RECTOR OF THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY announces the competition for the position of assistant professor in a group of research and teaching employees in the Department of Optoelectronics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, 2A Akademicka St.

Job description:
1) the competition for the position of assistant profesor is open to persons who meet the requirements specified in the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended) and the Statute of the Silesian University of Technology of 3 June, 2019 (Legal Monitor of SUT of 2020, item 700 as amended),
2) estimated work commencement date: 01.10.2025,
3) workplace and type of contract: Department of Optoelectronics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, full-time employment contract, 
4) period of employment: from 01.10.2025 to 30.09.2027 (with the possibility of extension).

Requirements:
1) PhD degree in engineering in the scientific discipline of biomedical engineering,
2) completion of at least two-month foreign internship or six-month domestic internship in scientific and research, industrial or local government units,
3) substantive participation in a research project financed from funds other than a subsidy,
4) publication achievements in international scientific journals, as well as documented achievements in the promotion and popularization of science,
5) proficiency in Polish, enabling free conduct of didactic classes and the creation of educational publications,
6) proficiency in English sufficient for writing scientific publications, preparing technical documentation, creating educational materials, and conducting didactic classes.

Additional Requirements:
1) documented participation in thematic conferences and symposia, 
2) documented participation in research projects funded by external sources (e.g., NCN, NCBiR, FNP, etc.),
3) knowledge of techniques used in the so-called wet lab,
4) proficiency in at least two programming languages (R, Python, MATLAB),
5) ability to analyze, interpret, and visualize data,
6) documented scientific achievements allowing participation in research projects aligned with the scientific profile, confirmed by authorship or co-authorship of scientific publications in national or international journals,
7) documented teaching experience enabling the conduction of classes in accordance with the scientific and didactic profile of the Department of Optoelectronics,
8) documented experience in operating a mass spectrometer.

Required documents:
1) application,
2) scans of diplomas,
3) professional curriculum vitae,
4) statement on the level of knowledge of a modern foreign language,
5) statement on the knowledge of the Polish language (for candidates for whom Polish is not the native language),
6) statement that the Silesian University of Technology will be the primary place of work,
7) information about academic scientific, didactic and organizational achievements, and information on planned further activities.

The University offers:
1) a fixed-term contract,
2) the possibility of scientific development, including participation in pro-quality programs offered at the University,
3) employment stability.

Prospects for professional development:
1) opportunity to deepen competencies in the field of optoelectronics, photonic technologies, particularly integrated photonics and nanotechnology,
2) opportunity for cooperation with the socio-economic environment, including industry,
3) opportunity to collaborate with leading research groups, including participating in national and international internships,
4) the possibility of combining scientific disciplines and developing issues in the field of optoelectronics, photonics and molecular and computational biology.

The application must be submitted:
until the day 13.04.2025,
the expected date of the competition results:  13.05.2025

Candidates negatively evaluated by the selection committee have the right to appeal against the results of the competition within 7 days of their publication on the BIP website.
Incomplete or late offers will not be considered. Please be informed that we will contact only the candidates who meet formal requirements.
 

Information clause
Pursuant to Art. 13 of the Personal Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016, please be informed:
1) the controller of your personal data is the Silesian University of Technology with its registered office at Akademicka 2A St, 44-100 Gliwice,
2) the Silesian University of Technology has appointed the Data Protection Officer who can be contacted via the email address: iod@polsl.pl,
3) your personal data will be processed in order to carry out the recruitment process for work at the Silesian University of Technology,
4) the basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 22 1 of the Labour Code and, if you consent to the use of your CV for future recruitment at the Silesian University of Technology, art. 6 section 1 point a of the GDPR regulation shall apply,
5) only employees authorized to process personal data to the necessary extent will have access to your personal data within the organizational structure of the Silesian University of Technology,
6) your personal data shall not be disclosed to other entities, except in cases provided for by law,
7) your personal data shall be stored for the period necessary to carry out the recruitment process or for the next 9 months after the end of the recruitment process, if you consent to the processing of personal data in future recruitment processes,
8) you have the right to request access to your data and, to the extent provided for by applicable regulations, the right to: rectify, delete, limit processing, raise objections; if you consent to the processing of data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time,
9) you have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, if you feel that the processing of your personal data violates the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation,
10) providing data is voluntary, but necessary to achieve the purposes for which they are collected.
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