Główny Specjalista ds. Badawczych POST-DOC

About the Position

Łukasiewicz – Krakowski Instytut Technologiczny is seeking a highly qualified Główny Specjalista ds. Badawczych POST-DOC for a project on sustainable energy storage materials recycling at the Centrum Zaawansowanych Materiałów. This role involves conducting research on the electrochemical recovery of materials from spent alkaline batteries and preparing materials for Zn-ion cells.

Responsibilities

• Conducting research on the electrochemical recovery of materials from spent alkaline batteries and preparing materials for Zn-ion cells.
• Collecting samples of spent alkaline batteries, discharging, dismantling, and conducting hydrometallurgical recovery of valuable elements.
• Participating in interdisciplinary research and collaborating closely with the Project Manager, a foreign partner (Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania), and the project team from Łukasiewicz-KIT.
• Conducting material chemistry research and using analytical techniques to characterize obtained materials.
• Performing physicochemical and spectroscopic characterization of obtained materials using techniques such as SEM-EDS, XRD.
• Conducting electrochemical research using techniques such as CV, LSV, CA, and EIS.
• Solving experimental problems, creating new ideas within the project, testing hypotheses, analyzing scientific data from various sources, and mentoring junior team members (students, doctoral candidates).
• Analyzing results obtained during experiments, preparing scientific publications, project implementation reports, and presenting results at national and international conferences.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree in chemical sciences or related disciplines obtained no earlier than 7 years before employment in the project.
• Meeting the additional qualifications for the position of Chief Research Specialist according to the guidelines of the Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz.
• Scientific output documented by publications in international journals (indexed in Scopus/Web of Science, h-index > 5).
• Authorship or co-authorship of scientific publications (minimum 3 scored publications, including at least one publication in the TOP 10% SCOPUS).
• Demonstrated participation in at least 2 research and development projects (including projects funded by subsidies, grants, and commissioned tasks) as an active team member, including at least 1 project funded by external national or foreign funds. Experience in working in an international research team is an additional asset.
• Experience in collaborating with the economic sector in the implementation of research results.
• Practical experience in electrochemistry, hydrometallurgy, and/or battery/accumulator recycling.
• Experience in using material characterization techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), and analysis of obtained results.
• Proficiency in using specialized software such as OrginLab/MS Office.
• Fluency in English at level C1.
• Skills such as scientific independence, flexibility, excellent work organization, ability to work in an interdisciplinary scientific team, creative thinking.
• Willingness to collaborate in a research team and share knowledge and experience during scientific conferences and science popularization events.
• Knowledge and experience in research using other material characterization techniques.

We Offer

• Employment under a full-time contract for 20 months.
• Salary according to NCN rates for this position (i.e., 140,000.00 PLN gross/year) and will be 11,666.66 PLN gross/month.
• Work in a research organization focused on implementing innovative, prestigious R&D projects.
• 36 days of annual leave.
• Benefits package (subsidy for vacations, supplementary medical care package, sports package, possibility of joining a life insurance program).
• Opportunity for continuous professional development and support from the Institute in this regard.
• Free parking space.
• A work environment supporting sustainable development based on equality principles.

About the Company

Łukasiewicz – Krakowski Instytut Technologiczny is a research institute focused on implementing innovative, prestigious R&D projects. The Centrum Zaawansowanych Materiałów is a team of scientists with specialized expertise in materials engineering, engaged in designing and developing modern manufacturing techniques and technologies related to material shaping, processing, and research. The main goal of the CZM is to conduct advanced scientific research and develop innovative manufacturing technologies, covering all stages of the process from concept to final product. The research topics support the development of various sectors of the economy by introducing innovative solutions in materials engineering, while considering specific applications for the foundry, aviation, and energy industries.

Application Details

Application Deadline: 27 May 2026

Application Form: [Link]

Required Documents:

1. Scan of the doctoral degree diploma or equivalent document certifying the degree.
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) detailing scientific activity (participation in research projects, authorship/co-authorship of scientific articles, participation in conferences, competitions, awards, activities for the academic community, completed training and obtained certificates, etc.).
3. Motivation letter regarding the level of fulfillment of the competition requirements by the applicant.
4. Consent to the processing of personal data: I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the job offer for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process (in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act Dz. U. 2002 No. 101 item 926 as amended).

The data controller is Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Krakowski Instytut Technologiczny (hereinafter: the Institute) with its registered office at Zakopiańska 73, 30-418 Kraków. Personal data will be processed by the Institute for the purpose of conducting ongoing recruitment for a specific job position, and with the explicit and voluntary consent of the applicant, also for the purpose of future recruitment. Providing personal data is voluntary.

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Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.

We will contact only selected candidates. Qualified candidates will be notified of the interview date using the contact information provided by the candidate in the application documents. Additional information can be obtained by writing to: [email protected]

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