ADIUNKT (f/m/x) /post-doc/AP-II-NZ21/26 in Department of the Theory of Strong Interactions and Many Body Systems/NZ21/ Division of Nuclear Physics and Strong Interactions /NO2/

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Organisation/Company Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences Department Department of the Theory of Strong Interactions and Many Body Systems/NZ21/ Research Field Physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number AP-II-NZ21/26 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Description:

A person employed as an adjunct (post-doc) for a fixed period up to 33 Months at the Department of Theory of Strong Interactions and Many Body Physics – NZ21 at IFJ PAN will be obliged to participate in work on research topics and projects implemented and planned for the nearest period at the NZ21 Department.

The basic tasks of the employed person will include:

- participation in activities of the group such as seminars and workshops

- conducting research on theory and phenomenology of strong interactions, especially topics related to properties and production mechanisms of hadrons such as for example studied at LHC, EIC, Jlab, Belle, SCTF. Depending on interest and experience of the candidate the topics may include e.g. diffractive and exclusive production, inclusive production of charmonia or structure of multiquark states.

- dissemination of the research results in the form of publications in leading scientific journalsindexed in the JCRand speeches during seminars and conferences, including international ones. This person will also be obliged to apply for external funding for research.

Requirements

Research Field Physics Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Required qualifications:
• doctor degree in physical sciences or related disciplines: chemistry, physical chemistry or material science, (Applications may be submitted without a doctoral degree during the application period),
• scientific achievements documented by publications in prestigious international scientific journals,
• knowledge of the research topics and current activity in the field of Quantum Chromodynamics and strong interactions.
• experience in working with scientific research equipment and analysis of experimental data,
• ability to work in a team,
• good knowledge of computing and numerical methods.
• very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Welcome:

• experience in the field of high-energy nuclear physics, Monte-Carlo methods,
• experience in computing using e.g. Python, ROOT/C++, FORTRAN.

Specific Requirements

The recruitment process is conducted in accordance with the Recruitment Policy for Research Staff Positions at the Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Resolution No. 51/2026 of the Scientific Council dated September 14, 2026).

Detailed rules for conducting the competition are set forth in the regulations for the employment of assistant professors and research assistants adopted by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Resolution No. 52/2026 of the Scientific Council dated September 14, 2026), available at:

Applicants seeking employment at the IFJ PAN are required to contact the head of the NZ21 Department, Prof. Antoni Szczurek ( Antoni.Szczurek@ifj.edu.pl ), by November 9th, 2026, who may ask the candidate to give a seminar before submitting an application; the Department Head then sends the Selection Committee a brief opinion recommending or not recommending the candidate for employment. Failure to meet with the Department Head by November 9th, 2026, will result in the application being rejected on procedural grounds.

The Director of the Institute may cancel the competition at any stage of the recruitment process without providing a reason.

Recuired documents

The list of required documents is included in the rules of the competition:

• Applications with attachments shall be sentby e-mail by November 16th, 2026 to the following address: jobs@ifj.edu.pl with the note „Adiunkt/post-doc/AP-II-NZ21/26”. It is preferred to place the application and attachments in a single file in PDF format or in a .zip or .rar file.

The employment recommendation from the two referees shall be sent directly, bypassing the candidate, to the following e-mail address: jobs@ifj.edu.pl , by November 16th, 2026.

Selection process

All applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Based on