The announcement of recruitment for scientific positions on the website of the Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS

Name of the unit: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences

Job title: PhD Student

Project/Grant title: INTERFACIAL PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY FOR MODERN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Number of positions available: 1

Researcher profile: R1

Job description:
In particular, the main tasks will involve:

• developing photoelectrochemical methods for organic synthesis,
• developing electrochemical methods for organic synthesis,
• analytical characterization of synthesized compounds

Envisaged job starting date: 01.11.2025

Offer:
PhD Student:
Terms of employment: scholarship for 48 months - stipend (including employer’s costs) 5,000 PLN per month paid for 48 months
Benefits: private medical care package, access to the dormitory for PhD students
Career development opportunities:

• work in dynamic team,
• access to research infrastructure,
• professional development in the field of photocatalysis,
• the possibility of further professional development at the IOC PAS

Requirements:

• A prerequisite for qualifying for the project is the status of being a student at a doctoral school (the interviews will be held on from 3 September 2025 to 12 September 2025; the deadline for submitting documents to the doctoral school is August 9, 2025, details are available on the website www.icho.edu.pl and https://warsaw4phd.eu/
• Master degree in chemistry
• Required competences
  • other skills include analysis and interpretation of experimental data (NMR, MS, UV/Vis);
  • demonstrated experience in research work will be an asset;
  • good written and oral communication skills in English;
  • Personal skills: strong motivation for scientific work, ambition, creativity, goal-orientation, responsibility, ability to work independently as well as in a group; excellent communications, organization and time management skills, willingness to learn, analytical thinking and critical problem solving skills;
• Desirable competences
  • excellent knowledge of organic chemistry and organometallic chemistry,
  • data analysis and interpretation, especially in trouble shooting during the research;
  • basic knowledge of rules and protocols valid in organic chemistry labs;

• competences of candidates for specific tasks in a research project
• previous scientific achievements of candidates
• awards and distinctions of the candidate resulting from the conducted research
• language knowledge enabling conducting scientific research

• scientific curriculum vitae, including a list of scientific achievements (scholarships, publications, conference presentations, etc.);
• motivation letter;
• one recommendation letter;
• a transcript of the grades/credits received; during the last stage of studies and grade point average.

Deadline for submitting applications: see https://warsaw4phd.eu/

Competition settlement date: see https://warsaw4phd.eu/

The form of submitting applications: e-mail: rekrutacja@icho.edu.pl

Additional information:
Project manager: Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska
e-mail: katarzyna.rybicka-jasinska@icho.edu.pl

Secretariat
Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Kasprzaka 44/52 Street
01-224 Warsaw
Phone: +48 22 631 8788
e-mail: rekrutacja@icho.edu.pl

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Candidates who are not PhD Students of the Doctoral School must take part in the recruitment process to the Warsaw-4-PhD Doctoral School!