A candidate for this position should meet the requirements of art. 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 Law on Higher Education (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended)

Requirements

- PhD degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.

- Proven experience in electrochemical methods.

- Experience with systems based on polarized liquid–liquid interfaces (ITIES).

- Experience in electroanalytical methods.

- Experience in microscopy techniques.

- Experience in 3D printing.

- Experience with laser engraving systems will be considered an additional advantage.

- Excellent command of the English language (written and spoken).

- International research experience will be considered an additional advantage.

- Holding a doctoral degree obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 12 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project; this period may be extended in cases specified in the applicable regulations of the National Science Centre (NCN).

Job responsibilities

- Conducting scientific research and publishing results in reputable international journals.

- The successful candidate will be responsible for developing electrochemical sensing platforms based on laser-engraved surfaces. In collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI), the postdoctoral researcher will develop a laser-based system for the fabrication of carbon substrates and the thermal reduction of metal precursor particles. The candidate will perform comprehensive physicochemical and electrochemical characterization of the fabricated surfaces and apply them in electroanalytical sensing studies.

Candidates applying for the position should submit an application addressed to the Rector of the University of Lodz, together with the following attachments:

- A statement confirming that the candidate meets the requirements of Article 113 of the Act

- A statement declaring that the University of Lodz will be the candidate’s primary place of employment within the meaning of the Act

- Declaration regarding nepotism (available on the University of Lodz website https://www.uni.lodz.pl/kariera)

- Personal questionnaire

- Summary of previous scientific achievements (maximum 1 page),

- Copies of the university diploma and doctoral degree certificate, along with transcript of records

- List of scientific achievements

- Proposals for two original research projects (maximum 1 page each)

- Two letters of recommendation

- Documents confirming obtained certificates (including language certificates); in the absence, a statement specifying the level of foreign language proficiency (basic, intermediate, advanced)

- Information on the level of proficiency in the Polish language (for non-Polish applicants)

- Employee privacy notice (available at: https://www.uni.lodz.pl/kariera)

- Annex 1 to the Standards for the Protection of Minors at the UL Declaration for the purpose of verification in the Sex Offenders Register (https://www.uni.lodz.pl/kariera)

- 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 (https://www.uni.lodz.pl/kariera)

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 conduct interviews with selected candidates.

The final results will be announced on 21 September 2026.

chemical sciences

sensors, electrochemistry, psychoactive substances