Opis stanowiska
CeNT-47-2025
Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the Project Leader, announce opening of the competition for the position of PhD Student in the Laboratory of Paleogenetics and Conservation Genetics – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Project title: All roads lead to… Masłomęcz. The cosmopolitanism and uniqueness of the Goth community of the late Roman Period Hrubieszów Basin in the light of fine-scale multidisciplinary analysis.
Project leader: Dr Martyna Molak-Tomsia
For more information please visit our website: https://www.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cent-47-2025-doktorant_DOP.pdf
Nasze wymagania
- The competition is open for persons who meet the conditions specified in the regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Science Centre for OPUS 28 grant
- - MSc degree in biology, archaeology or related discipline. The MSc degree should be obtained before the date of employment in the project. Other requirements:
- - Basic knowledge of molecular and population genetics, and/or bioarchaeology.
- - Ability to work in a group, curiosity, and motivation to learn.
- - Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and international team.
- - Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Additionally appreciated:
- - Experience in work with ancient DNA.
- - Experience in high-throughput sequencing on Illumina platforms (i.e. DNA library preparations).
- - Knowledge of Linux operating system,
- - Familiarity with R or python programming language.
- - Familiarity with bioinformatic analyses of raw high-throughput DNA
- sequencing data and genomic analyses are highly valued.
Zakres obowiązków
- - Extracting DNA from ancient anthropological material.
- - Preparing DNA sequencing libraries for sequencing on an Illumina platform.
- - Analysis of sequencing data, including population genomic analyses.
- - Active contribution to preparing data for scientific publications.
Oferujemy
- Job type: stipend
- Number of job offers: 1
- Remuneration/stipend amount/month: Up to 5000 PLN/month gross gross (~3750 PLN/month net) for the first 24 months and up to 6500 PLN/month gross gross (~ 4900 PLN/month net for the following 12 months after the mid-term evaluation. The successful Candidate may additionally apply for a scholarship from the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Warsaw, if granted, increasing the overall stipend to ~7000 PLN/month net; https://en.uw.edu.pl/doctoral-schools-admissions)
- Position starts on: February 2026
- Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 36 months with the possibility of extension for another 12 months.
- - work in a friendly and motivating working environment
- - participation in an exciting research project using the state-of-the-art research techniques
- - participation in scientific courses and conferences funded by the project
- - access to fully equipped ancient and modern DNA laboratories
Dokumenty wymagane do rekrutacji
- 1. Cover letter
- 2. Current curriculum vitae
- 3. Copy of MSc certificate (or, if the MSc certificate has not been obtained yet, a certificate/document about the date of MSc defense);
- 4. Document confirming the status of PhD Student (to be provided before starting work in the project);
- 5. Signed information on the personal data processing. Before entering the competition, candidates are obliged to familiarise themselves with Internal Reporting Procedure.
Załączniki
Dodatkowe informacje dla kandydata
Application deadline: 11.12.2025
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview in person at the Centre for New Technologies, University of Warsaw, or online. The interviews will be held between 15 and 17.12.2025. Candidate selection will be carried out in accordance with the regulations of the National Science Centre.