building and operating experimental setups for nonlinear response characterization of 2D BN
heterostructures;
- fully focusing on the experimental characterization section and on running the experiments with
the structures investigated in the project;
- closely collaborating with the Project PI and the other team members, including the
heterostructure growers from University of Warsaw;
- participating in manuscript preparation communicating the obtained results;
- contribution to the efficient functioning of the Laser Center Group lab;
- scientific initiative and contribution through regular reporting and publishing, as well as presenting
at group meetings, national and international conferences.

Ph.D. degree in Physics or a closely related field obtained in the year of employment in the project
or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project, and no later than the
start date of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD
award is deemed the reference date. The extension might apply according to the National Science Centre,
Poland, rules.
 Publication record and research experience;
 Ability to work independently as well as in a group;
 Achievements in instruments development and construction (laser cavities, nonlinear and ultrafast
optics characterization) are welcomed and expected;
 Familiarity with a computational or programming language (e.g. matlab, python, lab view) will be
considered an advantage;
 Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and spoken);
 Strong motivation to work and pursue scientific questions with creativity, unconstrained creativity
and analytical thinking;
 Generally, experience in instrument development, especially from scratch, would be a plus. Solid
experience in troubleshooting optics and photonics problems and excellent communication skills in
English are necessary.

We offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS
with a gross salary of Around 9.650,00 PLN gross
per month financed from the NCN OPUS 26 Project no. 2023/51/B/ST7/01204 entitled “Twodimensional
boron nitride: a game-changer for ultrafast lasers in portable applications?”
100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The
offer is for 6 months with a possible extension up 45 months
The successful candidate will benefit in the form of new knowledge and methods. The Project deals
with advanced methods in nonlinear and ultrafast optics experimentation as well as in the technology
and characterization of unique two-dimensional van der Walls crystalline materials – with direct access
to both the required experimentation apparatus and the technological facilities. For this reason wide
range of candidate profiles are expected to benefit from gaining new knowledge skills during the
Project’s implementation.
The results of the research will be submitted to high impact factor journals, and the Project funding is
also secured for covering the cost of participation at international conferences for communicating
the results.
The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young
Scientists competition and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition.
Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.

The successful candidate for the postdoctoral position shall, for the full term of their
employment within the project, be obligated to maintain compliance with the following
conditions:
 their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ
them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral
fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the
project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree
 they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary
supervisor of their PhD dissertation.;
 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;
 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.
A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator
for
a person who has been conferred a PhD degree in the year of employment in the project or
within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers
with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. 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.

The Recruitment Commission will take into account the following criteria:
a) competencies of candidates for specific tasks in a research project,
b) previous scientific achievements of candidates,
c) awards and distinctions of the candidate resulting from the conducted research.
d) presented opinions via. recommendation letters
Required documents :
 Cover letter
 CV with publication list (only JCR-list journals)
 Doctoral diploma or other document confirming the doctoral degree (if applicable)
letter of intent (at least one letter of recommendation
 The application deadline is on the
16.10.2024 , 12:00 noon
Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no
43/2024 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)
• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview . We reserve the right to contact
and reply to only selected candidates.
• The position will be offered to the person with the highest evaluation by the Recruitment
Committee.
• The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on the 31.10.2024.
• Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of
the National Science Center (NSC) for the OPUS 26,
https://www.ncn.gov.pl/en/ogloszenia/konkursy/opus26
and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipcprocedures.
pdf .
• “The incomplete applications may not be considered”
• 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.
Appeals should be sent to the following email address: dzgran@ichf.edu.pl.
If the top candidate does not sign the contract due to the resignation, we reserve the right to
choose the next candidate from the ranking list.

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recruitment process.
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