NCN - OPUS: Call for Applications for the Position of Scholarship Holder / Student / PhD Student | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Name of the unit: Gdańsk University of Technology  

City: Gdańsk  

Position name: Scholarship Holder/Student/PhD student 

For a student of the last year of MSc studies or a doctoral student of any year of the Doctoral School, as part of the implementation of the project "Natural and mixed convection in mono- and bidisperse porous media".  

The following are required from candidates:  

• having at least a professional title of engineer in the field of mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, mining and energy or related, 

• analytical thinking skills, 

• data reduction and visualization skills, 

• ability to work in a team in the field of scientific research, 

• knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 

• knowledge of AutoDesk Inventor/SolidWorks or related CAD software, 

• knowledge of MatLAB environment, 

• knowledge of LabVIEW environment will be an additional advantage, 

• fluent knowledge of English and/or Polish, 

• status of a MSc student or a PhD student at the Doctoral School at the time of signing the scholarship agreement. 

*In accordance with the requirements of the National Science Centre, a scholarship holder in the project may be a person who meets the conditions specified in the regulations for awarding scholarships to young scientists. 

Description of tasks:  

Participation in the implementation of the research project entitled " Natural and mixed convection in mono- and bidisperse porous media”, financed by the National Science Center in Krakow, grant OPUS 27, project decision number DEC-2024/53/B/ST8/02699 of December 4, 2024, at the Post-doc position.  

The project aims to provide experimental data that help to understand a heat transfer and fluid flow for Monodispersed porous media (MDPM) and Bidispersed porous media (BDPM) during natural and mixed convection. Various parameters are tested to create heat transfer characteristics in terms of Nusselt number in a function of Rayleigh number for various macro volume fraction, micro porosity, thermal conductivity ratio, and Richardson number. Moreover, the differences between attached and detached geometries will be researched and described. 

The main research tasks for this position are:  

• building an experimental test rig, 

• cooperation in conducting experimental research, 

• cooperation in reducing and visualizing measurement data, 

• preparation of reports on work for the Principal Investigator, 

• cooperation in preparing scientific manuscripts, 

• cooperation in purchasing equipment in accordance with the public procurement procedure, 

• cooperation in designing test sections.  

NCN competition type: OPUS - ST  

Deadline for submitting offers: July 25, 2025 

Form of submitting offers: e-mail 

Employment conditions:  

• the candidate selected in the competition must be a student in the final year of MSc studies, a doctoral student of any year of the Doctoral School at the time of signing the scholarship agreement, 

• the scholarship is awarded for the duration of specific tasks in the project from the moment of concluding the scholarship agreement (expected date of signing the agreement – 01.10.2025); the period of receiving the scholarship is 12 months with the possibility of extension, 

• the amount of funds for the scholarship is PLN 5 000.00 per month 

Candidates should submit the following documents: 

• cover letter, 

• CV containing information on the candidate's scientific achievements, distinctions resulting from conducting research and competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project, 

• other documents confirming possession of additional qualifications, 

• statement regarding personal data protection: "I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the job offer for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process (in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, Journal of Laws 2002, No. 101, item 926, as amended). 

Additional information: 

If the data provided includes data other than name, surname, date of birth, place of residence (mailing address), education, previous employment history, please include the following clause:  

I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the application documents by the Gdańsk University of Technology for the purpose of conducting recruitment for the position I have applied for. 

Information on the processing of personal data:  

1. The administrator of the data processed in the recruitment process will be the Gdańsk University of Technology with its registered office at ul. Narutowicza 11/12 in Gdańsk (postal code: 80-233).  

2. The Administrator has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted via the e-mail address: iod@pg.edu.pl. Only matters concerning the processing of your data by the Gdańsk University of Technology, including the implementation of your rights, should be directed to the Data Protection Officer.  

3. Your data will be processed to the extent provided for in the Labor Code, i.e. first name, last name, date of birth, place of residence (correspondence address), education, course of previous employment (based on art. 6 letter c of the GDPR*) in order to conduct the recruitment process, while other data (if provided) based on your consent (art. 6 section 1 letter a of the GDPR*).  

4. Personal data will be stored until the end of recruitment, and in the case of employment until the termination of the employment relationship, and then will be archived and stored for a period of 10 years.  

5. The data provided will not be subject to disclosure to third parties. The recipients of the data will only be institutions authorized by law.  

6. You have the right to access the content of the data and to rectify (correct), delete or limit its processing, as well as the right to withdraw consent (if expressed) at any time and the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (i.e. the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection).  

7. The data provided by you will not be subject to profiling.  

8. Providing your personal data to the extent resulting from art. 221 of the Labor Code is necessary to participate in the recruitment process. Providing other data by you is voluntary. *GDPR - 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). 

Form of submitting offers and conditions of project implementation: 
Documents should be submitted by 25.07.2025 to the address of the Principal Investigator: pawel.dabrowski@pg.edu.pl. In the title of the email, please provide OPUS PhD Student Candidate. The Competition

Committee reserves the right to:  

• conduct an interview with selected candidates who, based on the information contained in the submitted documents, were assessed the highest (selected candidates will be informed about the interview date by email),  

• not decide on the competition.  

The expected date of selecting the winning candidate is 31.07.2025. The start of work on the project is planned for 01.10.2025. The selected candidate will receive a scholarship of PLN 5 000.00 per month for 12 months with the possibility of extension.