Jobs

Postdoc or Ph.D. student vacancy at the Department of Fundamental Research in Energy Engineering

Project title: Easy-to-Assemble Stack Type (EAST): Development of solid oxide fuel cell stack for the innovation in Polish energy sector

Research tasks:

1. Design of a control system for a fuel cell stack
2. Dynamic simulation of a fuel cell system
3. Optimization of heat and mass transfer inside a fuel cell stack

Starting date: 1 January 2019

Period of employment: 1 year

Postdoc – one vacancy

Remuneration (brutto): 13 000 PLN
Remuneration (netto): 7 500 PLN

See: Cost of Living in Krakow

Additional requirements:

1. Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, Physics, Material Science or similar with good degree;
2. Predispositions to scientific work, candidates with experience in research projects and international internships are preferred;
3. Good knowledge of English language, especially technical and scientific;
4. Knowledge of solid oxide fuel cells;
5. Knowledge of computers usage in numerical modeling of physical processes and optimization methods;
6. Computer programming skills (C++ or MATLAB);
7. Documented scientific achievements;
8. Exemplary ethical practices. (see: Ethical Codex of AGH UST)

Ph.D. student – two vacancies

(only applicable if no Postdoc will be selected)

Remuneration (brutto): 6000 PLN
Remuneration (netto): 3 500 PLN

See: Cost of Living in Krakow

Additional requirements:

1. M.Sc. in Energy Engineering, Physics, Material Science or similar with good degree;
2. Predispositions to scientific work, candidates with experience in research projects and international internships are preferred;
3. Good knowledge of English language, especially technical and scientific;
4. Knowledge of solid oxide fuel cells;
5. Knowledge of computers usage in numerical modeling of physical processes and optimization methods;
6. Computer programming skills (C++ or MATLAB);
7. Documented scientific achievements;
8. Exemplary ethical practices. (see: Ethical Codex of AGH UST)

Deadline for application: 18 December 2018

Settlement of the contest: 20 December 2018

The applicant must provide the following documents:

1. Letter of application
   Since the document must be in Polish, please use the following template:
   PL: .pdf .docx
   EN: (for reference): .pdf .docx;
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Personal questionnaire:
   PL: .doc
   EN: questionnaire instructions: .pdf, .docx;
4. Ph. D. or M.Sc. diploma and other documents confirming qualifications;
5. Summary of professional accomplishments
   includes scientific interests, scientific achievements and international internships;
6. List of Impact Factor publications and research projects;
7. Recommendation letter
   from previous employer or doctoral dissertation/master thesis supervisor (if the former is not applicable). The applicant must send both electronic (7 separated files named as above) and hard copies of the documents;
8. Signed General Data Protection Regulation:
   PL:.pdf, .doc
   EN: instructions:.pdf, .doc Please send the electronic copies (scans of signed documents) – as well as any related questions – to the following e-mail address: east@agh.edu.pl

Physical copies of the documents must be sent to the office of Dean of Faculty of Energy and Fuels at AGH University of Technology. Please use the following address:

Biuro Dziekana Wydziału Energetyki i Paliw AGH
al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059
30-059 Kraków
paw. D-4, I p. pok. 122

Please keep in mind that the winner of the competition will have to provide original versions of the documents (such as Ph. D. diploma) .

Detailed instructions regarding the application process will be provided shortly.  We advise you to revisit this page in the future, as it may be updated with new information regarding the competition.