Research Assistant (PhD Student)

EURAXESS Ireland; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable employment

Contract employment

Friendly atmosphere

Translational potential

Job summary

Wrocław University of Science and Technology is inviting applications for a Research Assistant within the PACMAN project. The role centers on collecting, integrating, and exploratory analysis of biomedical data from diverse sources, applying multivariate methods, and helping to develop data normalization procedures.

The position requires a Master’s degree in Mathematics or related field, enrollment in the Doctoral School, and proficiency in Python and/or R, with knowledge of biostatistics and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mathematics or a related discipline.
• Enrolment in the Doctoral School.
• Programming and data analysis skills in Python and/or R.
• Knowledge of basic biostatistical methods, dimensionality reduction and clustering techniques.

Responsibilities

• Data collection, cleaning, and exploratory analysis from multiple sources (clinical, histopathological, RNA-seq).
• Implementation of anomaly detection and clustering methods (PCA, DBSCAN).
• Support in database creation and data normalization.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Biostatistics

Education

Master’s degree in Mathematics

Enrolment in Doctoral School

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Organisation/Company Wrocław University of Science and Technology Department Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics Research Field Mathematics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 16 Sep 2026 - 23:55 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Faculty/Unit/Organizational unit:Department ofApplied Mathematics,Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Project: “Personalized antibody-drug conjugates activated by matrix metalloproteinases for solid tumors”, acronym: PACMAN, Virtual Research Institute (WIB); managing entity: Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT; project leader: Marcin Poręba, PhD, DSc, Prof. of WUST. The PACMAN project aims to develop a new class of antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) that do not require internalization and are selectively activated extracellularly by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14) in the solid tumor microenvironment.

Type of position:Research Assistant

Research position profile:R1 - First Stage Researcher (under the project: PhD Student)

Deadline for submitting applications to participate in the recruitment: by16/09/2026, 23:55

Deadline for the conclusion of the recruitment:21/09/2026

Planned date of employment:01/11/2026

Period of employment and remuneration: 12 months; salary: PLN 6,163.00 gross plus additional salary (thirteenth).

Position description:The person employed in this position will be responsible for collecting, integrating, cleaning, and performing exploratory analysis of biomedical data from various sources, including clinical, histopathological, and RNA-seq data. The role will also involve applying multivariate analysis, anomaly detection, and clustering methods, including PCA and DBSCAN, as well as supporting the design, development, and maintenance of databases and the development of data normalization and standardization procedures for further analyses.

Requirements

Research Field Mathematics Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Responsibilities:Data collection, cleaning, and exploratory analysis from multiple sources (clinical, histopathological, RNA-seq); implementation of anomaly detection and clustering methods (PCA, DBSCAN); support in database creation and data normalization.

Specific Requirements

Master’s degree in Mathematics or a related discipline

Enrolment in the Doctoral School

Programming and data analysis skills in Python and/or R

Knowledge of basic biostatistical methods, as well as dimensionality reduction and clustering techniques.

Complying with the non-competition policy following the WIB Programme guidelines.

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Research Field Mathematics

• Stable employment at a prestigious and reputable university,
• Employment based on an employment contract,
• A friendly working atmosphere,
• The opportunity to gain valuable professional experience.
• Possibility of working in a project with high translational potential: candidates meeting efficacy and safety criteria may achieve TRL 6–8, which opens the way to preparing documentation for an IND application and further development toward first-in-human studies.
• Participation in comprehensive preclinical validation (in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo) focused on the development of personalized anticancer therapy.
• Development prospects:
• Academic development - The University offers a wide range of research activities and projects that enable employees to develop their skills and gain experience in their field, including through cooperation with other research institutions and companies.
• Teaching - Wrocław University of Science and Technology offers employees the opportunity to teach students and participate in training programmes.
• International cooperation - Wrocław University of Science and Technology runs numerous international exchange programmes for its employees.

Eligibility criteria

Information clause regarding the processing of personal data

The controller of your data processed as part of the recruitment of an academic teacher for the project is Wrocław University of Science and Technology, located in Wrocław, at Wybrzeże Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27 (postal code 50-370 Wrocław). You can contact the controller via the form on the website www.pwr.edu.pl/kontakt or by mail to the controller's registered office address (please indicate " recruitment – XXX *(*enter the appropriate reference number)").

The controller has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO), who can be contacted by email: [e-mail] . You can contact the DPO regarding matters concerning the processing of personal data by Wrocław University of Science and Technology (the DPO does not provide information about recruitment processes nor accept documents).

Purposes and legal basis of processing

Your personal data are necessary to comply with the controller's legal obligations (Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c of the GDPR) to the extent specified in Article 221 §1 and §2 in conjunction with Article 119 paragraph 1 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science (including first and last names, date of birth, contact details, education and professional qualifications, and employment history) will be processed for the purpose of conducting recruitment procedures before hiring for a specific type of work or position. These data are necessary to define the candidate profile and assess candidates. Such profiling will be carried out solely for internal recruitment purposes.

Before establishing an employment relationship with a person selected through recruitment, the data controller will use their data necessary to verify the conditions arising from Article 21 of the Act of May 13, 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual crimes and the protection of minors (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1802, as amended) in conjunction with § 14 of the Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 31, 2017, regarding the procedure, method and scope of obtaining and sharing information from the Register with limited access and the method of creating a user account (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1516). This will be the PESEL number and if a PESEL has not been assigned: 1) first name, 2) last name, 3) maiden name, 4) father's name, 5) mother's name, 6) date of birth. The controller may also require such a candidate to:

− submit information from criminal records of countries other than the Republic of Poland and the country of his or her citizenship, or

− submit (under pain of criminal liability) an appropriate declaration regarding the candidate's clean criminal record for crimes listed in the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual crimes and the protection of minors (if the countries referred to in the previous point do not envisage the processing of such information).

Any other data you provide to us voluntarily, on your own initiative, will be processed on the basis of voluntary consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter a and Article 7 of the GDPR) in conjunction with Article 221a and Article 221b of the Labor Code. If you intend to grant such consent to the processing of additional data in your documents, please also include an appropriate clause – such as:

I consent to the processing by Wrocław University of Science and Technology of additional personal ordinary or special (*delete as appropriate) data, which I include in my CV, cover letter and other attached documents - in order to include them in the recruitment procedure of academic teachers for the implementation of projects financed from external sources.

Your personal data will be processed by individuals participating in the recruitment process. Unsuccessful candidates will be allowed to collect their documents for 6 months (with a receipt), after which the documents will be destroyed and the data will be deleted. The personal data on the receipt will also be processed for 6 months from the date of document collection. Data from accepted candidates will be included in the personnel files.

Recipients of your data may include entities contracted by the controller to perform services requiring access to data (IT, consulting, legal, courier, and those related to the destruction of documents or data media). External institutions in connection with project financing may also be data recipients.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology accepts the European Commission's 2005 recommendations (European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers) "Human Resources Excellence in Research". Recruitment documentation may therefore be subject to review and archiving obligations, which may result in disclosure of its content to authorized institutions. This is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Data processed solely for the recruitment process will be processed during the recruitment process and then only for the next 6 months. In connection with the recruitment process, data processing will also be carried out using electronic communication tools that contain backup copies of messages and files sent with them. Employees of the data controller may use, for example, employee accounts in the Google Workspace system to store and transmit your data via the data controller's official email. The provider of this system has declared that it processes information for Wrocław University of Science and Technology within the European Economic Area (EEA) in accordance with the GDPR (the provider's declaration in a continuously updated version can be found at https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum/ (Appendix 3: Specific privacy provisions)). Data will be deleted from backup copies of emails sent to the controller within the timeframes specified by the provider. For the controller, this provider is the data processor for the purposes of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

Data Transfer Outside the EEA

Your personal data may be processed outside the EEA based on an adequacy decision or subject to appropriate safeguards (in accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of the GDPR, respectively). For example, from July 10, 2023, the transfer of personal data to organizations based in the US is possible because it is based on an adequacy decision. Companies and organizations in the US that declare that their data processing complies with the Data Privacy Framework requirements are disclosed in a publicly available list at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list .

Rights of Data Subjects

The controller provides you (after contacting the entity conducting the recruitment process and confirming your identity) with the right to request:

− information about the range of information about you processed by the controller;

− access to your data and receiving a copy of the data (this does not apply to copies of the documents themselves);

− rectification (correction, addition) of your data;

− restriction of processing;

− data portability, as referred to in Article 20 of the GDPR;

− deletion of personal data (unless the legal basis for processing your personal data is, for example, a legal obligation to which the controller is subject).

As a rule, the controller does not provide you with the right to:

− delete data processed on a basis other than consent;

− object to the processing of personal data (pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR) when the processing is based on the controller's legal obligation or if there are grounds for processing that override your rights (for the purposes referred to in Article 6 paragraph 1 letters e and f of the GDPR).

Furthermore, any data subject who believes that the controller is violating the GDPR has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Poland, the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, address: ul. Moniuszki 1A, 00-014 Warsaw).

Information about the obligation to provide data

Providing your personal data, within the scope defined by law applicable to the controller, is not voluntary, as processing such data is necessary to fulfill legal obligations during the recruitment process. However, participation in the recruitment process and the provision of such data that you provide voluntarily, beyond the scope specified by law, are voluntary.

Selection process

Required documents:

1. Application for participation in the recruitment addressed to the Rector

2. Short biography (CV)

3. A copy of the document confirming possession of the required professional title or academic degree/title

4. Self-report containing information on research, teaching and organizational activities

5. List of publications

6. List and description of scientific internships

7. Statement on having read the information regarding the processing of personal data

8. Statement on meeting the requirements set out in Art. 113 of the Act of July 20, 2018. Law on higher education and science

9. Declaration of the candidate that in the case of winning the recruitment, Wrocław University of Science and Technology will be the primary place of employment *,**

* In the case of full-time employment

** If a person who is employed under an employment relationship with another employer conducting research, research and teaching, research and development, or implementation activities (excluding cases specified in art. 125 sec. 3 of the Act) wins the recruitment process, and this employment does not expire on the date of employment at Wrocław University of Science and Technology as the primary place of work, this person, in accordance with art. 125 sec. 1 of the Act, taking into account art. 125 sec. 2 of the Act, is obliged to obtain the Rector's consent to additional employment under an employment relationship with another employer after being employed at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. If a person who conducts business activity wins the recruitment process, the requirement of art. 125 sec. 7 of the Act must be met.

Documents available for download are publicly accessible at:

The announcement will be published on the following websites:

Please send your application documents in Polish or English:

In the title of the message, please indicate the reference number: AS1/W13/08/2026_ENG

Applications submitted without a specific reference number or after the deadline for submission will not be considered. For any information regarding the recruitment, please contact a designated administrative staff member.

The date of receipt of documents is decisive. The deadline for receipt of application documents is considered to be 23:55on the day indicated in the Recruitment Information. Receipt of documents from the candidate will be confirmed by a designated administrative employee via email to the address provided in the application.

Candidates' applications will be evaluated by the Recruitment Committee. After the recruitment process closes, applications submitted by post from unsuccessful candidates will be returned. Applicants may collect their applications from a designated administrative employee within six months of the recruitment process closing, with acknowledgment of receipt.

Information on the recruitment procedure can be found in the Guide for Applicants

The University reserves that the recruitment may remain unresolved.

The recruitment conducted by the Wrocław University of Science and Technology is open, implemented in accordance with clear and transparent principles based on clear and unambiguous criteria for substantive evaluation, taking into account diverse career paths. Wrocław University of Science and Technology conducts recruitment procedures in accordance with the guidelines of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and the Open, Transparent and Merit-Based Recruitment of Researchers (OTM-R) Policy at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

Recruitment processes conducted by Wrocław University of Science and Technology are conducted in accordance with the equal opportunities policy: "Equality, Diversity and Well-being Policy of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for 2025-2028".

As a friendly employer, Wrocław University of Science and Technology supports the employment of people with disabilities. Information on the accessibility of selected Wrocław University of Science and Technology buildings: https://przewodnik.pwr.edu.pl/pl . Information on support for employees with disabilities and special needs: https://dzd.pwr.edu.pl/en .

Before establishing an employment relationship with the successful candidate, Wrocław University of Science and Technology will conduct a background check in accordance with the Act of 13 May 2016 on Counteracting Sexual Crime Threats and Protecting Minors. The data required for this verification (PESEL number or, in the absence thereof, maiden name, father's name, mother's name, date of birth) will be obtained solely from the successful candidate and should not be provided at the application stage.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology has a Regulation on reporting cases of irregularities and protection of persons making reports (whistleblowers). It can be found at the link below:

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Wrocław University of Science and Technology Country Poland State/Province Lower Silesia City Wrocław Postal Code 50-370 Street Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 Geofield