Assistant professor (post-doc) at the Organic Synthesis Research Group, the Faculty of Chemistry

No 13.2025.NCN.ZSO.WCH.MR of 10.03.2026

Institute/Department: Organic Synthesis Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry
Position: assistant professor
Type of position: research

• in research discipline: exact and natural sciences
• in research field: chemical sciences

Vacancies/positions: 3
Type of contract: full time
Application deadline: April 30, 2026
Estimated date of the contest settlement: May 2026
Envisaged job starting date: May – December 2026
Period of employment: temporary, 32 months

The competition is open to each candidate who meets the requirements set out in the Higher Education and Science Act of July 20th 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Employment under the project NCN OPUS 2025/57/B/ST5/03544
Salary: 140 000 PLN / year (take-home pay: ca. 6 400 PLN / month)

Spin Frustration in Molecular Nanocarbons

Spin frustration arises when interacting electron spins cannot simultaneously realize all energetically preferred antiferromagnetic couplings. This leads to highly degenerate ground states and pronounced quantum fluctuations. The aim of this project is to transfer key ideas of frustrated magnetism and spin-liquid-like states from inorganic solids to purely organic pi-conjugated architectures. Within the project, we will design and synthesize rigid triangular and polyhedral frameworks bearing multiple persistent radical centers. By exploiting high spatial symmetry and a well-defined spin topology, we will target systems with strong and, as far as possible, balanced antiferromagnetic exchange interactions. We hypothesize that such symmetry-enforced competition can produce pronounced frustration at temperatures accessible with standard cryogenic techniques.

Requirements
The candidate is required to have:

1. A PhD degree in synthetic organic chemistry awarded no earlier than 7 years before the year of employment. The degree must be recognized in Poland (if necessary, nostrification of the degree must be carried out prior to employment). For details, see https://kwalifikator.nawa.gov.pl/.
2. Scientific achievements in the field of synthetic organic chemistry documented in peer-reviewed publications.
3. Experience in designing and carrying out multi-step chemical syntheses, also in anaerobic conditions and on the milligram scale.
4. Experience in the use of analytical methods for the characterization of organic compounds, including NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.
5. Experience in mentoring undergraduate and/or PhD students.
6. Active participation in scientific research and research projects.
7. Fluency in spoken and written English.
8. Publications in renowned international scientific journals within the discipline of chemical sciences.

Responsibilities

1. Conducting research as part of an NCN OPUS project within the research team.
2. Designing and carrying out chemical syntheses; characterization of products; analytical studies.
3. Performing supporting tasks necessary for the implementation of the research project.
4. Participating in scientific meetings and seminars, and taking an active part in international scientific conferences and other research-related travel.
5. Preparing reports, analyses, manuscripts, and grant applications within the scope related to the project.
6. Supervising undergraduate students and PhD students.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae with information on the course of professional work.
3. Photocopy(s) of a doctoral diploma.
4. Statement that the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Self-presentation (information about scientific, organizational, and other achievements).
7. List scientific publications in the last ten years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements or an explanation of the lack of them.
9. Application for employment addressed to HM Rector.
10. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).

Additional information can be obtained from the PI: Prof. Marcin Stępień (marcin.stepien@uwr.edu.pl)

If you provide us with data voluntarily in your application other than what is necessary for you to participate in the recruitment procedure, we ask for your consent to their processing, which may read:
– in the case of ordinary data: ‘I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in (e.g. CV, cover letter or other attached documents) by the University of Wroclaw in the recruitment process for the position…’
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All the documents should be send only in an electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl with the subject of the message: “assistant professor (post-doc).13.NCN.ZOS.WCH.MR”.

Additional information:

1. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
2. Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.
3. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
4. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to cancel the competition.
5. The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process