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The person employed as an Assistant Professor will be responsible for leading Research Group No. 11, “Advanced transport phenomena” at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, and for developing its scientific programme and computational methods in the area of physical phenomena, in particular transport processes occurring in complex systems such as porous media, electrokinetic systems, and biological systems.

Remuneration: statutory salary, funded by a statutory grant from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IChF PAN), plus benefits in the form of a healthcare package, financial support for holidays, leisure, tourism, cultural, educational and sporting activities, and the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus+ programme.

Other: employment with a stable and reputable institution; access to research infrastructure; a dynamic and interdisciplinary working environment within an international research team.

• A university degree in chemistry, together with a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in chemical sciences, in the discipline of chemistry;
• Demonstrated knowledge and research experience in non-equilibrium thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electrokinetics, transport processes in porous media, conservation laws, and numerical methods, as evidenced by publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals;
• At least two research stays at foreign research institutions different from the institution where the doctoral degree was obtained, including one lasting more than eighteen months;
• Documented experience in leading a research team;
• Experience in leading a research project awarded through a competitive process within the last 5 years prior to the date of this call for applications. This period may be extended by the duration of any long-term (over 90 days) documented sick leave or rehabilitation benefits due to incapacity for work. In addition, this period may be extended by the number of months spent on leave for the care and upbringing of children, granted in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Code, and in the case of women – for example, by 18 months for each child born or adopted, if this method of accounting for breaks in the research career is more favourable to the female candidate;
• Documented experience in conducting research projects in cooperation with industrial partners;
• Documented experience in designing and developing open-source numerical libraries for scientific computing;
• Teaching experience;
• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

• Quality of scientific achievements: the number of publications and their scientific excellence;
• Application of scientific achievements: the number of developed open-source numerical libraries for scientific computing, their scientific excellence and usefulness;
• Career mobility: research stays;
• Experience in conducting research projects: the number and financial value of projects and grants obtained through competitive calls;
• Experience in cooperation with industry: the number and financial value of projects carried out in cooperation with industrial partners;
• Teaching experience;
• Opinion on the candidate provided by a scientist who is a recognised expert in the field.