Assistant Professor (Post-Doc)

3 Mar 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Agriculture in Krakow

Department

Forestry Department

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

Postdoc Positions

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

4 Apr 2025 - 00:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

Unit (place of work):Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Resource Management,

al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków

Planned period of employment: Fixed-term contract (01 May 2025 to 31 January 2026).

Anticipated start date: as of 01.05.2025.

Remuneration: URK Remuneration Regulations appendix 1 zr_8_1_1_2020.pdf

Regulation on the minimum monthly basic salary for a professor in a public university https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2024000140701.pdf

Responsibilities / Description of tasks: 

Analysis of the relationship between forest characteristics and their satellite imagery, aerial imagery and other remote sensing data; 

Development of models to describe forest condition based on environmental data and stand parameters using various statistical/machine learning methods;

involvement in dissemination activities;

publication of the project's research results at international and national conferences and in publications; 

URK's Working Regulations - academic staff's terms of reference https://bip.malopolska.pl/urkrakow,a,1676968,zarzadzenie-nr-1752019-rektora-ur-w-krakowie.html

Where to apply

E-mail

wles@urk.edu.pl

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science » Earth science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Economics » Social economics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Eligibility criteria:The competition is open to persons who meet the requirements set out in Articles 113, 116(2)(3) of the Act of 20 July 2018. Law on higher education and science - statement oswiadczenie_nauczyciela_art_113.doc and in accordance with the UR Statutes, meet the following eligibility criteria: https://bip.malopolska.pl/urkrakow,a,2385643,statut-uniwersytetu-rolniczego-im-hugona-kollataja-w-krakowie-z-dnia-28-czerwca-2021-roku-tekst-jedn.html

Specific Requirements

Essential and desired requirements:

1. doctoral degree in forestry, earth sciences, economic sciences or related disciplines; doctoral degree obtained outside the Agricultural University of Cracow not earlier than 7 years before the year of employment in the project or at least 10-month post doc internship in a unit other than the project provider and in a country other than the country where the doctoral degree was obtained;

2. a well-established scientific record as evidenced by publications in international journals and conference proceedings; 

3. have the ability to conceptualise, design, execute and adapt research in accordance with the principle of scientific integrity;

4. the project leader was not the promoter or assistant promoter of the candidate's dissertation;

5. carrying out research projects or implementation studies in cooperation with the socio-economic environment;

6. knowledge of English at B2 level with a desire for language development and self-improvement; 

7. during the period of drawing this remuneration, the candidate will not draw any other remuneration from funds granted as direct costs from research projects financed by NCN competitions;

8. during the period of drawing this remuneration, the candidate will not draw remuneration from another employer on the basis of an employment contract, including from an employer based outside Poland;

The URK Rector's Order No. 9/2023 of 25 January 2023  applies to the necessary requirements and the Statutes of the University of Agriculture Hugon Kołłątaj in Kraków BIP

Additional requirements : 

experience in conducting research using machine learning techniques, supported by a body of research evidence through publications in international journals and conference proceedings;

experience in conducting research on image processing using deep neural networks;

knowledge of methods of statistical data analysis;

ability to work with large data sets;

experience of working in R or Python;

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences

Additional Information
Benefits

1. stable employment

2. academic support and opportunities for qualification and professional development

3. access to research infrastructure

4. benefits in the form of, among others, a Multisport card, sports activities, the possibility of taking advantage of medical packages, group insurance

5. additional social benefits.

Eligibility criteria

1. CV (including academic achievements, education, previous work experience, list of publications);

2. personal questionnaire

3. a copy of the doctoral diploma or a document certifying the award of the doctoral degree;

4. covering letter;

5. contact to two people who can provide references;

6. documentary evidence that the other criteria set out in the section on essential requirements are met.

Completed and signed statements:

1. a declaration stating that UR will be your primary place of work  in case of winning the competition; osw_basic_msc_pracy.pdf ;

2. a declaration pursuant to Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science; oswiadczenie_nauczyciela_art_113.doc ;

3. RODO information clause for job applicants; Information clause for applicants job ;

4. a statement of knowledge and acceptance of the rules concerning the management of intellectual  property.

 

Additional application documents:

1. a list of publications (indicating the publisher and the number of pages), information on teaching activities, if any, a review of the doctoral thesis or dissertation, etc.

2. documentation that the criteria set out in the desirable requirements section have been met.

Selection process

The first stage of the competition procedure is formal verification of the documents submitted. Offers which pass formal verification are subject to substantive evaluation, during which an interview may be conducted (directly or via electronic communication channels), after prior arrangement of the date with the applicant. A negative assessment by the selection board may be appealed against within 7 days of receiving the information.

Following the outcome of the competition, the candidate qualified for employment will be required to submit information from the Register of Sexual Offenders with restricted access pursuant to § 20(1) of the Ordinance of the Minister of Justice of 31 July 2017 on the procedure, manner and scope of obtaining and providing access to information from the Register with restricted access and the manner of establishing a user account - to be downloaded from https://rps.ms.gov.pl/pl-pl/public#/   and information from the National Criminal Register in accordance with the provisions of ZR No. 2/2025 of 13 January 2025 https://bip.malopolska.pl/urkrakow,a,2595744,zarzadzenie-nr-22025-rekto… .

Candidates who are not citizens of the Republic of Poland are additionally required to submit declarations and documents in accordance with the regulation of Article 21(4) to (7) of the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual offences and protecting minors. In the case of candidates who are not citizens of the Republic of Poland, in a situation where the law of the indicated country does not provide for the preparation of criminal record information or does not maintain a criminal record, a separate declaration should be submitted - the template is attached as Annexes 3 and 4 to the Rector's Order No. 2/2025 file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/zr_2_z3_2025.pdf.pdf file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/zr_2_z4_2025.pdf.pdf

The outcome of the competition is not tantamount to employment, the final decision on the employment relationship is taken by the Rector of the University.

Additional comments

Form of submission: by post to the following address: Hugo Kołłątaj University of Agriculture in Kraków Mickiewicza Avenue 21
31-120 Kraków with the annotation: Competition for the post of Assistant Research Professor (Post-Doc) in the Department of Forest Resource Management, by e-mail to: jaroslaw.socha@urk.edu.pl , wles@urk. edu .pl

Deadline for submission of applications: 4 April 2025

Anticipated date for the outcome of the competition: do 15 April 2025

Method of communicating of the results of the competition: by email

Questions for the competition organiser: Further questions should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Jarosław Socha by e-mail: jaroslaw.socha@urk.edu.pl

Website for additional job details

https://bip.malopolska.pl/urkrakow,m,416480,stanowiska-dla-nauczycieli-akademic…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UNIWERSYTET ROLNICZY IM. HUGONA KOŁŁĄTAJA W KRAKOWIE

Country

Poland

City

KRAKÓW

Postal Code

31-425

Street

WYDZIAL LEŚNY UR W KRAKOWIE al. 29 listopada 46

Contact

State/Province

6750002118

City

Krakow

Website

https://wl.urk.edu.pl/
https://urk.edu.pl/

Street

Aleja Mickiewicza 21

Postal Code

31-120

E-Mail

wles@urk.edu.pl

Phone

126625001

STATUS: EXPIRED

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