A candidate has to meet the requirements of article 113 and article 116 of the Act of 20 July 2018 ‒ Law on Higher Education and Science (The Official Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668, with amendments) and the Statute of the University of Lodz, taking into account article 246 section 5 of the Act of 3 July 2018 – Regulations introducing the Act Law on Higher Education and Science

(The Official Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1669).

The candidate should meet the following criteria:

1.Have a Ph.D. degree in biological sciences that is recognized in Poland.

2.Have experience in conducting laboratory and field research under challenging conditions.

3.Demonstrate considerable achievements in the form of publications in fish biology and aquatic macroinvertebrates ecology printed in JCR journals (minimum ministerial 500 points from papers published in journals scored ≥ 100 points according to the list of the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland from 2021 (https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja-i-nauka/komunikat-ministra-edukacji-i-nauki-z-dnia-1-grudnia-2021-r-w-sprawie-wykazu-czasopism-naukowych-i-recenzowanych-materialow-z-konferencji-miedzynarodowych), including at least three papers published in journals scored ≥ 100 points as the first author).

4.Have experience in teaching academic courses on ecology and vertebrate zoology.

5.Have proficiency in the English language.

Additional assets include:

- Familiarity with statistical methods and the ability to apply them in ecological research,

- Participation in research expeditions,

- Experience in teamwork,

- Authorization to conduct electrofishing,

- Driver's license category B.

biological sciences

competition for the position of Assistant Professor (Polish: adiunkt, research and teaching position), zoology, ichthyology, fish ecology, aquatic macroinvertebrates.