Assistant Professor (28/2022/NA/WNST/ICH ​)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• minimum PhD degree in chemical sciences,
• experience in conducting research in the discipline of chemical sciences in the area of analytical chemistry,
• recent scientific achievements in the discipline of chemical sciences indexed in Scopus or Web of Science databases, especially in the scope of trace inorganic analysis, absorption processes in nanomaterials and removing metal ions,
• experience in realization of research projects/grants,
• documented history of applying for the financing of research in the institutions in the country or abroad,
• documented scientific internship in the candidate’s country or abroad,
• knowledge of research methods including atomic emission spectrometry and X-ray spectrometry,
• ability to operate the equipment including atomic emission spectrometers and X-ray spectrometers with energy dispersion and the full reflection of radiation,
• experience in laboratory work,
• holding presentations at the national and/or international conferences,  
• command of English that allows for teaching classes, 
• command of Polish that allows for conducting classes or readiness to learn Polish (in the case of foreign candidates),
• readiness to teach classes using atomic emission spectrometry and X-ray spectrometry.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• experience in conducting classes in the higher education institution, including using remote teaching tools,
• computer skills in terms of MS Office, Statistica, Origin, Matlab,
• presentation of letters of recommendation,
• openness for research and didactic mobility,
• readiness to work in a research team,
• readiness to share one’s knowledge and experience with others.

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING:

• full-time employment based on a basis of employment contract for a period of 4 years,
• employment at the University as the primary workplace,
• task-based working time,
• opportunity for further professional development,
• social benefits package,
• group life insurance for the University employees, their spouses/life partners and adult children,
• private medical care as part of additional health insurance for employees of the University and their spouses/life partners and children,
• ability to join the Occupational Pension Scheme and the group pension insurance POGODNA JESIEŃ.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• academic curriculum vitae (CV) with a motivation letter,
• copies of documents confirming qualifications (including the Ph.D. diploma or certificate granting the Ph.D. degree, and M.A. diploma or equivalent degree diploma),
• list of scientific publications,
• other documentation mentioned in the open call requirements.

SCHEDULE OF THE CALL:

• application submission deadline: 31st October 2022 (11:59 p.m. CET)
• the selection process will be concluded by the: 31st December 2022

APPLICATIONS:

Submitting an application in response to this Call means accepting the GDPR information clause available in the Application form.

The required documents shall be submitted electronically using the application form, available by clicking “Apply”.

Applications received after the deadline, incomplete applications and applications submitted in any other way than defined in the open call announcement shall not be considered. The University reserves the right to leave the call unresolved.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The conditions necessary for the recruitment of the candidate selected in the selection proceedings are the fulfilment of the obligations arising from Section 265(4), (5), (13) of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (i.e., Journal of Law 2020 item 85, as amended).

In the case of applying for employment at the University of Silesia in Katowice as the primary place of work, candidates employed in other higher education institutions as their primary place of work, should, as of the day of their employment, fulfil the requirement defined in Section 120 of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 478, as amended), according to which an academic may have only one primary place of work at a time.

In the case of candidates whose diplomas on the award of a professional title/scientific degree/scientific title require authentication according to the law in force in the Republic of Poland, employment is possible only after completing the procedure of authentication of the diploma (nostrification).