Researchers’ employment
MagTop supports five groups, each consisting of a group leader, one postdoc, and two or three PhD students. Support for additional researchers can be pursued by national or international grant applications. All researchers are affiliated to both MagTop and Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences that makes available research equipment. Additional apparatus can purchase via calls put forward by the Foundation for Polish Science, and dedicated to International Research Agendas, such as MagTop. The level of remuneration is internationally competitive at MagTop (see Open Positions), particularly considering the cost of living in Poland. MagTop’s employees are expected to spend at least 70% of the working time in MagTop and/or IFPAN premises.
Over 2024-2029, MagTop will operate within the International Research Agendas FENG Programme – https://www.fnp.org.pl/oferta/miedzynarodowe-agendy-badawcze-mab-feng/.
One of the group leader will be appointed by international open call conducted by the International Scientific Committee (ISC) in cooperation with the Foundation for Polish Science. The procedure is facilitated for ERC grant holders. Group leaders and the Foundation Management are involved in international calls and employment of postdocs (young doctors).
MagTop benefits from the International PhD Studies conducted by IFPAN. However, separate terms and conditions (including the salary level) are implemented for MagTop’s PhD students. In the recruitment of PhD students, the leading role is played by group leaders who select their group members via open international competitions. A support is also offered for MSc students who carry on thesis-related research at MagTop.
MagTop activity is directed at solving grand challenges of topological matter interfaced with magnetism and superconductivity, and discovering experimentally and theoretically new materials and unanticipated topology-related phenomena, which will enlarge research horizons in this field and indicate possible new market-relevant applications. MagTop’s motto is: „Experimental results and applications inspire theory; theory inspires materials development and applications”.
See Open Positions for current calls, What is MagTop for general information including funding durability.
In addition to offering competitive salaries, MagTop is committed to pursue the double carrier scheme, i.e., to help your spouse in finding an employment in Warsaw’s area either in research or in other sectors. Our flexible structure makes also possible to consider hiring an existing group of, say, two or three researchers that would like continuing working together in an emerging field, even if only broadly related to MagTop’s topic.