- Strong Background in statistics and deep learning; 

- Excellent programming skills in python; 

- Familiarity with Unix command-line tools; 

- Excellent communication and organizational skills;

- Ability to work independently and interact effectively in an interdisciplinary team;

- Proficiency in English, both spoken and written 

Ph.D. degree in Math, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related quantitative discipline

We offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 11000 PLN gross

per month financed from the NCN  OPUS 28

100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for    6 months with possible extension   

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.

- Ph.D. degree in Math, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related quantitative discipline 

- Strong Background in statistics and deep learning 

- Excellent programming skills in python 

- Familiarity with Unix command-line tools 

- Excellent communication and organizational skills 

- Ability to work independently and interact effectively in an interdisciplinary team

- Proficiency in English, both spoken and written       

• 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 12 years before 1st 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 child care 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. 
• Additionally, the candidate for the postdoctoral position must meet the following condition: 

a) has obtained a doctoral degree from an entity other than the entity where employment in this position is planned, or has completed at least a 10- month, continuous, and documented postdoctoral fellowship in an entity other than the entity carrying out the project and in a country other than the country where the doctoral degree was obtained;

b) will be employed for a period of no less than 6 months;

c) during the period of receiving this remuneration, will not receive any other remuneration from funds allocated as direct costs of research projects financed under NCN competitions;

d) during the period of receiving this remuneration, will not receive remuneration from another employer under an employment contract, including an employer based outside Poland;

e) during the period of receiving this remuneration, will not receive retirement benefits from the social security system.

 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); 

· Candidate’s own initiative in research projects.

 Required documents :

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

· motivation letter; 

· a scan of the PhD diploma or other document confirming PhD degree     

• The application deadline is on the

       22.06.2026   , 12:00 noon

Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no     34/2026    ” (emails without this number will not be considered)

• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview (25-26.06.2026). 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 3.07.2026.

• Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the OPUS 28

and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipc-procedures.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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