Assistant Professor in the Department of Water

Offer Description

Job description:
1) persons, who meet the requirements specified in the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (consol. text, Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended) and the Statute of the Silesian University
of Technology of 3 June, 2019 (Legal Monitor of SUT of 2020, item 339) may enter the competition for the position assistant professor ;
2) estimated work commencement date: 01.10.2026 r.;
3) workplace and type of contract: Department of Water and Wastewater Engineering at the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, temporal employment contract;
4) anticipated period of employment: from 01.10.2026 r. to 30.09.2027 (with the possibility
of extension).

Requirements:
1) PhD or postdoctoral degree in engineering and technical sciences in the discipline of environmental engineering, mining, and energy;
2) at least a two-month internship abroad or a six-month internship in Poland at research, industrial, or local government institutions;
3) substantive participation in a research project financed from funds other than a grant;
4) publications in international scientific journals;
5) documented achievements in the promotion and popularization of science;
6) command of spoken and written English at a B2 level;
7) command of Polish sufficient to conduct classes.

Additional requirements:
1) Documented collaboration with industrial partners, evidenced by submitted reports on research or service work, patent applications, implementations, etc.;
2) experience in conducting research in the following areas: environmental monitoring; municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment technologies; and the application of physicochemical processes in the removal of pollutants, including micropollutants;
3) knowledge of operating analyzers, e.g., TOC, gas chromatograph, spectrophotometer;
4) experience in teaching chemistry, environmental chemistry, physicochemical analysis, and water and wastewater technology.

Required documents:
1) application for employment;
2) professional curriculum vitae (CV);
3) copy of diplomas;
4) confirmation of at least two month internship abroad or at least six month domestic internship in a scientific research, industrial, or local government unit;
5) list of documented achievements in the promotion and popularization of science;
6) confirmation of substantive participation in a project financed from sources other than subsidies;
7) list of publications in internationals journals;
8) information on the direction of your future activities;
9) declaration of proficiency in English, both spoken and written, at a B2 level;
10) declaration of proficiency in Polish, both spoken and written (applies to candidates whose native language is not Polish);
11) candidate’s declaration that the Silesian University of Technology will be the primary place of employment;
12) statement of the field and discipline represented,
13) declaration of consent to be included in the number of employees conducting scientific activities, the so-called N number, in at least one of the declared disciplines.

The University offers:
1) stable employment conditions in a renowned research institution;
2) substantive support from experienced staff with significant scientific achievements;
3) quality programs that financially support research that will result in high-quality publications;
4) the opportunity to participate in national and international scientific conferences.

Prospects for professional development:
1) opportunities for scientific development and expansion of scientific achievements;
2) collaboration with leading domestic and international research centers;
3) participation in research projects and activities.

The application must be submitted:
1) via the electronic form by clicking the ‘Apply’ button below;
2) until the day 30.05.2026;
3) the expected date of the competition results: 30.06.2026.

Candidates negatively evaluated by the selection committee have the right to appeal against the results of the competition within 7 days from the date of notification.
Incomplete or late offers will not be considered. Please be informed that we will contact only the candidates that meet formal requirements.

Informative clause

Pursuant to Art. 13 of the Regulation on Personal Data Protection of 27 April 2016, please be informed:
1) the controller of your personal data is the Silesian University of Technology with its registered office at Akademicka 2A St, 44-100 Gliwice;
2) the Silesian University of Technology has appointed the Data Protection Officer who can be contacted via the email address: iod@polsl.pl;
3) personal data will be processed for the purpose of conducting the recruitment process for employment at the Silesian University of Technology;
4) the legal basis for processing personal data is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR (a legal obligation to which the controller is subject) in connection with Article 221 of the Labour Code and the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science, as well as Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR (consent) in the case of personal data other than those indicated in Article 221 of the Labour Code;
5) personal data will not be disclosed to other entities, except in cases provided for by law. Personal data may also be transferred to partners providing technical and organizational IT support;
6) personal data will be stored for the period necessary to complete the recruitment process, or for up to 6 months after the conclusion of the recruitment process, if you have given consent for the processing
of personal data for future recruitment processes;
7) you have the right to request the access to the content of your data and, to the extent provided for by applicable regulations, the right to: rectify, delete, limit processing, raise objections; if you consent to the processing of data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time;
8) you have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection, if you feel that the processing of your personal data violates the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation;
9) providing data is voluntary, but necessary to achieve the purposes for which they are collected.

Rector
prof. dr hab. inż. Marek Pawełczyk

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