An Assistant Professor in the group of research staff in the Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, at the Faculty of Chemistry UMCS

Organisation/Company

MARIA CURIE-SKLODOWSKA UNIVERSITY IN LUBLIN

Department

Chemistry

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Positions

PhD Positions

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

5 Jan 2026 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Feb 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Other EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

Yes

  RECTOR

OF MARIA CURIE-SKŁODOWSKA UNIVERISTY IN LUBLIN

announces a competition for the position of an Assistant Professor in the group of research staff

in the Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, 
at the Faculty of Chemistry UMCS 

    The competition may be entered by individuals who meet the requirements specified in the Act on Higher Education 
and Science of July 20, 2018 (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571 as amended) and in the UMCS Statute of May 29, 2019, 
as amended.

I. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF THE COMPETITION:

• having a doctoral degree in chemical sciences or related sciences, agricultural science, biological sciences or earth science obtained in an institution other than the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin not earlier than 12 years before the year 
  of employment in the project (this period may be extended by the duration of stay in this period for long-term (over 90 days)) documented sickness benefits or rehabilitation benefits in connection with incapacity for work; in addition to this period, 
  you can add the number of months on leaves related to the care and upbringing of children granted on the terms specified 
  in the Labor Code, and in the case of women - 18 months for each born or adopted a child, if this way of indicating breaks 
  in a scientific career is more favorable);
• having outstanding scientific achievements and experience in acquiring and managing or implementing research projects;
• documented scientific achievements in the field of analytical chemistry, environmental engineering, ecotoxicology, confirmed by publications in international journals and with a high (> 4) impact factor;
• experience in laboratory work /experience in working with the use of a gas chromatograph with a mass spectrometry/ion chromatograph/emission spectrometer with plasma excitation/;
• additional skills in functionalization of carbon adsorbents and conducting experiments including ecotoxicological analysis;
• fluent in the English language;

• motivation to conduct scientific research and the ability to work in a team.

  II. APPLICATION FOR THE COMPETITION SHOULD INCLUDE:

• an application requesting employment addressed to the Rector of UMCS;
• a copy of a doctoral degree or a resolution on awarding a doctoral degree or another document confirming obtaining 
  the academic degree of doctor;
• a personal questionnaire and resume or CV;
• a list of scientific publications;
• a list of scientific, teaching and organizational achievements;
• a candidate's declaration that UMCS will be their primary workplace;
• opinion of a person holding the academic title of professor or the academic degree of habilitated doctor on scientific achievements in the field of chemical sciences, agricultural science, biological sciences or earth science;
• a declaration of compliance with the requirements specified in the Act on Higher Education and Science of July 20, 2018 
  (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571 as amended ); 

• a candidate's declaration that they agree to the processing of personal data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) 
  of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). 

  III. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• full-time employment based on an employment contract for a definite period from February 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027,
   in a primary workplace under a research grant;
• during the period of remuneration under the established employment, you cannot receive any other remuneration 
  on the basis of an employment contract with any employer (also applies to an employer based outside the territory 
  of the Republic of Poland);

• during the period of employment at UMCS as part of a research project, you cannot receive any other remuneration from the funds allocated as direct costs from research projects financed under the competitions of the National Science Center.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  IV. COMPETITION APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS:

Please send your applications by e-mail to prof. dr. hab. Patryk Oleszczuk: patryk.oleszczuk@mail.umcs.pl (in the title
 of the e-mail, please enter "competition for Post-doc MAESTRO") and in paper form to the following address:

Sekretariat Katedry Radiochemii i Chemii Środowiskowej, 

Instytut Nauk Chemicznych UMCS, pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin

in sealed envelopes with a note  „Dotyczy naboru na stanowisko adiunkta w Katedrze Radiochemii i Chemii Środowiskowej.”[1]

The deadline for submitting documents is January 5th, 2026 until 3 p.m., the date of receipt of documents is decisive.

The competition will be settled no later than January 9th, 2026.

Before the employment, the candidate selected in a competition is obliged to deliver the originals or copies or copies of the documents referred to in point II of this announcement certified to be true to the original to the address indicated in point IV.

The university does not provide housing.

The settlement of the competition does not result in establishing an employment relationship.

The final decision on employment is made by the Rector.

The University reserves the right to close the competition without a decision.

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin with its registered seat in Lublin at Plac im. Marii Curie - Skłodowskiej 5, 
20-031 Lublin (hereinafter: UMCS) informs that personal data of candidates for employment shall be processed for recruitment purposes only.

The administrator of your personal data is the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin with its registered office at Pl. Marii Curie - Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin (hereinafter: UMCS).

The personal data administrator has appointed a person supervising the correctness of personal data processing, who can 
be contacted via the e-mail address: iod@mail.umcs.pl .

Candidates are required to provide data in the scope resulting from Article 22 of the Labour Code and specific provisions concerning employment in a given position. Providing data in a broader scope than required by the provisions 
is voluntary. The basis for data processing is the law and consent, in relation to data exceeding the area resulting from 
the provisions.

In accordance with Article 7 paragraph 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation, in relation to data exceeding 
the scope provided for by law, the data subject has the right to withdraw their consent at any time. The withdrawal 
of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

In accordance with Articles 15 to 21 and Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation, the data subject has the right 
to access, rectify, delete or limit processing, and the right to object to the processing, as well as to lodge a complaint with 
a supervisory authority, as well as the right to transfer data. The collected personal data will not be sold or made available 
to third parties, except for those authorized under the law, nor will they be transferred to third countries 
or international organizations, contrary to the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation.

The data will be processed by UMCS during the recruitment period, and in the case of data processed on the basis 
of consent, until a possible objection is raised or consent is withdrawn, and after that time for archival purposes, 
in accordance with UMCS procedures, as well as for the purposes and for the period and in to the extent required by law 
to secure any claims.

The recipients of personal data may be entities authorized under the law and entities that process personal data 
on behalf of the Administrator, based on a concluded contract for entrusting the processing of personal data.You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory body - the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.

The data you provide will not be processed for the purpose of automated decision-making, and will not be subject 
to profiling.

[1] ‘It concerns recruitment for the position of an assistant professor in the group 
of research staff in the Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry’.

E-mail

patryk.oleszczuk@mail.umcs.pl

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Chemical Sciences, at the Faculty of Chemistry UMCS

Country

Poland

Geofield

City

Lublin

Website

http://www.umcs.pl/pl/wydzial-chemii-umcs-w-lublinie,42.htm

Street

Pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 2

Postal Code

20-031

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