Adjunct or adjunct research position

• Place: Warsaw
• Form of employment: employment contract,full-time
• Salary: about 10 500 PLN/month plus 13-a salary, gross internship allowance

Position description

Adjuant position (K/M) in the NCN project: The role of the mechanistic ion channel Piezo1 in pre- and peri-implantation development of mouse embryo. Project manager: Dr Agnieszka Walewska. Place of work: Institute of Biomedical Biology and Development

Our Requirements

• Compliance with the requirements of Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2024, item 1571t.j.)
• Doctor's degree in biological sciences or related sciences obtained in the period 12 years before 1 of the year of employment in the project. That period may be extended in accordance with the rules laid down by the CNN. The competition may also be attended by persons who do not yet have a doctoral degree on the date of application, provided that they receive it before they start working in the project.
• The position may be employed by a person who has obtained a doctoral degree in a subject other than the University of Warsaw or has completed at least 9-month, continuous and documented scientific internship, completed during doctoral training, doctoral studies or after obtaining a doctoral degree, in a entity other than the University of Warsaw and in a country other than the country of obtaining a doctoral degree.
• Scientific achievements documented in peer reviewed scientific journals, including in international journals included in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
• International experience, in particular participation in international conferences, traineeships or scientific visits, cooperation with foreign research teams, participation in research projects carried out in international cooperation or co-authoring of publications with researchers from foreign research centres. International experience should be adequate for the candidate/candidate's scientific career.
• Presentation of a plan for further research activities taking into account its own scientific development.
• Research competence in the field of: (1) Experience in working with gametes and mammalian embryos, including isolation of gametes and embryos, embryo breeding, in vitro fertilisation and micromanipulation techniques used in experimental embryology; I/LUB (2) Very good knowledge of cell biology techniques (e.g. immunofluorescent colouring, confocal microscopy, cell cultures, evaluation of apoptosis and cell cycle) and molecular biology (e.g. RT-qPCR, western blot) and methods of statistical analysis;

Enjoyed

• A proactive attitude and ability to solve problems independently.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Very good organization of place and working time.
• Accuracy.
• Knowledge of the development of embryonic animals, especially mammals.
• Knowledge of the subject of ion channels.
• Experience with laboratory animals certified with appropriate certificates.
• Experience in preparing scientific publications and grant projects.
• In case of employment, we expect the University of Warsaw to be the primary place of work for the selected person.

Scope of responsibilities

• Conducting research in the field of biological sciences and publishing their results in international scientific journals.
• Getting research funding.
• Other responsibilities of the academic teacher arising from the employment at the University of Warsaw (link to the general scope of the tasks in the attached announcement).

We offer

• Employment from 1 January 2027. for 18 months, with the possibility of extension by an additional 18 months.
• Opportunities for professional development (link to information in the attached announcement).

Documents required for recruitment

• Personal questionnaire (link to the form in the attached notice).
• Motivation letter containing a description of the candidate's scientific interests and a research activity plan.

Additional information for the candidate

Please pay attention to the completeness of the application and submit it within the specified time limit! Failure to comply with these conditions results in the proposal being rejected for formal reasons.
Contact for questions related to the competition: email to a.walewska@uw.edu.pl with the reference number of the announcement.