Adiunkt (post-doc)

Administratorem danych osobowych jest Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk z siedzibą w Warszawie (00-716), przy ul. Bart yckiej 18A. Dane kontaktowe Inspektora Ochrony Danych: iod@cbk.waw.pl. Dane osobowe są przetwarzane w celu realizacji procesu rekrutacji, na podstawie dobrowolnej zgody oraz na potrzeby wykonania obowiązków archiwalnych. Podstawą prawną prz etwarzania danyc h jest art. 6 ust. 1 lit. a, b, c i f rozporządzenia P arlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2016/679 z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r. w s prawie ochrony osób fizycznych w związku z przetwarzaniem danych osobowych i w sprawie swobodnego przepływu takich danych oraz uchylenia dyrektywy 95/46/WE (ogólne rozporządzenie o ochronie danych). W tym względzie prawnie uzasadnionym interesem administr atora jest umożliwienie realizacji przez administratora procesu rekrutacji. Infor mujemy o prawie do wycofania zgody w dowolnym momencie, przy czym cofnięcie zgody n ie ma wpływu na zgodność przetwarzania, którego dokonano na jej podstawie przed cofnięciem z gody. Dane osobowe będą przetwarzane maksymalnie przez okres dwóch lat. W przypadku, w którym dane osobowe sta nowią dowód w postępowaniu prowadzonym na podstawie pr awa lub Administ rator powziął wiadomość, iż mogą one stanowić dowód w postępowaniu, czas przechowywania ulega przedłużeniu do czasu prawomocnego zakończenia postępowania. Da ne osobowe nie będą przekazyw ane do państwa t rzeciego lub organizacji międzynarodow ej. Dane osobowe mogą być udostępniane służbom uprawnionym do prowadzenia postępowania przyg otowawczego lub innym organom władzy publicznej, którym przysługuje prawo dostępu do nich na podstawie przepis ów prawa. Podani e danych jest dobrowolne, ale konieczn e w celu przeprowadzenia rekrutacji. Osoba, której dane dotyczą, nie jest zobowiązana do ich podania, j ednakże brak ich podania może skutkować brakiem możliwości zawarcia um owy. Informujemy o prawie dos tępu do danych o sobowych, ich sprostowania, usunięcia lub ograniczenia przetwarzania oraz prawie skargi |do organu nadzorczego. Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Pol skiej Akademii Nauk nie stosuje w procesach rekrutacji profilowania an i zautomatyzowanego systemu podejmowania decyzji.

Warsaw, 4 September 2026

The Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN) is the only institute in Poland, whose activities are related to research of the Earth and Solar System bodies, using space and satellite technologies.

In connection with the conducted research p roject “ Climate signals in Earth's Rotation: Impact on the interpretation of variations in Earth Orientation Parameters and their forecasting ”, funded by the Polish National Science Center (NCN) we are currently looking for candidates for the position:

Postdoctoral Researcher (F/M)

DK.110.K.6.2026.WR

The researcher will participate in the project Climate signals in Earth's Rotation:

Impact on the interpretation of variations in Earth Orientation Parameters and t heir forecasting, carried out at t he Space Research C entre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN). The project is led by Prof. Jolanta Nastula.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to data analysis and software development, particularly in the area of time series modelling, analysis, and interpretation of temporal variations
• Preparation of publications and conference presentations
• Analyzing regional patterns in Terrestrial Water Storage (TWS) using Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis and potentially developing or ap plying new advanced methods
• Investigation of links between large-scale teleconnection patterns and TWS
• Integration of TWS datasets from various sources, such as GRACE/ -FO, CMIP6 climate models, and hydrological models

Requirements:

• PhD in Geodesy, Earth Sciences (including Geophysics), or a related field
• Basic knowledge of Earth system dynamics and global mass transport and distribution, with particular emphasis on the analysis, interpretation, a nd prediction of disturbances in Earth’s rotational motion
• Expertise in modelling mass changes in Earth’s liquid reservoirs based on contemporary geophysical and climate models and ground-based as well as satellite observations
• Very good programming skills (primarily in Matlab, Fortran, or others) and experience in numerical modelling and time series analysis
• Fluent command of English, both spoken and written (sufficient for independent work in an academic environment and for publishing research results)
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and interact effectively in an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to write scientific publications

Terms of Employment:

• gross salary of 9770 PLN/month
• period of em ployment: 25 months (with the possibility of extension) starting from 1 November 2026 (date to be negotiated)
• place of work: Warsaw, SRC PAS, Bartycka 18a . Stationary work is the basic form of realization of tasks (occasional remote work possible)

Additional information:

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions specified in the Act of 30 April 2010 on the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chapter 8 Employees of scientific units and other organizational units of the Academy).

A post-doctoral (post-doc) position is a full -time position for a person who obtained their doctoral degree in the year of em ployment in the project or within 12 years prior to January 1 of the year of emp loyment in the project. This period may be extended by the time spent during that period on long -term (over 90 days) documented sick leave or rehabilitation benefits due to incapacity for work. Additionally, this period may be extended by the number of months spent on parental leave related to the care and upbringing of children granted under the rules set out in the Labour Code. In the case of women, it may be extend ed by 18 months for eac h child born or adopted, if this method of indicating career break s is more advantageous.

The successful candidate will be selected in an open competition conducted in accordance with the provisions of the "Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the National Science Centre as regards research projects " (NCN Council Resolution No 84/2024 of 5 September 2024 ). The candidate must meet the requirements specified in these Regulations. The R egulations also define the cri teria that will guide t he selection committee eval uating the submitted applications. All applicants will be equally considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Required documents:

• CV (max. 1 page)
• Information on scientific achievements , including scientific publications, participation in research projects, participation in scientific conferences, awards, d istinctions, scholarships, resea rch experience gained in Poland or abroad, trai ning courses and certificates
• Motivation letter (max. 2 pages)
• Copy of the PhD diploma with supplements
• Contact details of an independent researcher for reference purposes

Documents should be sent e lectronically (message title ‘DK.110.K.6.2026.WR’), in PDF format only, to: rekrutacja@cbk.waw.pl. Selected candidates will be interviewed remotely by the selection committee. It is possible that the post may not be filled in case there is no candidate of sui table competence. T he competition may be can celled at any time without stating a reason.

For additional information please contact: Prof. Jolanta Nastula (project manager ,

Planetary Geodesy Department , Space Research Center PA S), via email:

rekrutacja@cbk.waw.pl.

End of offer: 17 October 2026.

Anticipated start date of employment: 1 November 2026.

Please include the following clause: I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the application documents pro vided by me to the Space R esearch Centre of the Polis h Academy of Sciences, based in Warsaw at 18A ul. Bartycka, 00-716, for the purposes of the recruitment process in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of R egulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament a nd of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/4 6/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

If you wish to participate in future recruitment processes, please include the foll owing clause in your application documents : I consent to the processing of my personal data by SRC PAS in future recruitment processes for a period of two yea rs from the date of my application to partici pate i n the curren t recruitment process.

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