NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

POSITION:                         adjunct professor

GROUP:                             teaching and research

DISCIPLINE:                      Physical sciences

EXPIRES:                            April 15, 2022

KEY WORDS:                    Nonlinear fiber optics, optical fibers, optofluidics

DESCRIPTION (field, expectations, comments):

The candidates have to conform to the conditions stated in art. 113 of Higher Education Law dated 20.07.2018 (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2021, item 478).

We seek a candidate for adjunct professor to join the Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw.

We expect that the candidate will offer a research program in the field of nonlinear fiber optics, functionalization of optical fibers or optofluidics, in accordance to research agenda of the research group “Structured optics and optofluidics” at the Institute.

Detailed information about group profiles and activities is available at www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/en/ .

Duties of the successful candidate will include 210 hours (per academic year) of teaching at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw.

Scientific, teaching and organizational activities of the employee will be a subject of regular periodic evaluation.

The opening is tenure track, the period of the contract is 30 month with possible indefinite extension after evaluation.

The contract shall begin on Oct. 1^st 2022.

The requirements:

Necessary conditions required from applicants are:

1. a minimum of doctorate (PhD) in strict science or engineering (DSc or habilitation will be preferred),
2. documented, by participation in projects, experience in science; experience in independent leading of a research group and in realization of projects will be preferred,
3. documented teaching experience and research experience (experience in modelling and experimental work in scope of nonlinear fiber optics will be preferred),
4. international experience (preferred internship abroad, required visible activity at an international scale).

In addition, from a successful candidate we expect:

1. documented, significant track record of scientific publications and achievements valuable for the research group “Structured optics and optofluidics” at the Institute of Geophysics,
2. submitting of research plans in the field of nonlinear fiber optics, functionalization of optical fibers or optofluidics, accounting for this research group’s agenda.

Interested candidates should submit their applications to the Administrative Office of the Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warszawa, room B4.41
e-mail: sekretariat.IGF@fuw.edu.pl  including:

1. Application for the position.
2. Information on the processing of personal data - information clause and consent clause - attachment to the announcement (available on the website https://bsp.adm.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/01/Klauzula-informacyjna-przy-rekrutacji-do-pracy_11_2019_EN.docx -  the pdf-format with a scanned signature
3. CV with contact data.
4. Copy of PhD diploma.
5. List of research papers, including number of citations according to the Web of Science database and short description of three most important achievements.
6. Detailed information on candidate’s scientific career, organizational and teaching experience.
7. Research plan.
8. Contact data to at least two scientists from outside the University of Warsaw, who can provide opinions on the candidate.
9. Filled form available at https://bsp.adm.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/01/KWESTIONARIUSZ_OSOBOWY_KANDYDAT_11_2019_EN.docx For the person applying for employment, p. 1.
10. Statement on reading and accepting the rules for job applications for a position of an academic teacher at the University of Warsaw (available on the website https://www.fuw.edu.pl/dokumenty-i-formularze.html ) - the pdf-format with a scanned signature

The documents listed above as 1-7 and 9-10 should be signed by the candidate. Questions concerning the post should be addressed to the Administrative Office of the Institute of Geophysics.

The decision will be taken not later than 31 May 2022. The candidate may be asked for a qualification interview with the commission appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Physics. The candidates will be informed individually.

The candidates will be informed about the results of selection procedure by an e-mail.

This announcement is the first step in the procedure of employing an academic teacher and its positive result will be a base for consecutive steps.