Formal requirements:

The competition is open to a person who has held a doctoral degree for no longer than 7 years (counting the years from the year following the year of obtaining the degree until 2025). This period is increased by 1 year for each born or adopted child for women, and by 1 year for each child for men, if they have taken advantage of this title during breaks in work lasting continuously for at least 6 months. In addition, the period of extension of this period by 1 year is granted regardless of gender in the event of a break in scientific work lasting continuously for at least 6 months for other reasons.

Profile of candidates (requirements):

1. PhD (preferred disciplines: physics and electronics)
2. Knowledge of optics and nonlinear optics
3. Practical experience in working with pulsed lasers and construction of optical systems
4. Knowledge of English at a minimum level of B2
5. Research enthusiasm, patience and strong motivation for experimental work

We offer:

 A stable and attractive remuneration, 12 073,00 PLN gross (basic salary 2 413,00 PLN + monthly project allowance 9 660,00 PLN / month )
 Participation in a very attractive scientific program focused on fundamental research,
 Work in a recognized team of researchers,
 Possibility for short-term research stays at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich
 Access to unique top-level equipment,
 Dissemination of your results in scientific journals
 Participation in scholarships, schools, research visits, etc.

Required documents

1. Curriculum vitae (CV) including major achievements and scientific publications, awards, scientific activity.
2. Motivation letter
Please highlight your competencies in terms of the tasks performed in the project.

Recruitment procedure:

The recruitment committee, consisting of the principal investigator of the project and at least one employee of Wrocław University of Science and Technology who is an expert in the given scientific discipline, will examine the candidates taking into account:
a) Competences of the candidates, i.e., experience in similar projects, knowledge in fiber optics and laser technology
b) research achievements of the candidates (grades obtained during studies, publications, research activities)
c) Awards and prizes obtained by the candidates
In the second round of recruitment, selected candidates will be invited to an interview with the recruitment committee (online or face-to-face, please inform us in your application about the preferred way).
Candidates will be informed via e-mail about the results of the competition.

E-mail for sending applications and inquiries: maciej.kowalczyk@pwr.edu.pl
Interviews deadline: 25.06.2026 – 03.07.2026 (applicants will be informed by email about the exact date of the interviews)

Please include in your application:
“I hereby give consent for my personal data included in my application to be processed for the purposes of the recruitment process under the Personal Data Protection Act as of 29 August 1997, consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2016, item 922 as amended.”