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OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT
Control of Vibrations in Euler–Bernoulli Beams Using Metamaterial Supports: Toward Turbomachinery Blade Vibration Attenuation funded under the OPUS programme of the National Science Centre (NCN), grant no. UMO-2025/59/B/ST8/0078
1. Requirements for candidates:
• Higher education in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, or a related field.
• Good knowledge of and research interests in mechanics and mathematics, particularly machine design or a related specialisation, nonlinear vibrations, and MATLAB simulations.
• Ability to work in a team, strong motivation and enthusiasm for conducting scientific research and further academic development, creativity, and independence in planning and conducting experiments.
• Programming skills: C++, MATLAB, Python.
• Languages: English (good command, both spoken and written).
Desirable competencies:
• Interest in vibration control, structural modelling using modern computer software, and basic knowledge of laboratory equipment used in mechanical measurements.
• Design and development of metamaterial supports for vibration damping in single-beam/coupled-beam systems.
• Design and development of meta-beams for vibration damping under various loading conditions.
• Knowledge and experience in 3D design and printing will be an additional advantage.
2. Employment conditions:
• Employment as a Research Assistant (doctoral candidate) within the framework of the OPUS project of the National Science Centre, grant no. 2025/59/B/ST8/00789.
• Full-time employment for a period of 36 months commencing on 1 October 2026.
• Opportunities: development of an academic career, including pursuing a doctoral degree; participation in national and international conferences; and publication of scientific articles in journals with a high citation impact.
3. Anticipated scope of tasks and responsibilities:
• Participation in the development of a mathematical model of single-beam/coupled-beam systems with metamaterial supports under various loading conditions.
• Participation in the design and development of an experimental setup for beam systems with metamaterial supports under various loading conditions.
• Conducting theoretical, numerical and experimental analyses of single-beam/coupled-beam systems with metamaterial supports.
• Participation in the design and development of metamaterial supports based on studies of synchronisation in coupled-beam systems.
• Conducting and documenting research activities and participating in the dissemination of research results.
4. Required documents:
• Application for employment addressed to the Rector of Lodz University of Technology.
• Cover letter presenting the candidate’s interest in the offered position and the research topic.
• CV (maximum 2 pages) containing information on previous scientific achievements and distinctions resulting from research conducted to date, including, in particular, publications in scientific journals, conference presentations, participation in research projects, internships, training courses, and other distinctions related to research and scientific activity.
• Declaration of readiness to commence project tasks no later than 1 November 2026.
• Reference/opinion from the candidate’s current academic supervisor.
• Copies or certified copies of higher-education diplomas.
• Personal questionnaire for a person applying for employment at Lodz University of Technology, constituting Annex No. 1.1 to the “OTM-R POLICY – OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT PROCESS”.
• Information clause on the protection of personal data, constituting Annex No. 1.2 to the “OTM-R POLICY – OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT PROCESS”.
• Consent to the processing of personal data, constituting Annex No. 1.3 to the “OTM-R POLICY – OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT PROCESS”.
• Copies/certified copies of diplomas.
• Other documents confirming the qualifications held.
• Copy of the diploma thesis or other achievements relevant to the subject matter of the project.
5. Place, form and deadline for submission of documents:
Documents should be submitted electronically to the e-mail address of the Secretariat of the Division of Dynamics, Lodz University of Technology: w1k13@adm.p.lodz.pl, or by post to: Division of Dynamics, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Łódź, ul. Stefanowskiego 1/15, by 5 October 2026. The date on which the documents are received by the Division of Dynamics, Lodz University of Technology, shall be decisive. Candidates may collect the documents submitted by them in connection with the competition within 30 days from the date on which the competition concludes.
6. Contact person and postal and electronic address to which documents and their scans may be submitted:
Teodora Kopacka — w1k13@adm.p.lodz.pl
7. Anticipated date of completion of the recruitment process:
15 October 2026.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The assessment process will consist of two stages. The first stage will involve an analysis of the submitted documents. In the second stage, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 20-minute interview conducted via Microsoft Teams/Zoom.
Candidates who successfully pass the recruitment process will be notified of their progression to the second stage exclusively by e-mail. If a candidate who successfully passes the recruitment process does not accept the position, it will be offered to the next person on the recruitment list. The validity of the results of the competition is subject to the approval of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology.
Lodz University of Technology has an internal procedure for reporting violations of law and taking follow-up actions.
For academic/research staff:
8. Information materials for candidates:
• Description of the profile of the unit announcing the competition: The Division of Dynamics at Lodz University of Technology is a leading unit of the University dealing with problems in mechanical engineering, including nonlinear systems, new methods of their analysis, extreme-value problems, and synchronisation problems.
• Description of the leading research conducted by the unit: The development of methods for controlling chaos without feedback, identification and description of new types of bifurcations, identification of the mechanism of synchronisation in coupled mechanical oscillators, and explanation of the origin of randomness in a mechanical system are among its most important scientific discoveries. Other research areas include synchronisation of dynamical systems, chimera states, stability, and basins of attraction of solutions.
• Other information, in accordance with the official form for job advertisements, constituting Annex No. 1 to these Regulations, Annex 1.4 to the OTM-R POLICY – OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND MERIT-BASED RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
The Department of Machine Dynamics is a multidisciplinary research group focused on applications of dynamical systems theory in science and engineering. Its principal activities beyond purely scientific work include:
• Building interactions among applied mathematicians, scientists and researchers from related fields.
• Building relationships between Lodz University of Technology and other universities, industry and national laboratories.
• Creating international partnerships, collaborations and associations.
• Increasing the visibility of the group as a leading centre of academic excellence.
9. If documents are submitted by post, the envelope should be marked “candidate’s job application”.
10. Additional information: Lodz University of Technology has an internal procedure for reporting violations of law and undertaking follow‑up actions.