Assistant Professor (adiunkt) / Postdoc

Reference Number: AP-II-NZ14/26

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/recruitment-procedures.php

Keywords

ATLAS, tracking detector, power systems, heavy-ion collisions

Description

The successful candidate, employed as an Assistant Professor (adiunkt) on a fixed-term contract of up to 33 months at the ATLAS Experiment Group – NZ14 at the Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), will join the team participating in the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The main responsibilities will include participation in the upgrade of the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk), with particular emphasis on the detector power system and its quality control, development of the detector control and monitoring system, and analysis of data already collected by the ATLAS experiment, with a particular focus on heavy-ion collisions.

The main responsibilities will include:

• participation in the integration, testing, and commissioning of components of the ITk power system;
• development and implementation of test procedures, as well as analysis and documentation of quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) results;
• maintenance and development of the production database for the power system, including ensuring the quality and consistency of data related to the production and testing of components;
• development of the detector control and monitoring system, including software and tools for monitoring and controlling the detector;
• participation in the installation and integration of detector control, monitoring, and safety systems;
• analysis of physics data collected by the ATLAS experiment, with particular emphasis on data from heavy-ion collisions; preparation of analysis results for publication and presentation at international conferences and meetings;
• dissemination of the research results in the form of publications in leading scientific journals indexed in the JCR and speeches during seminars and conferences, including international ones. This person will also be obliged to apply for external funding for research.

Where to apply

E-mail: jobs@ifj.edu.pl

Requirements

• Research Field: Physics
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• PhD degree in physical sciences or a related discipline, such as chemistry, physical chemistry, or materials engineering (candidates who have not yet obtained their PhD degree by the application deadline may also apply);
• a scientific record documented by publications in prestigious international scientific journals;
• experience in the analysis of experimental data in high-energy physics;
• experience working with experimental instrumentation, electronics, or detector control systems;
• experience working with databases and quality control processes;
• programming skills, in particular in Python and/or C++;
• familiarity with tools used for high-energy physics data analysis, in particular ROOT;
• experience working in an international research collaboration;
• very good command of English.

Welcome:

• experience working on the ATLAS experiment;
• experience in the production, testing, and quality control of detector power systems;
• experience in maintaining and developing production databases;
• experience in the analysis of heavy-ion collision data;
• experience in preparing technical documentation and QA/QC procedures.

Specific Requirements

The recruitment process is conducted in accordance with the Recruitment Policy for Research Staff Positions at the Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Resolution No. 51/2026 of the Scientific Council dated September 14, 2026).

Detailed rules for conducting the competition are set forth in the regulations for the employment of assistant professors and research assistants adopted by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Resolution No. 52/2026 of the Scientific Council dated September 14, 2026), available at: https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/documents/terms-and-conditions-adjunct-research-assistant.pdf

Applicants seeking employment at the IFJ PAN are required to contact the head of the NZ14 Department, Prof. Ewa Stanecka (Ewa.Stanecka@ifj.edu.pl), by November 9th, 2026, who may ask the candidate to give a seminar before submitting an application; the Department Head then sends the Selection Committee a brief opinion recommending or not recommending the candidate for employment. Failure to meet with the Department Head by November 9th, 2026, will result in the application being rejected on procedural grounds.

The Director of the Institute may cancel the competition at any stage of the recruitment process without providing a reason.

Required documents

The list of required documents is included in the rules of the competition: https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/documents/terms-and-conditions-adjunct-research-assistant.pdf

Deadline for application submission

• Applications with attachments shall be sent by e-mail by November 16th, 2026 to the following address: jobs@ifj.edu.pl with the note „Adiunkt/post-doc/AP-II-NZ14/26”. It is preferred to place the application and attachments in a single file in PDF format or in a .zip or .rar file.
• The employment recommendation from the two referees shall be sent directly, bypassing the candidate, to the following e-mail address: jobs@ifj.edu.pl, by November 16th, 2026.

Internal Application form(s) needed

application_form_adjunct_research_assistant_1.pdf (English, 221.27 KB - PDF)

Additional Information

Benefits

full-time position, no teaching obligations - only research annual leave 36 days well equipped facilities, the tools required for research: computer farms and cloud computing infrastructure, software, servers, etc. work in active an inspiring environment; an active seminar program, the possibility for close collaborations with other research institutes access to world-class experts, parking

Selection process

All applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Based on the submitted documentation, the Committee shall: conduct a formal review of the application; evaluate the qualifications of candidates whose applications meet the formal requirements; and select a candidate to be interviewed. Interviews with candidates shall take place from December 1st, to December 3rd, 2026. Candidates qualified for interviews shall be notified by e-mail about the exact date of the Interview by November 20th, 2026. During the interview the candidate shall be required to give a presentation, stored on a pen drive, lasting 10 minutes at maximum which shell presenting candidate’s most important achievement,

• The competition shall be concluded by December 15th, 2026.
• Each candidate shall be notified by e-mail about the results of the competition.

The final decision on employing and salary shall be taken by IFJ PAN Director.

Additional comments

A person employed at the position of Assistant Professor with a postdoctoral degree (habilitation) of PLN 8,050 gross, and with a PhD degree will receive a monthly basic salary of PLN 7,250 gross.

The total amount of remuneration is influenced by additional components, such as:

• length of service
• allowance for working under conditions of exposure to ionizing radiation (if applicable)

Possibility of granting:

• Long-service Award
• Annual Bonus
• support under the Company Social Benefits Fund in accordance with the ZFŚS Regulations.

Excerpt from the IFJ PAN Employee Remuneration Regulations and excerpt from the Company Social Benefits Fund Regulations link

Type of contract: contract of employment for a fixed period up to 33 months, full-time at IFJ PAN as the only place of work

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
• Country: Poland
• City: Krakow
• Postal Code: 31-342
• Street: Radzikowskiego 152

Contact

• City: Cracow
• Website: http://www.ifj.edu.pl/?lang=en
• Street: Radzikowskiego 152
• Postal Code: 31342
• E-Mail: jobs@ifj.edu.pl