salary of PLN 7,000 gross, and with a postdoctoral degree of PLN 7,800 gross. The total amount of remuneration is influenced by additional components, such as: length of service and allowance for working under conditions of exposure to ionizing radiation (if applicable).