• a doctoral degree in physical sciences or related disciplines with scientific achievements that largely meet the requirements for candidates for the habilitated doctor's degree, or habilitated doctor's degree in physical sciences or related disciplines,
• qualifications necessary to conduct research tasks undertaken at NZ53,
• knowledge of the subject and ongoing activity in research utilizing X-ray radiation,
• experience in working with scientific and research equipment and in the analysis of experimental data,
• familiarity with techniques used in physicochemical analysis,
• ability to work in a team,
• very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

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• experience in the field of X-ray spectroscopy,
• experience in working with biological material.

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 NZ53 Department, dr hab. Joanna Czapla-Masztafiak (Joanna.Czapla@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 list of required documents is included in the rules of the competition (point II.2): 

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

• Applications along with attachments placed in one file should be submitted by email, with the subject "Adiunkt/tenure/AT-I-NZ53/25" by May 15th, 2025, at 12:00 PM (Noon) (CET) to the address: 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).

Type of contract: contract of employment, full-time at IFJ PAN as the only place of work