Post-Doctoral Researcher position at International Centre for Research on Innovative Bio-based Materials (ICRI-BioM), Politechnika Łódzka; Łódź, Poland.
Post-Doctoral Researcher, International Centre for Research on Innovative Bio-based Materials (ICRI-BioM), Politechnika Łódzka; Łódź, Poland.
Lodz University of Technology is one of the finest universities of technology in Poland. Its tradition and experience in training professionals and conducting research date back more than 75 years. It is an attractive partner for business. It cooperates with the largest national and international corporations. It conducts research of a European standard, develops new technologies and creates innovation in collaboration with the leading research centres all over the world. One of the pillars of Lodz University of Technology management is equal treatment of staff regardless of their gender, age, race or other demographic and social characteristics. In 2016, TUL was the first technical university in Poland to receive the HR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH award certifying that the University adheres to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- A doctoral degree in the field of computational chemistry/bioinformatics/quantum chemistry/computer science/computational biology/other related computational sciences
- Experience in conducting molecular mechanics (MM) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using selected software packages (e.g., AMBER, GROMACS, or NAMD), including system setup, equilibration, and production runs.
- Hands-on experience in performing density functional theory (DFT) computations for geometry optimizations, energy calculations, and electronic structure analysis.
- Post-Ph.D. experience in molecular dynamics (MD) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations related to the interaction of materials with biological system.
- Demonstrated openness and willingness to acquire new knowledge related to the research project
- Proven scientific achievements, with at least three publications in international peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Web of Science database.
- Participation in national and international scientific conferences.
SCOPE OF WORK:
- Investigate the key molecular interactions, photothermal effect, NIR-light-driven reaction mechanisms, and antibacterial effects of nanomaterials with microbial membranes using MD and DFT calculations.
- Investigate structural changes in the membrane, and specific interactions of lipids with the materials and multifunctional coatings through MD simulations using AmberTools, VMD, and in-house Python scripts.
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THE APPLICATION MUST CONTAIN:
- A brief motivation letter (one page) outlining the interest of the candidate in the post-doctoral position
- Application for employment to the Rector of the Lodz University of Technology.
- CV including previous research projects, work experience, career goals & a complete list of conference abstracts and/or publications.
- Copies of degree certificates and transcripts in English.
- Consent to the processing of personal data according to the following statement: for the purpose of the recruitment process, please attach a declaration of consent to the processing of personal data for recruitment purposes should include the following clause: "I consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process in accordance with 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 (GDPR).”
- Personal questionnaire for a person applying for employment at Lodz University of Technology, as provided in Annex no. 1.1 to the OTM-R POLICY - OPEN TRANSPARENT MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT;
- Data Privacy Statement as provided in Annex no. 1.2 to the OTM-R POLICY - OPEN TRANSPARENT MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT;
- Consent to the processing of personal data, as provided in Annex no. 1.3 to the OTM-R POLICY - OPEN TRANSPARENT MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT;
- other documents proving the qualifications.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your application in English as a single PDF file with the subject line “Post-doctoral position in the NIR-CURATOR project” and send it to: vignesh.kumaravel@p.lodz.pl
Deadline for applications: 15th September 2025
Planned start date of the position: December 2025 / January 2026
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The best candidates will be invited for a 20-minute job interview that will be organized on the Microsoft Teams/Zoom platform.
The evaluation process will be carried out in two stages. The first stage is based on the analysis of the submitted documents. The second stage is an interview with the selected candidates. Successful candidates will only be notified of their progress to the second stage by email.
If the successful candidate does not accept the position, it will be offered to the next person on the recruitment list. The condition for the validity of the competition results is the Rector's approval.