(closed) Call for assistant (PhD student) position in Prof. Piotr Chruściel’s project (PCh/10/2025)

Closed call

The Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CTP PAS) invites applications for an assistant (doctoral student) at CTP PAS within the GRAVITES project, implemented as part of the Horizon Europe programme (project no 101071779, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071779), financed by the European Research Council (ERC) of the European Union. This part of the project is led by Prof. Piotr Chruściel. 

Responsibilities:  

• The successful Candidate will devote a major part of his research time to theoretical aspects of experiments related to quantum photonic states in optical fibres interacting with the gravitational field.

Required qualifications and skills:

• Expertise, interest, and ideally some hands-on knowledge in the areas of classical theory of gravitation and of quantum photonics.

The position is offered for an initial period of 2 years with the possibility of extension until the end of the project, i.e. March 2029. The starting date of the appointment is August 1, 2025,  possibly later if more convenient after mutual agreement. The salary range is around 9500 PLN gross, depending on the Candidate’s qualifications.

The application should include:

1. Scientific CV including publication list, participation in research projects and conferences (with the General Data Protection Regulation clause “I consent to the processing of my personal data necessary for the recruitment process in accordance with the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR)”);
2. Signed General Data Protection Regulation clause above;
3. Copies of  academic titles and diplomas;
4. Applicants should arrange to have two or more reference letters sent directly to the email address given below.

The application documents should be sent electronically  to rekrutacja@cft.edu.pl. In the subject of the email please indicate the reference number: [reference number]. Submissions before June 30, 2025  will be given full consideration. The candidate will be selected by the end of July 2025.

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