Assistant in the Department of Fertilization and Nutrient Management

Director of the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation
State Research Institute

In accordance with the Organisational Regulations and Order
No. 020-32/2025, announces a competition for the position of
Assistant
in the Department of Fertilization and Nutrient Management

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Name and description of the position in accordance with the European classification:

First Stage Researcher (R1) This profile covers persons conducting research under supervision at research universities or research institutes. It applies to candidates until they obtain a doctoral degree, or

Recognised Researcher (R2) a researcher with a master’s or doctoral degree. This profile applies to persons who are not fully independent researchers.

Scope of research work:

• Analysis of the functioning of farms and production, with particular emphasis on fertilisation issues.
• Analysis and resolution of problems arising from agricultural activities in terms of soil, water and air protection.
• Assessment of current challenges facing agriculture and identification of opportunities and limitations in their implementation resulting from applicable law, strategies and international agreements.
• Analysis of the possibilities of using and processing waste for fertiliser purposes within the circular economy.
• Participation in the implementation of current and future research projects carried out at the Department of Fertilisation and Nutrient Management.
• Participation in the implementation of tasks under a specific grant from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Requirements to be met by the candidate
Mandatory requirements:

1. Master’s degree or doctoral degree in agricultural sciences or earth sciences, biological sciences, chemical sciences and related disciplines.
2. Willingness to undertake research issues justified by the needs of the Institute.
3. At least 2 years of experience in scientific and research work, or in professional work related to the field of research (e.g. postgraduate or doctoral studies, scientific internship, participation in research teams).
4. Achievements in previous work, including authorship or co-authorship of scientific publications with a total value of at least 40 points, based on an assessment according to the list of publications of journals from the MEiN list, and presentation of research results at conferences or scientific workshops (paper, poster).
5. Aptitude for scientific work (e.g. willingness to seek new solutions in agriculture through experimentation and confrontation with the literature, participation in research projects, presentation of research results at scientific conferences and workshops).
6. Ability to work in a team.
7. Documented knowledge of spoken and written English.
8. Ability to use computer equipment and knowledge of basic office software.

Additional skills useful for the position:

1. Foreign research internship and/or participation in an international research project.
2. Experience in conducting field and pot experiments (planning, setting up and operating experiments, collecting plant and soil samples).
3. Ability to perform statistical data analysis and use statistical software.
4. Knowledge of fertilisation needs and methods and the impact of this treatment on plants, soil and the environment.
5. Knowledge/ability to use scientific literature on fertilisation and agricultural environmental protection.
6. Teaching skills (e.g. conducting training courses, classes with students/pupils)
7. Category B driving licence.

Career development prospects:
An assistant may be promoted to the position of assistant professor after meeting the following conditions:

1. Hold a doctoral degree in agricultural sciences or earth sciences, including biological, chemical, economic and related sciences.
2. Achievements in previous scientific work, including authorship or co-authorship of scientific publications with a total value of at least 300 points calculated (for the entire evaluation period) on the basis of the current list of journals and publishers of peer-reviewed scientific monographs, announced by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (at least 3 publications in journals indexed by the Journal of Citation Report), of which at least 70 points were obtained after obtaining a doctoral degree.
3. Preparation and submission of a formally correct research project to the National Science Centre, the National Centre for Research and Development or another research funding institution.
4. Motivation for academic work documented by publications and participation in academic life (including serving as an assistant supervisor, academic internships, participation in academic conferences)
5. Documented knowledge of spoken and written English.

An assistant professor may be promoted to the position of professor at the institute after meeting the following conditions:

Criteria for candidates with a postdoctoral degree:

• Postdoctoral degree or doctorate in agricultural sciences or earth, biological, chemical, economic and related sciences.
• Willingness to undertake research issues justified by the needs of the Institute.
• Management of a research project or equivalent undertaking financed from external funds.
• Domestic or foreign research internship, or comparable, documented by joint projects and/or scientific achievements, cooperation with a foreign research institution.
• Achievements in the education of scientific staff – acting as a supervisor in at least one doctoral thesis.
• Achievements in scientific work to date, including authorship or co-authorship of scientific publications with a total value of at least 900 points calculated (for the entire evaluation period) on the basis of the current list of journals and publishers of peer-reviewed scientific monographs, announced by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
• Activity in academic life and organisational skills (reviews of doctoral dissertations and habilitation procedures, publications and/or research projects, organisation of and participation in conferences, organisation of workshops, courses, etc.).

Criteria for candidates with a doctoral degree:

• Demonstration of outstanding scientific achievements in the field represented, with a total value of at least 900 points calculated (for the entire evaluation period) on the basis of the current list of journals and publishers of peer-reviewed scientific monographs, announced by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
• Serving as an assistant supervisor in at least one doctoral programme.
• Recognised organisational achievements in the implementation and dissemination of scientific research results (e.g. obtaining a patent or documented implementation).
• Qualifications are assessed by the Scientific Council on the basis of the opinions of two reviewers, including one from outside the Institute.

Remuneration of an employee employed as an assistant:

• The basic salary ranges from 105% to 220% of the applicable Polish minimum wage.
• In the case of participation in research programmes or projects, the employee receives additional remuneration as provided for in the IUNG-PIB Company Collective Labour Agreement.

Required documents:

• Documents certifying education,
• Curriculum Vitae,
• Cover letter briefly presenting the candidate’s interests,
• Previous research and scientific achievements and plans for further career development,
• List of scientific achievements,
• Statement that upon commencement of employment, the Institute will be the primary place of work,
• Consent to the processing of personal data.

Form, deadline and place for submitting documents:

The required documents should be sent by post to the following address: Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute Czartoryskich 8 24-100 Puławy, Poland with the note: „HR – application for the position” or submitted in person to the Institute’s HR department, open Monday to Friday from 7⁰⁰ -15⁰⁰  or electronically to the following e-mail address: kadry@iung.pulawy.pl by 28 December 2025.

The results will be announced no later than 2 weeks after the end of the competition.

Competition results and employment:

• The results will be announced no later than two weeks after the end of the competition procedure.
• The Institute will employ the candidate from the first day of the month following the announcement of the competition results and a positive opinion from the Scientific Council of IUNG-PIB.
• The Institute has implemented and maintains the standards of the European Charter for Researchers and the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, as well as the OTM-R policy, in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations of the European Commission.

Information clause on the processing of personal data of persons participating in the recruitment process

With reference to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) – (OJ EU L 119 of 04.05.2016, p. 1 and OJ EU L 127 of 23.05.2018 p. 2, hereinafter referred to as the „Regulation” ), the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute in Puławy hereby informs you that:

1. The controller of your personal data is the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute (address: Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, tel. +48 81 4786 700 or 800, e-mail:iung@iung.pulawy.pl iung@iung.pulawy.pl).
2. The personal data controller has appointed a data protection officer whom you can contact in matters relating to data processing and the exercise of your rights in relation to data processing, via e-mail: iod@iung.pulawy.pl, telephone number  +48 81 4786 738, or in writing to the correspondence address of the personal data controller indicated in point 1.
3. Purposes of processing and legal basis for data processing
   • Your personal data within the scope specified in labour law provisions (Article 22¹of the Labour Code and § 1 of the Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 28 May 1996 on the scope of documentation kept by employers in matters related to the employment relationship and the manner of keeping employee personal files) will be processed by the Personal Data Controller pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (processing necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the controller).1996 on the scope of documentation kept by employers in matters related to the employment relationship and the manner of keeping employee personal files) will be processed by the Personal Data Controller pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the Regulation for the purpose of conducting the recruitment process for the position of assistant professor.
   • Article 6(1)(c) of the Regulation, processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject — the Act of 16 December 2016 on the principles of state property management. The source of personal data will be information and documents provided by the data subject.
   • With regard to data not required by law, the legal basis for processing will be your consent (Article 6(1)(a) and ( ) of the Regulation). Consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to its withdrawal.
4. Period of personal data processing – personal data will be processed until the end of the recruitment process.
5. Data recipients – your data may be accessed by authorised employees of the Controller – members of the selection committee.
6. Rights related to data processing – you have the right to access your data, request its rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, object to processing, and transfer your data in the cases specified in the Regulation.
7. Consent to the processing of personal data may be withdrawn at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to its withdrawal.
8. If you consider that the processing of personal data violates the provisions of the Regulation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
9. Information on automated decision-making and profiling – The Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute in Puławy will not use your data for automated decision-making and profiling.
10. Providing personal data in your application for the position is voluntary, but it is a condition for entering the recruitment process. The personal data obtained will not be transferred to a third country/international organisation.