assistant professor (adjunkt) - research staff

3 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Nicolaus Copernicus University

Department

Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

2 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668) and the following qualification criteria:
Requirements for the candidate:
1. PhD in biology or a closely related discipline
2. Experience in research on phylogeny and evolution of arthropods, confirmed by scientific track record
3. Publications in international peer-reviewed journals (JCR list, leading role as the first author will be particularly highly rated)
4. Very good written and oral communication skills in English
5. Enthusiastic approach to work in a collaborative team.

Desired qualifications:
1. Awards resulting from scientific work, scholarships, participation in workshops and scientific projects
2. Experience in entomology.

Tasks in the project:
The candidate will take part in a research project financed by the National Science Centre "Reconstructing evolutionary histories of rapidly diversified groups: Toward a robust dated species tree of Oestroidea using alternative phylogenomic methods (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha)". The project is managed by prof. Krzysztof Szpila (Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Nicolaus Copernicus University). Position is without teaching obligations.

Research tasks:
- development of UCE method for Oestroidea flies,
- bioinformatic and phylogenetic analyses of NGS data,
- description of new taxa and developmental stages,
- preparation of publications.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

Financial conditions:

- salary in the gross amount of 11.000 PLN (net amount about 7.000PLN)/month,

-  full employment contract in the Nicolaus Copernicus University for 9 months.

Additional comments

The application should include:
- CV with a list of publications and other achievements

- two letters of recommendation
- a copy of the doctoral degree,
- information on consent to the processing of personal data during the recruitment process.

Applications should be submitted electronically to [email protected]

 

Addtional information:

Candidates will be selected in an open competition procedure according to the NSC (National Science Center) regulations. Recruitment will be based on the assessment of the submitted documents and an interview with selected candidates. Candidates will be informed about the results of the 1st stage of the recruitment and about the date of the interviews. The recruitment will be adjudicated on 02/02/2024.

In case of any questions, before the formal application please contact to the project leader for the e-mail: [email protected]

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (NCU), Department of Ecology and Biogeography

Country

Poland

City

Toruń

Postal Code

87-100

Street

Lwowska 1

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Toruń

Website

http://www.biol.umk.pl

Street

ul. Gagarina 9

Postal Code

87-100

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED