• A PhD degree in measurent technology, material technology or inorganic chemistry.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English at a professional level.
• Previous experience in collaborating within an international environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in communication and technical writing, as evidenced by publications or presentations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with academic and industrial partners, involving tasks such as meetings and producing deliverables. The research should address both academic and industrial interests.
• Outstanding track record of publications and citations, highlighting excellence in scholarly contributions.

Prospective applicants are kindly requested to submit their materials by September 3, 2023 (inclusive). These materials should encompass a concise project objective description (clarifying the research theme), a comprehensive professional curriculum vitae including a list of publications (accompanied by citation details and a ResearcherID or ORCID identifier), as well as relevant documentation confirming completion of their PhD.

All applications must be forwarded via email to umersekr@savba.sk and witkovsky@savba.sk. To facilitate prompt identification, kindly employ the subject line "R2/R3/R4 call - [Your Name] [Your Surname]" for your application. It is imperative to note that solely complete submissions will undergo consideration.

• Integration into the research team in the future.
• For R2 researchers, the possibility to develop their own research team.
• Flexible working time, enthusiastic working environment

• PhD degree
• Experience with the mentioned research topics
• Publication history in high-impact journals
• Ability to work independently
• English literacy
• Willingness to relocate
• Enthusiastic approach to research, teamwork spirit
• Good communication and writing skills

The candidates must fulfil the criteria for R2 researchers as follows (they will be subjected to evaluation based on CV). See https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/europe/career-development/training-researchers/research-profiles-descriptors

The applications will be considered based on the submitted documents. After internal preselection, the successful candidates will be guided to prepare the full proposal in the required form: https://vaia.gov.sk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Priloha_6B_Project-descr…. in accordance with the call 09I03-03-V04 Fellowships for excellent researchers R2-R4:https://vaia.gov.sk/2023/06/27/stipendia-pre-excelentnych-vyskumnikov-a-vyskumnicky-r2-r4/.

Successful candidates will be informed before September 7, 2023.

The full proposal must be completed before September 20 (including), 2023 in order to facilitate timely submission of the project.

Submitted proposals will be evaluated by three independent external reviewers and based on their decision the project will be recommended for funding. Only the positions of the funded projects will be occupied.

Data protection: All application documents submitted in connection with this call will be safely stored, used only for the purpose of the preselection process, and will not be provided to any third party. Personal data will be kept for six months and then will be erased.