Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN

Nazwa jednostki: Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS – Warsaw, Inne oferty z tego miasta »
Nazwa stanowiska: Post-doctoral position
Wymagania:

Post-doc position available in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS within National Science Center SONATA BIS 12 Project No. 2022/46/E/ST4/00457 entitled “Towards electrochemistry of single molecules: Nanoscale studies of redox processes”
Leader Dr Wojciech Nogala
Team 6 Nanoelectrochemistry

Scientific profile of the candidate - R2 - Recognised Researcher

Specific Requirements
1. PhD degree in chemical or physical sciences, obtained in the year of employment in the project or
within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. The extension may be applied according to the rules of the National Science Centre, Poland. Additionally, the candidate for the postdoctoral position must meet the following condition:-they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation. -their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree;
2. Publication record and experience in research.
3. Ability to work independently as well as in a group.
4. Skills in the fabrication of microelectrodes, scanning electrochemical microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.
5. Experience in electrogenerated fluorescence and/or electrochemiluminescence will be appreciated.
6. The candidate should demonstrate good experimental skills in handling microelectrodes and a good understanding of electrode processes.
7. Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and spoken).
8. Strong motivation to work and solve scientific problems, creativity, and analytical thinking.

Candidate needs to meet formal requirements:
- investigators involved in project other than the principal investigator must not hold an academic title, title of professor, habilitation degree or equivalent degree or title (does not apply to investigators involved in the project who will receive their academic title, title of professor, habilitation degree or equivalent degree or title in the course of the project) and must not have cooperated in the implementation of a research project funded following a call for proposals,
- their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree
- they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation

The successful candidate for the postdoctoral position shall, for the full term of their employment within the project, be obligated to maintain compliance with the following conditions:
-when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no remuneration from the funds allocated as direct costs under research projects funded in NCN calls;
-when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland; and
-when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no pension under the social insurance scheme A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator for a person who has been conferred a PhD degree in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. This period may be extended by a time of long-term (in excess of 90 days) documented sick leaves or rehabilitation leaves granted on account of being unfit to work. In addition, the period may be extended by the number of months ofa child care leave granted pursuant to the Labour Code and in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.

Opis zadań:

Project description:
Electrochemical processes are well understood at the macroscopic level, where many species react in
a short time. However, little is known about these processes at the molecular level. This project aims
to explore a new approach for the electrochemical characterization of a small number of redoxactive and enzyme molecules that will be pushed toward the ultimate analysis of single molecules.
We aim to detect a low number of faradaic electrons (ultimately individual). This will ultimately enable electrochemical studies of individual molecules. We will try to solve fundamental unknown areas of electrochemistry concerning activity distribution among enzyme molecules, the mechanism of deactivation of enzyme molecules, the kinetics of electron transfer to and from individual molecules, and the dynamics of electrode processes at equilibrium. We will develop a flexible and general strategy for single molecule electrochemistry. This will be done by converting Faradaic currents below the detection limit to electrogenerated fluorescence. We will focus on model electrode processes of electroactive molecules immobilized at nanoelectrodes and reactions catalyzed by individual enzyme molecules.

Key responsibilities include:
Post doc is expected to be able to design, plan and perform experiments independently, plan the workflow and participate in the decision-making process.

Responsibilities:
• Assembly and calibration of electrochemical scanning probe microscope;
• Assembly and calibration of microscope for studies with electrogenerated fluorescence and electrochemiluminescence;
• Preparation and analysis of samples with immobilized enzyme molecules;
• Preparation and analysis of nanoelectrodes modified with redox probes and enzymes;
• Managing project tasks toward successful completion
• Dissemination of the research outputs in project meetings, peer-reviewed journals, and international conferences;
• Co-mentoring PhD students;
• Providing help and supervision to junior members of the group;
• Contribution to the efficient functioning of the lab, including necessary organizational tasks related to the project.

Typ konkursu NCN: SONATA BIS – ST
Termin składania ofert: 11 grudnia 2025, 12:00
Forma składania ofert: email
Warunki zatrudnienia:

• Type of contract: temporary
• Status: full-time employment
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Salary/month: Around 9650 PLN gross
• Position starts on: 01.01.2026 (can be negotiated and adjusted)
• Planned period of contract: 15 months with a possible extension

Dodatkowe informacje:

We offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 9650 PLN gross per month financed from the NCN SONATA BIS 12 Project No. 2022/46/E/ST4/00457 entitled “Towards electrochemistry of single molecules: Nanoscale studies of redox processes”
100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 15 months with a possible extension
Career development prospects at IPC PAS:
The successful candidate will benefit from acquiring new knowledge and methods to add to their toolbox. The project encompasses electroanalysis, nanotechnology, materials science, and physical chemistry.
The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young Scientists competition and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition.
Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.
Recruitment procedure:
• The application deadline is on the 11.12.2025 , 12:00 CET (UTC +1:00)
Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no 50/2025 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)
• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview on 12.12.2025. We reserve the right to contact and reply to only selected candidates.• The position will be offered to the person with the highest evaluation by the Recruitment Committee.
• The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on the 22.12.2025.
• Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the SONATA BIS 12 https://www.ncn.gov.pl/en/ogloszenia/konkursy/sonata-bis12 and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipcprocedures.pdf .
• The incomplete applications will not be considered
• The results of the competition are made public.
• Candidates who have been issued a negative opinion by the Competition Committee or candidates not selected for employment have the right to appeal against the results of the evaluation. The appeal shall be lodged with the Director of the Institute within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appropriate information. The decision of the Director of the Institute shall be final.
Appeals should be sent to the following email address: dzgran@ichf.edu.pl.
If the top candidate does not sign the contract due to the resignation, we reserve the right to choose the next candidate from the ranking list.
Key assessment criteria:
The Recruitment Commission will take into account the following criteria:
-competencies for specific tasks in the research project
-knowledge of electrochemistry and optics
-previous scientific achievements
-awards and distinctions resulting from the conducted research
Required documents :
• employment application;
• professional curriculum vitae;
• a list of scientific achievements (publications, patents, conference presentations and research projects);
• PhD certificate or other document confirming PhD degree
Deadline for the settlement of the competition:
Planned date: 22.12.2025.
Contact person: Wojciech Nogala wnogala@ichf.edu.plPhone: 22 343 3375
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