assistant professor (adjunkt) - research staff

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The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668) and the following qualification criteria: 1. Required: a doctorate in physics, chemistry or a closely related field 2. Required: significant publication record in molecular spectroscopy or experimental techniques utilizing optical cavities 3. Required: experience in laser spectroscopy 4. Required: programming skills and experience in numerical methods 5. Preferred: experience in experimental techniques utilizing optical cavities, spectral line shape investigation, knowledge of molecular collisions theory 6. Required: good command of English (both spoken and written) 7. Teamwork skills and strong motivation for research work We offer employment at a postdoc position in a research grant financed by the National Science Center, Poland within Sonata Bis 8 competition. The candidate must meet requirements of the Center, in particular have a doctoral degree obtained not earlier than 7 years before the year of employment in the project (this period may be extended in the event of breaks in the scientific career as defined by the Center). A person employed at the postdoc position cannot be employed under another employment contract at the same time. Project leader: Associate Professor Katarzyna Bielska Project title: High precision and accuracy spectroscopy of weak molecular lines of atmospheric gases The main task of the employee will regard spectral measurements of small molecules such as oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or water, with the use of measurement techniques utilizing optical cavities: cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS), cavity mode-width spectroscopy (CMWS) and cavity mode-dispersion spectroscopy (CMDS).The employee will also analyze the acquired data with the use of advanced spectral line profiles and work on the development of experimental techniques, prepare research articles, and present results during scientific conferences.