Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN

Nazwa jednostki: Nicolaus Copernicus University Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics – Toruń, Inne oferty z tego miasta »
Nazwa stanowiska: assistant professor (adjunkt) - research staff (offer no.4972)
Wymagania:

Discipline: The Field of Exact and Natural Sciences - Physical Sciences
Keywords: quantum optical coherence tomography, super-resolution imaging, quantum entanglement, machine learning

Position: assistant professor (adjunkt) - research staff

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:
- Ph.D. in physics or a related field
- excellent command of English (spoken and written), sufficient for preparing scientific publications and presenting research results at conferences,
- knowledge of machine learning methods,
- sufficient for preparing scientific publications and presenting research results at conferences,
- ability to conduct research independently and to work as part of a research team.

Experience in optical imaging, optical coherence tomography or quantum optics will be considered an additional advantage.

We offer employment at a postdoc position in a research grant financed by the National Science Center, Poland within Opus 29 competition. The candidate must meet requirements of the Center, in particular have a doctoral degree obtained not earlier than 12 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project (this period may be extended in the event of breaks in the scientific career as defined by the Center). A person employed at the postdoc position cannot be employed under another employment contract at the same time.

Opis zadań:

Job description:
- Conducting research focusing on the use of machine learning methods to remove artefacts and dispersion effects in quantum optical coherence tomography, as well as on developing methods for improving imaging resolution.
- Developing and testing machine learning methods aimed at improving the quality of images obtained using quantum optical coherence tomography.
- Developing computational methods for increasing imaging resolution.
- Analysis and management of research data.
- Preparation of scientific publications and presentation of research results at national and international conferences.
- Co-supervision of PhD students and students carrying out tasks related to the project.

Typ konkursu NCN: OPUS – ST
Termin składania ofert: 4 października 2026, 23:59
Forma składania ofert: email
Warunki zatrudnienia:

Project manager: dr hab. Piotr Kolenderski, prof. UMK

Project title: "Advancing light-based imaging using Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography and Machine Learning"

Expected duration of employment: up to 28 months

Salary: PLN 180,000 gross gross per year

Planned start date: February 2027 at the earliest

Required documents:

- Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment
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- Professional curriculum vitae
- Copy of higher education diploma
- Copy of doctorate certificate
- List of publications (including the publishing house/journal, year of publication, and page number)
- Declaration of consent to the processing of personal data contained in the job offer for the needs of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of The Council od 27 April 2016 (L119/1) (download here : https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.umk.pl%2Fen%2Fjobs%2Fdocs%2Fen_os4.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK)
- Declaration under art. 113 ust. 1 ustawy Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym (o niekaralności) (Art. Paragraph 113 (1) of the Higher Education Act (of no criminal record)) (download here : https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.umk.pl%2Fen%2Fjobs%2Fdocs%2Fen_oswiadczenie1.doc&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK)
- Declaration that Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will be my primary employer once I have won the contest (download here : https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.umk.pl%2Fen%2Fjobs%2Fdocs%2Fen_oswiadczenie2.doc&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK)
- Cover letter addressed to Professor Andrzej Tretyn, Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University
- Contact details to at least one academic referee.

Dodatkowe informacje:

Please submit the above-mentioned documents to dorotas@umk.pl with annotation in the subject line:"Postdoc Opus29 2026.2" (offer no. 4972). Application deadline: October 4, 2026. The university does not provide accommodation. The university reserves the right not to select any candidate. The project manager reserves the right to interview selected candidates.

Please be informed that the person selected through the competition will be obliged to submit a certificate from the National Criminal Register with regard to offences specified in Chapters 19 and 25 of the Penal Code (including offences against sexual freedom and morality), in Article 189a and Article 207 of the Penal Code and in the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction of 29 July 2005 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939 and of 2022, item 2600), or for the corresponding offences defined in foreign law. The obligation to verify applies to a person whose tasks will be related to the protected activity referred to in Article 21. of the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual offences and the protection of minors (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 560).

Pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 6 of the Act of June 14, 2024 on the protection of whistleblowers (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928), information on the internal reporting procedure at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is available at: https://www.umk.pl/en/contact/internal-reporting/

If you do not consent to providing your email address, please deliver the required documents by post to:

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej
ul. Grudziądzka 5
87-100 Toruń
annotation:„Postdoc OPUS29 2026.2” (oferta nr 4972)
marked: Application form for job offer no. 4972

Data dodania ogłoszenia: 2026-09-07 14:04:08