Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN
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Uprzejmie informujemy o nowych warunkach zatrudniania osób na stanowiska typu post-doc: limit czasu upływającego od uzyskania stopnia doktora dla aplikujących na te stanowiska kobiet może być przedłużony o 1,5 roku za każde urodzone bądź przysposobione dziecko.
Oferta pracy
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/ST7/00291 entitled „Parallel interferometric near-infrared spectroscopy for noninvasive monitoring of the cerebral blood flow in humans in vivo”
Leader: dr hab. Dawid Borycki
Specific Requirements:
PhD degree in physics/engineering (optics, automatics, informatics, electronics) 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. Extension might apply according to National Science Centre, Poland, rules
-computer programming advanced skills (Python, Matlab, C++),
-prior experience in implementing and using deep learning algorithms with TensorFlow, Keras API or any other equivalent library
-creativity and enthusiasm measured by the quality and number of projects, study record, internships
-authorship in peer-reviewed publications and patents in which the Candidate participated and contributed.
-analytical thinking and critical problem-solving skills
-excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
-experimental experience in optical physics
-fluent in spoken and written English
-flexibility and ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural research team
-direct experience with optical imaging is an asset
-experience in customisation and commercialisation of optical setups
-experience in the medical application of devices based on optical solutions
Candidate needs to meet formal requirements:
PhD in physics/engineering, specialised in optics
-The candidate must hold a PhD degree obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project.
-The 7-year period may be extended by documented long-term sick leave or rehabilitation leave (lasting more than 90 days) granted due to incapacity for work.
-The eligibility period may also be extended by the duration of childcare leave granted in accordance with the Labour Code.
-In the case of female candidates, the eligibility period may additionally be extended by 18 months for each child born or adopted, if this method of accounting for career breaks is more favourable.
-R2 - Recognised Researcher
Project description:
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) uses about 15% of the cardiac output to deliver nutrients to the brain (oxygen and glucose) and remove metabolic by-products. Therefore, any deviations in the CBF can hamper the brain metabolism and cause significant brain damage or disease, including traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, or Alzheimer’s disease. Hence, noninvasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow and brain function is invaluable in clinics to treat brain dysfunctions.
In this project, we intend to solve those problems by investigating parallel, multi-channel detection to measure cerebral blood flow in the human brain in vivo.
This research project will enable rapid, noninvasive cerebral blood monitoring systems in humans in vivo. Continuous and noninvasive blood flow monitoring could help to treat major brain diseases. Moreover, rapid cerebral blood flow sensing will take us closer to developing the noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI), which could help people with disabilities.
Our research will complement the development of time-resolved diffuse optics in Poland
Key responsibilities include:
The PostDoc will be mainly responsible for the parallel interferometric NIRS (πNIRS). He or she, with the support from PI, will:
-design, build and optimise the experimental πNIRS system,
-perform measurements in fluid phantoms and optimise the system,
-perform validations in healthy volunteers in vivo at IPC PAS,
-will closely work with PI and other team members,
-write manuscripts about achieved results,
-present progress on international conferences, internal group meetings, and seminars.
The person will need to be well-motivated to perform a risky scientific project. He or she will need to handle fiber optics, work with fast cameras, be able to perform liquid phantoms, and have high signal and image processing skills. Additionally, he or she will need to prove the ability to quickly learn about the theoretical foundations of diffusive optics.
Termin składania ofert: 17 lipca 2026, 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: 01.08.2026 (can be negotiated and adjusted)
Planned period of contract: 11 months
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 no 2022/46/E/ST7/00291
100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 11months.
Career development prospects at IPC PAS:
The successful candidate will be part of a highly experienced, multi-disciplinary team. He/She will be able to broaden his/her knowledge and confront new tasks resulting in new technical solutions and applications
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
17.07.2026, 12:00 noon
Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no 24/2026 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)
• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview. 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 22.07.2026.
• 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/ogloszenia/konkursy/sonata-bis12
and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipc-procedures.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 Commission will take into account the following criteria:
-competence in specific tasks in a research project
-previous scientific achievements (publication record, H-index etc.)
-candidate’s participation in research projects
Required documents :
-Curriculum vitae;
-Motivation letter;
-Scan or photocopy the candidate's PhD diploma;
-Description of achievements with an emphasis on projects, tasks dealt with, publications (if applicable) etc., related to the required substantial qualifications;
Deadline for the settlement of the competition:
Planned date: 22.07.2026.
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