Application deadline: 26 January 2025
Job type: employment contract (full time)
Monthly gross salary before taxes: 10 000 – 12 000 PLN
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Responsibilities:
- Obtaining and providing information on possible funding sources for scientific research and R&D projects.
- Supporting project investigators in preparing applications for research project funding (both national and international).
- Reviewing submitted applications for formal compliance.
- Assisting project investigators in drafting agreements and amendments.
- Providing comprehensive support to project investigators in project implementation, including preparing project schedules and budgets, cost qualification, documenting project processes, drafting periodic financial reports, and ensuring proper project execution, particularly regarding employment and procurement.
- Monitoring project budgets, including verifying the availability of funds for planned expenses across various cost categories.
- Periodic reconciliation and verification of project costs with the accounting department and preparing financial data for reports.
- Coordinating activities related to external audits and project inspections.
- Assisting project investigators in the proper allocation of financial resources.
- Preparing correspondence and maintaining communication with funding institutions.
- Continuously improving qualifications through participation in training and workshops.
- Collaborating with other departments at CAMK PAN.
Our Requirements:
- Proficiency in Polish and English, allowing for effective communication.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in managing projects funded by NCN.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.
- Preferred: Experience in managing projects funded by MEiN/MNiSW, NCBiR, FNP, or EU programs.
- Familiarity with IT systems for grant application submissions, especially OSF, FNP system, LSI, and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.
- Ability to handle unusual or new situations is an asset.
What We Offer:
- Work in an international team at a recently established Center of Excellence in Poland, with a planned transformation into a new independent institute.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- Participation in internationally significant scientific events (conferences, lectures).
- Occasional remote work options.
Benefits:
- Subsidy for sports activities.
- Private medical care.
- Life insurance.
- Flexible working hours.
- No dress code.
- Coffee/tea provided.
- Subsidy for vacations.
About us
Astrocent is an autonomous administrative unit of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (CAMK PAN) (Learn more), established in July 2018 under the International Research Agendas (MAB) program of the Foundation for Polish Science. Astrocent is an international Center of Excellence in particle astrophysics. Over the years, Astrocent has achieved significant international success and now plays a key role in major global experiments on dark matter, neutrinos, and gravitational waves. Its experimental and technological activities are supported by the development and application of advanced computational methods and world-class theoretical research in particle astrophysics, conducted by international teams.
Astrocent has secured a €15 million grant under the European Commission’s Teaming for Excellence program (Horizon Europe). Together with equal national co-funding, this grant will support the transformation of Astrocent into an independent, interdisciplinary institute, Astrocent Plus (AC+), in collaboration with partners from Poland, France, Canada, Germany, and Italy.
Astrocent is conveniently located in central Warsaw, within the Warsaw University of Technology campus. The center occupies spacious and modern laboratories and offices on the top floor of a state-of-the-art building (View the building), fostering collaboration with local engineers, physicists, and the broader scientific and academic community. The location also offers excellent connectivity to the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Physics, CAMK PAN’s main facilities, and other research institutes in Warsaw.
CAMK PAN complies with the obligations of Article 24(6) of the Whistleblower Protection Act (June 14, 2024, Dz. U. poz. 928). Details on reporting violations and communication channels are outlined in the internal reporting procedure available here.
