Assistant Professor / Postdoc - Fiber Optics Research Job Jamestown area,Town of Poland New York USA,Research/Development

Location: Town of Poland

Centre of Excellence for Structured Fiber Optics and Applications

Organisation/Company University of Warsaw Department Centre of Excellence for Structured Fiber Optics and Applications Research Field Physics » Optics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Final date to receive applications 19 Aug 2026 - 10:00 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number MAB SOWA 01/2026 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

DATE OF PUBLICATION JUNE 30, 2026

The candidate for the position of Assistant Professor /Post-Doc/Young Doctorin the MAB FENG project entitled "Centre of Excellence for Structured Fiber Optics and Applications" will perform the following tasks:

Design and modeling, fabrication and characterization of specialty optical fibers.
Development of new numerical methods for modeling specialty optical fibers.
Experimental and numerical study of phenomena occurring in specialty optical fibers.
Experimental research involving the development and testing of new types of specialty optical fibers for use in telecommunications, lasers and sensors.
Cooperation with the technology team, young scientists, and students.
Publishing the results in scientific journals.
Participating in seminars, conferences, and training

The employment will take place in accordance with the FNP regulations, in particular the employed person must meet the following conditions jointly:

at the time of receiving remuneration, they will not be receiving any other remuneration paid from the funds granted to research projects under FNP calls under the heading of direct costs;
the PI was not a supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of the candidate;
in the period of receiving the remuneration they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland;
will be employed for at least 6 months.

The candidates have to conform to the conditions stated in art. 113 of Higher Education Law dated 20.07.2018. (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2024, item 1571 with further amendments )

Requirements

Research Field Physics » Optics Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Candidates for the position of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in the research staff group must meet the conditions set out in the University of Warsaw Statutes:

A PhD in science or engineering, preferably in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or technical sciences in the field of electronics, material engineering or computer science, awarded within 5 recalculated years prior to the date of announcement of the competition, in accordance with the definition of an early-career postdoctoral researcher under the MAB FENG program.

Having a scientific track record documented by scientific publications and experience in theoretical or experimental research involving passive, active, specialty optical fibers, or in modeling linear and nonlinear phenomena—including the use of deep learning methods—in the field of optical fibers and optical phenomena or in optical glass synthesis or in the fabrication of specialty optical fibers.

Experience in working in research teams.

Knowledge of the MATLAB, Lab View, Python, PyTorch, or Tensor Flow computing environment, or issues related to the synthesis of optical glasses, or the fabrication processes of specialty optical fibers, or the metrology of specialty optical fibers.

Fluent in spoken and written English.

Fulfillment of the requirements specified in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science(Dz.U. 2024, poz. 1571 t.j.).

Specific Requirements

The candidate must meet the specified requirements:

– The candidate must meet the requirements established by the FNP for persons employed in post-doctoral positions in MAB FENG projects. In particular, the person employed in this position must hold a doctoral degree obtained no earlier than 5 years before the year of employment in the…

Assistant Professor ​/ Postdoc - Fiber Optics Research

Assistant Professor / Postdoc - Fiber Optics Research