Associate Professor

Politechnika Rzeszowska (The Rzeszow University of Technology)

Organisation/Company Politechnika Rzeszowska (The Rzeszow University of Technology) Research Field Engineering » Other Other Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

THE RECTOR

hereby announces a call for applications for the position of

• FIELDS OF SCIENCE: engineering and technology; exact and natural sciences
• SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES: environmental engineering, mining and energy; physical sciences
• NUMBER OF POSTS: one
• TYPE OF CONTRACT: fixed-term
• WORKING TIME: full-time
• DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT: 13 October 2026
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: 16 November 2026
• DATE OF RESOLUTION OF THE COMPETITION: by 25 November 2026
• EXPECTED DATE OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 January 2027
• REMUNERATION:
• basic salary:9790 PLN/month,
• seniority allowance (granted at 1% of the basic salary for each year of employment. The allowance is paid monthly starting from the fourth year of employment; however, it may not exceed 20% of the basic salary),
• jubilee award for long service,
• additional annual remuneration (the so-called “13th salary”),
• Rector’s award (employees may receive this for professional achievements, in an amount determined by the Rector),
• the employee and other eligible persons are entitled to benefits from the Social Benefits Fund (depending on income per family member, in accordance with the Fund Regulations and current plan, including: employee benefits such as individual tourist/holiday leave allowances, autumn-winter benefit; benefits for employees’ children, including individual holidays for children and school starter kits for children aged 1–18).
• KEYWORDS: Energy, experimental physics, photovoltaics, spectroscopic measurement methods.
• DESCRIPTION (scope, expectations, remarks): Experience in the nanotechnology industry, working in and managing a team, and semiconductor technologies is desirable.

Candidates for the above position should:

• Hold at least a postdoctoral (habilitation) degree in environmental engineering, mining and energy, or physical sciences.
• Provide evidence, through scientific publications, of the use of advanced research methods (e.g. Raman spectroscopy, SEM/EDS, AFM, SIMS, GDS, ellipsometry and comprehensive measurements of photovoltaic parameters), including descriptions of the techniques applied and analysis of the results.
• Participate in European programmes or international research networks and have a track record of conference presentations, including plenary or invited lectures, both in Poland and abroad.
• Have experience in leading research and development projects funded through national or European competitive calls, involving advanced research on photovoltaics, thin-film materials and environmental durability.
• meet the requirements specified in the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2024, item 1571, as amended) and in the Statute of the Rzeszów University of Technology of 27 June 2019 (consolidated text of 20 March 2025),
• knowledge of Polish language at native.
• knowledge of English language at good.

Scope of duties:

• In accordance with Article 115 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2024, item 1571, as amended) and the Work Regulations of the Rzeszów University of Technology introduced by Rector’s Ordinance No. 40/2019 of
  16 September 2019, as amended.

Required documents:

• application addressed to the Rector of the Rzeszów University of Technology,
• copies of diplomas,
• list of scientific and professional achievements,
• candidate’s statement (M/F) declaring that, in the event of winning the competition, the Rzeszów University of Technology will be their primary place of employment.

Place for submission of documents:

Documents should be submitted to the Dean’s Office of the Faculty/Centre* Mathematics and Applied Physics of the Rzeszów University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 8,bldg. L-27 ofc 102,
35-029 Rzeszów.

The person selected through the competition who will be assigned tasks related to activities covered by the protection of minors, will be required to submit information and declarations