Selection procedure for the position of Assistant of Research and Teaching at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the Institute of Biology SGGW

The Rector of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) announces a single-stage selection procedure for the position of Assistant of Research and Teaching at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the Institute of Biology.

INSTITUTION: University of Life Sciences Warsaw, Institute of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw

POSITION: Assistant for research and teaching

DISCIPLINE: Natural Sciences

SCIENCE DISCIPLINE: Biological Sciences

KEYWORDS: botany, plant physiology, plant biodiversity

NUMBER OF JOBS: 1

DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT: 30.04.2025 r.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING OFFERS: 24.05.2025- 06.06.2025 r.

Employment begins on 1 October 2025, the start of the winter term.

A person applying for this position must meet the requirements set out in Art. 113 of the Act of July 20, 2018, Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1668 as amended), in the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) Statute.

Requirements for candidates:

Master's degree or PhD in biology, biotechnology, or another field with a biological profile. 

Specialisation in the field of botany and/or plant physiology, documented by co-authorship of scientific publications or the subject of a diploma thesis or doctoral dissertation

scientific achievements in the represented field, authorship or co-authorship of at least 2 scientific monograph or scientific publications published in scientific journals listed in the current MSiHE and JCR 

At least good knowledge of English, to a degree that allows independent writing of scientific publications in this language and presenting reports at scientific conferences,

Use of Polish and English to a degree that will enable conducting classes with students of biology and biotechnology or related fields, e.g. agriculture, ecological engineering

Knowledge of the Windows operating system, knowledge of programs: from the Office package, MS Teams and statistical programs such as Statista or GraphPad;

Ability to use computer databases.

The candidate's duties will include conducting scientific research, actively seeking funds for scientific research and writing scientific articles, conducting classes with students in biology and biotechnology or related fields, e.g. agriculture, ecological engineering in the fields of study carried out at SGGW.

Additional advantages of the candidate will be:

completion of an internship in a scientific centre other than SGGW in Warsaw, Poland, or abroad.

experience in teaching (conducting classes and/or lectures, or seminars)

experience in preparing research projects or their implementation as an executor or leader,

knowledge of basic analytical techniques used in biological research (e.g. microscopic techniques, PCR or HPLC)

documented activity in popularizing science,

Experience in organisational activities.

Certificates of completed training improving qualifications

Required documents:

Copy of degree diploma/possible copy of doctoral diploma, 

professional CV, list of scientific (list of publications, conferences, projects carried out), 

pedagogical and organizational achievements, 

applicant's declaration or document confirming knowledge of English, 

Applicant's declaration that he/she meets, inter alia, the requirements set out in Art. 113 of the above-mentioned Act and that SGGW will be his/her main place of work within the meaning of the above-mentioned Act, 

other necessary documents confirm fulfillment of the requirements in the call for applications.

The place for electronic submission of documents marked "Assistant Department of Botany” "is ib@sggw.edu.pl.

For further information on working conditions, please get in touch with the Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Bud 32 2/96, tel. +48 22 59 32652, Katarzyna_Chwedorzewska@sggw.edu.pl.

Please note that we will only respond to selected offers.

We reserve the right to interview the applicant before making a hiring decision and to terminate the selection process earlier or leave the selection process unresolved.

Please attach the following statement:

"I consent to the processing of my personal data by Warsaw University of Life Sciences to participate in recruitment procedures, in accordance with the Act of 10.05.2018 on Personal Data Protection (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000)."

Information clause:

We inform you that all personal data that will be provided by you in the recruitment procedure for the above position conducted by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (hereinafter referred to as SGGW) will be processed by SGGW in order to conduct the above recruitment procedure in accordance with art. 6 sec. 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), hereinafter referred to as GDPR. The Personal Data Administrator is the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, with its registered office at ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw. Personal data will be stored until the recruitment procedure conducted by SGGW is completed. At SGGW there is a Data Protection Inspector supervising the correctness of the processing of personal data, who can be contacted via e-mail: iod@sggw.edu.pl. In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, we inform you that you have the right to access your data from SGGW as the Personal Data Administrator, to rectify, transfer and delete it, as well as to limit the processing of data and to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

We inform you that we will only respond to selected offers. We reserve the right to end the competition early or leave the competition without a decision.