ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure) - the leading pan-European Research Infrastructure (RI) dedicated to the observation and understanding of short-lived atmospheric constituents and their interactions.

The ACTRIS NEXT project is crucial to ACTRIS. It aims at ensuring international leadership in the atmospheric science via enhanced interoperability, expanded membership, and active participation in global observation systems. ACTRIS NEXT consolidates and expands ACTRIS capacity to address societal challenges and adaptability to emerging needs, while ensuring long-term sustainability, agile operational efficiency and pan-European relevance. ACTRIS NEXT will enhance Europe’s ability to respond to critical societal challenges in the areas of human health and well-being, environmental risk resilience and renewable energy production and energy transition via development and demonstration of new services co-designed with end-users.

Faculty of Physics

Planned start of employment: not earlier than October 1^st, 2026, employment period up to 12 months with possibility of prolongation for the next 6 months

Approximate remuneration (EC grant) PLN 143 000 brutto-brutto/year (includes basic remuneration, supplementary remuneration, the additional annual remuneration (13^th), allowance for years of service, employer costs in accordance with regulations). 

Workplace: Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw.
Career opportunities: the opportunity to participate in training, the opportunity to apply for research projects.

More information: link

Work within the project in WP5 - ACTRIS Community Engagement:

• efficient use of the scientific knowledge of the ACTRIS community to develop new measurement technologies, using as example ACTRIS-Poland stations;
• generating, analyzing, sharing, and utilizing ACTRIS data to improve the visibility of ACTRIS scientific resources and the functionality of ACTRIS database, on example of ACTRIS-Poland measurements;
• collecting information, exchanging experiences, and preparing materials related to the needs of ACTRIS Community (with a focus on young scientists and users) to upskill staff qualifications through dedicated trainings;
• preparing draft of deliverable D5.1: "Planning large-scale campaigns and experiments. Selected campaigns and experiments in which ACTRIS plans to participate: objectives, schedule, and resources."
• co-developing an integration program implementation plan.
• contributing to the organization of workshop for young ACTRIS ambassadors.
• actively participating in discussions, workshops, and project meetings (in person and/or remotely);
• publication of work results in top scientific journals;
• presentation of results at scientific conferences;

Attention: that this position is not requiring any teaching duties

More information: Scope of responsibilities of the academic teacher

• Fulfilment of the requirements set out in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, consolidated text)
• The candidate must have a doctoral degree (PhD) at the start of the employment;
• experience in analyzing ACTRIS data or similar;
• experience in synergistic analyses of measurement data (in-situ and/or remote);
• fluency in written and spoken English;
• ability to use MS Office, LaTeX, Origin or MATLAB or Python;
• documented experience in reporting research and preparing materials for scientific publications;
• documented experience in organizational work (e.g. organizing conferences or trainings)
• significant scientific achievements
• preparing a plan for further research activities
• international experience

• willingness to cooperate and transfer knowledge to other team members;
• ability to work in a team and as an independent researcher.

Each member of the selection committee evaluates each candidate by awarding points in three categories:

• scientific achievements, including publications in reputable scientific publications/journals (max. 40 points)
• achievements resulting from the conduct of scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained at home or abroad, scientific workshops and training, participation in research projects (max. 40 points)
•  competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project (max. 20 pts.)

Total to obtain: 100 points from each committee member. The candidate who meets the entry requirements and obtains the highest number of points, not less than 60% of the total possible points, will win.

• Candidate’s questionnaire link
• PhD diploma or certificate of obtaining the degree
• If applicable — information on the planned date of obtaining the doctoral degree (the doctoral degree is required prior to submitting documents for employment
• A cover letter describing candidate’s most important scientific achievements.
• List of research papers, including number of citations according to the Web of Science database and an indication of the achievement (or achievements) that the candidate considers to be the most important.
• Contact data to a scientist from outside the University of Warsaw, who can provide opinion on the candidate (at least 2).

Please ensure that your application is complete and submitted by the deadline indicated!

The decision will be taken not later than August 1, 2026. 

Questions concerning the post should be addressed to the Administrative Office of the Institute of Geophysics (sekretariat.IGF@fuw.edu.pl) with the title: Assistant professor in project ACTRIS NEXT no: 101270574.

https://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/en/laboratories/laboratorium-pomiarow-zdalnych/

https://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/en/

https://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/en/informations/geofizyka-2none/