•             PhD degree in chemistry, physics or related fields obtained not earlier than 7 years before the engagement in the project (this period might be longer due to family reasons according to NCN rules).

[A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator for a person who has obtained their PhD degree within 7 years before joining the project. This period may be extended by a time of long-term (in excess of 90 days) documented sick leaves or rehabilitation leaves granted on account of being unfit to work. In addition, the period may be extended by the number of months of a childcare leave granted pursuant to the Labour Code and in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.]

•             Background in nanotechnology.

•             Very good command of spoken and written English is required.

•             Excellent communications, organization, and time management skills.

• Experience in DNA nanotechnology, optoelectronics of 2D materials and/or fluorescence microscopy and single-molecule techniques.
• Knowledge in LabView and Matlab is a plus.

We offer around 9600 PLN gross * per month salary financed from the NCN Sonata 15 Project No. 2019/35/D/ST5/00958.

* Gross salary. It would be the subject of taxes, social and health insurances, and other legal deductions according to polish law.

The position within the grant is for a period of 8 months.

We offer:

•     Engagement into an ambitious research program and possibility to build the academic career.

•     The opportunity for short scientific visits in the group of our collaborators in Munich, as well as participation in seminars and international conferences.

The job in the exciting interdisciplinary project, realized in a collaboration with Prof. Tinnefeld from LMU Munich. The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of all programs in the IPC PAS, including Young Scientists of IPC PAS competition and Mobility of Young Scientists of IPC PAS competition. The Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ program.

Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the SONATA 15 (https://www.ncn.gov.pl/ogloszenia/konkursy/sonata15?language=en ) and with the Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS ( https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipc-procedures.pdf )

Complete application should include the following items:

•     scientific curriculum vitae, including a list of scientific achievements (scholarships, publications, patents, conference presentations, etc.).

•     motivation letter

•     recommendation letter

•     citation report (e.g. from Web of Science) including the number of publication, number of citation without self-citation, h-index of the Candidate

•     a scan of the PhD diploma

•     a scan of the MSc diploma

The Commission will analyze CVs of the candidates. The top candidates will be invited for an online interview (09-10.01.2024). Good command of English is required. We reserve the right to contact and reply only to selected candidates.

The Commission will take into account the following criteria and evaluate applications on a point scale:

• Competence for specific tasks in a research project
• Previous scientific achievements (publication record, H-index etc.)
• References
• Candidate’s own initiative in research projects.

•     The position will be awarded to the person who obtains the highest number of points.

•     The incomplete applications will be not considered.

  •     If the top candidate does not sign the contract, due to the resignation, we reserve the right to choose the second best candidate.

•     The results of the competition are made public.

•     Candidates who have been issued a negative opinion by the Competition Committee or candidates not selected for employment have the right to appeal against the results of the evaluation. The appeal shall be lodged with the Director of the Institute within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appropriate information. The decision of the Director of the Institute shall be final.

The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on 19.01.2024.

How to Apply: Send application directly to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl;

IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no. 59/2023”

(emails without this number will not be considered)

Candidate needs to meet formal requirements:

1. their PhD degree has not been awarded by an institution planned to employ them at this post;.
2. they will be employed for a period of at least 6 months
3. at the time of receiving remuneration, they will not be receiving any other remuneration paid from the funds granted to research projects under NCN calls under the heading of direct costs;
4. in the period of receiving the remuneration they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland

By submitting the application, you consent to the processing of your personal data in the recruitment process.

The controller of your personal data is the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences with its registered office in Warsaw, NIP: 5250008755 (the "Institute"). The Institute will process your data for the purpose of carrying out scientific and research activities, providing services and contact with the Institute, on the basis of a contract (in connection with the performance of the contract or in order to take action on your request before the contract is concluded – Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b) of GDPR), the legitimate interest of the Institute (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter f) of the GDPR) and legal provisions (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter c) of the GDPR) - depending on the circumstances.

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