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Offer No.: 4934

Institution: Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics

City: Toruń

Position: University professor (associate professor) - research staff

Discipline: The Field of Exact and Natural Sciences - Physical Sciences

Posted: 2026-07-07

Expires: 2026-08-07

Keywords: quantum chemistry, machine learning, artificial intelligence, AI agents, electron correlation, molecular dynamics, molecular simulations, density functional theory, potential curves, systems for ab initio and DFT calculation

Description (field, expectations, comments): The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668) and the following qualification criteria:
- Ph.D. in physics, chemistry or a related field
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
- Demonstrated experience in developing and applying quantum chemistry and physics computational methods
- Documented experience in creating and testing artificial intelligence models and developing machine learning methods in the context of quantum physics and chemistry, as well as experimental physics
- Documented experience in creating an environment and software for quantum-chemical simulations based on AI and ML methods, including defining and creating AI agents, testing methods, and large-scale calculations

We offer employment as a university professor in a group of research staff under the "Polish Infrastructure for AI and Smart Technologies (PIAST-AI)" grant, financed by the European Commission (Establishing an AI Factory and acquiring an advanced Experimental AI-optimized Supercomputing Platform) and from the state budget - the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Job description:

- Design and development of computational methods, particularly in the fields of physics and chemistry, supported by artificial intelligence methods and machine learning models
- Developing and testing AI models and machine learning methods in the context of quantum physics and chemistry, as well as experimental physics
- Creating an environment and software for quantum-chemical simulations based on AI and ML methods
- Creating and testing AI agents and their suitability for developing new AI methods and models
- Creating an environment for large-scale computation and simulation
- Creating an environment for the practical application of AI, with particular emphasis on strategic sectors: physics, chemistry, healthcare and life sciences, IT and cybersecurity, including quantum technologies, and the public sector
- Implementing AI innovations that increase efficiency, optimize processes, and support decision-making
- Creating an environment and infrastructure for developing AI competencies, e.g., through training, workshops, and webinars
- Provide scientific mentorship and supervision of Ph.D. students

Project manager: Prof. dr hab. Ireneusz Grabowski

Project title: Establishing an AI Factory and acquiring an advanced

Experimental AI-optimised Supercomputing Platform – PIAST-AI FACTORY,

Grant Agreement No. 101250730

logo EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

The project is supported by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and its members, including top-up funding provided by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland.

Planned employment period: October 1, 2026 - April 30, 2029

We offer full-time employment with a base monthly salary of PLN 12,000.00.

logo EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, Minsterstwo Cyfryzacji, Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego, Dofinansowane przez Unię Europejską

Required documents:

Additional information: Please submit the aforementioned documents to dorotas@umk.pl with annotation "PIAST-AI 2026.1” (oferta nr 4934) in the subject field. Application deadline: 7.08.2026. The project leader reserves the right to interview selected candidates. NCU declares the right not to choose any candidate. The university does not provide accommodation. The contest will be adjudicated no later than: 30.09.2026

Please be informed that the person selected through the competition will be obliged to submit a certificate from the National Criminal Register with regard to offences specified in Chapters 19 and 25 of the Penal Code (including offences against sexual freedom and morality), in Article 189a and Article 207 of the Penal Code and in the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction of 29 July 2005 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939 and of 2022, item 2600), or for the corresponding offences defined in foreign law. The obligation to verify applies to a person whose tasks will be related to the protected activity referred to in Article 21. of the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual offences and the protection of minors (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 560).

Pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 6 of the Act of June 14, 2024 on the protection of whistleblowers (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928), information on the internal reporting procedure at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is available at: https://www.umk.pl/en/contact/internal-reporting/


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Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej
ul. Grudziądzka 5
87-100 Toruń
adnotacja: „PIAST-AI 2026.1” (nr oferty 4934)

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