Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Hazards

A candidate for the position of Associate Professor should:

1. Have a postdoctoral degree in the research field of mechanical engineering, specialisation: vibroacoustics
2. Have basic knowledge of the research field of vibroacoustic hazards confirmed by the Chief Scientific Officer of the Central Institute for Labour Protection-National Research Institute.
3. Be an author of scientific papers with a minimum total value of 700 points, taking into account the candidate’s individual contribution, including not less than 200 points after the award of the postdoctoral degree.

List of publication categories:

• scientific papers published in scientific journals, included in and ranked according to the list announced by the minister responsible for science, applicable at the time of publication, as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles in journals outside this list,^[1]
• scientific monographs and/or chapters in scientific monographs and/or scientific editing of monographs issued by publishing houses included in and ranked according to the list of publishing houses issuing peer-reviewed scientific monographs, announced by the minister responsible for science, applicable at the time of publication,^[2]
• conference materials in the form of a chapter in a post-conference monograph issued by a publishing house included in and ranked according to the list of publishing houses issuing peer-reviewed scientific monographs, announced by the minister responsible for science, applicable at the time of publication,²
• conference materials in the form of a post-conference paper published in a journal included in and ranked according to the list announced by the minister responsible for science, applicable at the time of publication,^[3]
• conference materials published before 2019 and indexed in the Web of Science CC or Scopus databases.

Rules for points determination:

• for multi-author scientific papers, scientific monographs and chapters in scientific monographs as well as scientific editing of monographs and conference materials, the total point value referred to in point 4 should take into account the individual input depending on the substantive contribution of the candidate,
• scientific papers published before 2019 shall be graded according to the list announced by the minister responsible for science, applicable on the date of publication, with the number of points obtained multiplied by 4,
• scientific papers published after 2019 in peer-reviewed journals outside the list have a value of 5 points,
• chapters in monographs, scientific monographs, scientific editing of monographs published before 2017 are graded according to the regulation by the minister responsible for science applicable on the date of publication, and the number of points obtained is multiplied by 4,
• conference materials published before 2019 and indexed in the Web of Science CC or Scopus databases have a value of 60 points.

4. After obtaining the postdoctoral degree, participation in:

• preparation of at least 2 national and/or international project proposals accepted for evaluation (including at least 1 proposal as project manager) and carrying out at least 2 national and/or international project proposals (including at least 1 proposal as project manager)

 or

• obtaining 2 patents and/or utility models.

5. Providing scientific supervision (including students of first or second degree or postgraduate studies) - conducting:

• at least 2 doctoral thesis as a supervisor, assistant supervisor, or co-supervisor[4]

or

• at least 4 thesis as a supervisor, defended as part of postgraduate studies

or

• at least 1 doctoral thesis as a supervisor, assistant supervisor, or co-supervisor, and at least 2 thesis as supervisor, defended as part of postgraduate studies.

1. The following will be considered additional assets:

• advanced knowledge of test methods, assessment and reduction of risks due to noise hazard, infrasonic noise, ultrasonic noise and mechanical vibration in the working environment 
• scientific achievements in the fields of noise, infrasonic noise, ultrasonic noise and mechanical vibration in the working environment,
• experience in managing the accredited testing and calibration laboratories, 
• experience in obtaining and managing national and international research projects,
• experience in leading multi-person teams of scientists,
• experience in scientific editorial of monographs,
• experience in coordinating tasks and projects in the framework of multi-annual programmes,
• experience in organising international scientific conferences,
• experience in cooperation with scientific committees of national and international scientific conferences,  
• experience in conducting evaluations of the scientific and technical achievements of scientific and research staff,
• experience in organising and conducting procedures for the awarding of doctoral and postdoctoral degrees,
• cooperation with national and foreign scientific institutions,
• cooperation with scientific committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
• cooperation with technical committees of the Polish Committee for Standardisation,
• cooperation with scientific councils of research institutes,
• cooperation with European networks on occupational safety, European groups of notified bodies and international organisations on noise reduction,
• cooperation as a departmental editor in international scientific journals with an IF impact factor,
• being a certified auditor of testing laboratories,
• fluency in spoken and written Polish.