DSc: Assistant researcher in the Department of Sturgeon Research

4 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instytut Rybactwa Śródlądowego im. Stanisława Sakowicza w Olsztynie - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

Department

Department of Sturgeon Research

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Zootechnics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

30 Apr 2024 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

6 May 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 S. Sakowicz National Inland Fisheries Research Institute is a scientific institution with over 70 years' history, conducting research and implementation work, providing expert opinions and advisory services, as well as carrying out of national and international projects. The leading objective of the Department of Sturgeon Research is research concerning developing breeding and farming of various fish species in RAS systems. The main tasks are: perfecting methods of artificial breeding (off-season spawning and natural season spawning) of sturgeon and predatory fish, developing techniques for breeding stocking material (of predatory fish) and their verification on a technical scale. The Department also keeps breeding stock of valuable fish species in controlled conditions (sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus, catfish, zander).

The employee will be responsible for: conducting research and development works; participating in commercialization of the results (patents, protection rights, implementations); filing for grants and seeking funding for research; developing your professional qualifications, including advancing your academic degree; active participation in the Department's and the Institute's organizational matters.

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Zootechnics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

 1) Use of devices for producing compound fish feed, including an extruder;

 2) Use of NIR devices for feed component analysis;

 3) Balancing and composing recipes for fish feed;

 4) fluent use of spoken and written English;

 5) use of a computer;

 6) use of Statistica software.

 

Specific Requirements

 1) Authoring or co-authoring 50 points' (in Polish national scientific achievement rating system) worth of publications in magazines;

 2) Experience - confirmed through scientific achievement - in fish nutrition;

 3) Experience leading a research and development projects;

 4) Performing tasks in a research project;

 5) certificate of completing training for workers responsible for planning procedures and experiments, performing procedures and humane killing of animals used in procedures.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Zootechnics

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

Additional Information
Benefits

 1) employment contract with an institute established both nationally and internationally;

 2) interesting and self-developing work at an institute with established scientific pedigree;

 3) opportunities for professional development, gaining or increasing qualifications;

 4) stable employment;

 5) employee housing.

Selection process

A panel of Institute employees have been appointed for the recruitment and selection process:

 - prof. dr hab. Jacek Wolnicki - Head of the Panel,

 - prof. dr hab. Zdzisław Zakęś,

 - dr hab. Agnieszka Napiórkowska-Krzebietke, Professor of the Institute,

 - dr inż. Andrzej Kapusta,

 - mgr inż. Iwona Piotrowska,

 - mgr inż. Aneta Sadowska.

Additional comments

Required documents:

 - CV and motivational letter,

 - copies of documents confirming your education,

 - documents confirming your professional experience,

 - declarations: 1) permission to use your personal information for the purpose of the recruitment process; 2) declaration that should you be selected for the position, the Institute will be your main place of work; 3) declaration that your public rights have not been restricted nor have you been found guilty of criminal or economic crime charges.

Website for additional job details

https://www.infish.com.pl/content/og%C5%82oszenie-o-konkursie-na-stanowisko-nau…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

National Inland Fisheries Research Institute

Country

Poland

State/Province

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

City

Pozezdrze

Postal Code

11-610

Street

Pieczarki 50

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

City

Olsztyn

Website

http://www.infish.com.pl/

Street

Oczapowskiego 10

Postal Code

10-719

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+48 89 524 01 71

STATUS: EXPIRED