Job details

Place of work

INSITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PAS Team 27 Laser Centre

Funding institution

NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE

Project description

Project title, type and project number

NCN OPUS 25, project no. 2023/49/B/ST7/01482, entitled “Novel laser sources by exploiting nonlinear complexity in optical fibers.”, 7/2025

Project leader

Dr inż. Katarzyna Krupa

Description

The project’s goal is to develop innovative strategies using the nonlinear complexity of light waves in optical fibers. We will explore various nonlinear effects and the spatial, temporal, and spectral freedoms of multimode fibers to develop new light sources and multidimensional light control techniques. Both single-mode and multimode fibers will be considered. Our main objective is to advance the understanding of spatiotemporal mode-locking and the potential of multimode fiber laser technology, aiming to discover novel regimes of multiple spatiotemporal dissipative solitons and soliton molecules. Managing the laser system’s complexity to achieve desired optical waveforms is a primary challenge. Machine learning and optimization procedures offer promising solutions for this. We propose using artificial intelligence to explore the controllability of novel dynamics in multimode fiber lasers, an area with significant unexplored potential.

Job description

Number of vacancies

1

Key responsibilities include

- Developing of fiber lasers mainly based on multimode fibers.
- Performing research for deeper understanding spatiotemporal dynamics of built fiber lasers.
- Performing numerical modelling.
- Data analysis and preparation of reports, scientific papers and conferences.
- Participating in supervising of work of Master student and/or Ph.D. students

Offer

Position in the project

Postdoc

Job type

• Type of contract: temporary • Status: full-time employment • Hours Per Week: 40

Salary

Around 9650 PLN gross

Planned start of work in the project

1.05.2025

Planned period of contract/stipend agreement

6 months with a possible extension up 12 months.

We offer

We offer a post-doctoral position (fulltime employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 9650 PLN gross per month financed from the NCN NCN OPUS 25, project no. 2023/49/B/ST7/01482, entitled “Novel laser sources by exploiting nonlinear complexity in optical fibers.” 100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 6 months with a possible extension up 12 months.

Career development prospects at IPC PAS

The successful candidate will benefit in form of the knowledge and methods
developed in the laboratory.
We plan to publish the results of the work in high impact factor journals.
The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young Scientists competition
and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition.
Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.

Requirements

Scientific profile of a candidate

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Requirements

- Ph.D. in Laser Physics, or related discipline obtained no earlier than 7 years before the starting year of the employment in the project (this period might be longer due to family reasons (according to NCN rules) and no later than the start date of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date.
- Fluency in English.
- Practical experience in one or more of the following fields: fiber optics, nonlinear optics, laser, ultrafast optics.
- Hands on experience in building and characterizing fiber lasers.
- Experience in numerical modelling of nonlinear effects in optical fibers and/or fiber lasers will be strongly appreciated.
- Strong sense of creativity.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong ability for independent working and for team working.
- Willing to acquire new skills and competences.

Key assessment criteria

The Recruitment Commission will take into account the following criteria:
a) competencies of candidates for specific tasks in a research project,
b) previous scientific achievements of candidates,
c) awards and distinctions of the candidate resulting from the conducted research.
d) presented opinions via. recommendation letters
e) level of English
f) communication skills

Required documents

- CV including publication list (only JCR-list journals), research stays, projects leaded and performed and other achievements (up to 3 pages max.)
- Motivation letter (1 page).
- Up to 5 most important full-text papers or patents relevant to the project (at least one) from 10 last years
- 1 recommendation letter.
- Certificates of fluency in English, if available.
- Documents confirming the scientific degrees (copies of Master, PhD, other degrees’ diplomas – if applicable).

Recruitment procedure

• The application deadline is on the 07.04.2025 , 12:00 noon. Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no 7/2025 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)
• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview (10-11.04.2025). We reserve the right to contact and reply to only selected candidates.
• The position will be offered to the person with the highest evaluation by the Recruitment Committee.
• The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on the 22.04.2025.
• Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the OPUS25 and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS : https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipcprocedures.
pdf
.
• The incomplete applications will not be considered
• The results of the competition are made public.
• Candidates who have been issued a negative opinion by the Competition Committee or candidates not selected for employment have the right to appeal against the results of the evaluation. The appeal shall be lodged with the Director of the Institute within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appropriate information. The decision of the Director of the Institute shall be final.
Appeals should be sent to the following email address: dzgran@ichf.edu.pl.
If the top candidate does not sign the contract due to the resignation, we reserve the right to choose the next candidate from the ranking list.

Additional information

Candidate must meet formal requirements:
a) the project leader was not the supervisor or co-supervisor of the candidate doctoral dissertation;
b) obtained a doctoral degree in an entity other than the entity where employment in this position is planned, or completed at least 10 months of continuous and documented postdoctoral internship in an entity other than the entity implementing the project and in a country other than the country of obtaining the doctoral degree;
c) will be employed for a period of no less than 6 months;
d) during the period of receiving this remuneration will not receive any other remuneration from funds granted as direct costs from research projects financed under NCN competitions;
e) during the period of receiving this remuneration will not receive remuneration from another employer on the basis of an employment contract, including an employer based outside Poland;
f) during the period of receiving this remuneration will not receive retirement benefits from the social insurance system

For more details about the position
please visit: Contact person: Katarzyna Krupa;
kkrupa@ichf.edu.pl
Phone: +48 22 343 30 52

Name of the post and its definition in the meaning of the grant documentation:

A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator for a person who has been conferred a PhD degree in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. This period may be extended by a time of long-term (in excess of 90 days) documented sick leaves or rehabilitation leaves granted on account of being unfit to work. In addition, the period may be extended by the number of months of a childcare leave granted pursuant to the Labour Code and in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.

Deadlines

Application deadline

7.04.2025 12:00

Planned date of settlement of the competition

22.04.2025

Send the application via the "Apply to the position" button, or to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl with the title 7/2025.

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Date of announcement: 6.03.2025

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