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assistant professor
Unit:
Department of AstrophysicsTenure:
full timePublication date:
09 January 2025Closing date:
07 February 2025Competition deadline:
17 February 2025Contract:
ContractWinning the competition does not guarantee employment at the University of Lodz
Contact:
Who are we looking for
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POSITION: ADJUNCT
THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTROPHYSICS
FACULTY OF PHYSICS AND APPLIED INFORMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF LODZ
INSTITUTION: University of Lodz, Faculty of Physics and
Applied Informatics,
CITY: Lodz, Poland
POSITION: adjunct (full-time employment)
DISCIPLINE:
Physics
POSTED: 9.01.2025
EXPIRES: 7.02.2025
WEBSITE: http://www.uni.lodz.pl/oferty-pracy (in polish)
KEY WORDS: astrophysics,
Cherenkov
telescopes, active galaxies, C++
Candidates should meet the following
criteria:
- Have a PhD degree in physical science;
- Polish language command in speech and writing;
- English language command in speech and writing, ability to write scientific articles in this language;
- knowledge of python and C++ programming languages,
- ability to work in the git version control system,
- experience in data analysis methods of Cherenkov telescopes,
- experience in the simulations of the shower development in atmosphere or the Cherenkov telescopes responses (CORSIKA, sim_telarray etc),
- experience in the developing of real (or simulations) data analysis method for Cherenkov telescopes,
- experience in statistical analysis of the broadband data from Active Galactic Nuclei
- knowledge of ROOT, LaTeX software and experience in publishing works will be additional advantages,
Persons entering the
competition should submit applications addressed to the Rector of the University of
Lodz with the following attachments:
- personal
questionnaire form (form to be downloaded at: http://dsp.uni.lodz.pl/druki-do-pobrania/http://dsp.uni.lodz.pl/druki-do-pobrania/ )
- curriculum
vitae,
- copies of diplomas
- declaration that the
University of Lodz will be the candidate’s primary employer once they are
employed, according to the regulation “The law on higher education and
science”, http://dsp.uni.lodz.pl/druki-do-pobrania/
- employee privacy notice http://dsp.uni.lodz.pl/druki-do-pobrania/
- Annex 1 to the
Standards for the Protection of Minors at the UL Declaration for the purpose of
verification in the Sex Offenders Register (available at: https://www.uni.lodz.pl/en/career );
-Annex 2 to the Standards for the Protection of Minors at the UL
Declaration of no criminal record and commitment to observe the UL Standards
for the Protection of Minors (available at https://www.uni.lodz.pl/en/career )
The candidate must meet the condition of no criminal
record for the crimes specified in Chapter XIX and XXV of the Penal Code, in
Article 189a and Article 207 of the Penal Code and in the Act of 29 July 2005
on Counteracting Drug Addiction (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939) and for
the prohibited acts specified in foreign law corresponding to these crimes.
We reserve the right to leave the candidate's
application without consideration in the case of failure to submit the above
declarations by the recruitment deadline.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Applicants are asked to
submit the documents listed above to the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Physics and
Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Pomorska Street 149/153,
room A 207 , Justyna Fiwek-Wojtczak, e-mail: justyna.fiwek@fis.uni.lodz.pl, tel. (0-48-42) 635-42-61, or personally (Mon. -
Fri., from 9 a.m.
till 14 p.m.). We reserve the right to contact only with the selected
candidates.
FINAL RESULTS: The results of the competition are to be
announced by 17.02.2025
Planned date of employment: March 2025.
1. Scope of responsibilities at the position held:
1)
within the scope of scientific duties:
- conducting and participating in scientific research and development work;
- obtaining funds for scientific research by applying in competitions;
- dissemination of the results of scientific or development research by publishing the results;
- active participation in conferences and scientific seminars, financed as part of the tasks carried out by the unit or on other principles adopted at the university;
- participation in the commercialization of research results (patents, protection rights, implementations);
- education of scientific staff and care for their development;
- improving one's professional qualifications, including in order to obtain further academic degrees and scientific titles;
2) in terms of organizational responsibilities:
- work in collegial bodies of universities and in faculty, senate and rector's committees;
- work on recruitment committees and examination committees in the recruitment process for studies;
- organizing promotional and presentation campaigns of the university and participating in them;
- organizing conferences, symposia, seminars and other forms of academic activity;
3) in terms of teaching duties:
- conducting teaching classes carried out as part of an employment relationship on an annual basis, specified by the Senate, for full-time, part-time and postgraduate studies, including conducting teaching classes using distance learning methods and techniques;
- timely preparation of study documentation for academic teachers;
- participation in developing and updating educational programs and teaching plans;
- conducting examinations and tests, including diploma examinations;
- supervising students' final and semester papers;
- conducting and reviewing diploma theses;
- developing teaching materials for classes;
- conducting consultations with students, 2 hours a week;
- improving one's own professional qualifications in the field of teaching activities;
- activating an academic teacher evaluation survey carried out by students and doctoral students for individual subjects;
- ensuring high quality of education and compliance of teaching work with the principles of the internal education quality assurance system;
- performing other teaching duties assigned by superiors;
Scientific discipline
physical sciences
Keywords
astrophysics, Cherenkov telescopes, active galaxies, C++
What do we offer?
employment
working atmosphere
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