The International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines Polish Academy of Sciences

Organisation/Company The International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines Polish Academy of Sciences Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 28 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Mar 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

About IMol

The International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines (IMol) Polish Academy of Sciences, is a new and vibrant institute constituted in partnership with University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany and University of Warsaw, Poland. We provide innovative training, guidance and mentoring in an international “open door” environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure.

About the job

IMol invites highly motivated scientists to apply for a three years, fully-funded Postdoc position.

This very innovative project aims at investigating how a proto-metabolism may have arisen at the origin of life. Using a bottom-up approach recently established in our lab, you will have the chance to set up a system capable of generating a membrane potential and to devise a strategy to use such a potential to drive (bio)chemical reactions.

If you are open-minded, creative, hard-working and you wish to make a difference, this is the project for you!

Starting date: March 1st, 2026 (or as soon as possible)

Profile of candidates/requirements

• PhD degree in biology, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry or related discipline fields of life sciences (the title obtained not earlier than in 2014 – this is a requirement of the grant funder and the given period can be extended by maternity or other long-term, justified leaves)
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Key responsibilities

• Planning, performing and analyzing experiments,
• Presenting results at internal and external meetings/conferences,
• Preparing manuscripts for publication in scientific journals.

We offer

• Fully funded, full time position for 3 years,
• Competitive salary ca. 9.700 PLNgross/month (for comparison, the Polish minimum salary is ca. 4.700 PLN gross/month and the average salary is ca. 9.000 PLN gross/month, and the Polish academic full professor salary is ca. 9.400 PLN gross/month),
• Medical care package and social benefits,
• Collaborative and supportive work culture,
• Participation in an ambitious interdisciplinary project,
• Working with state-of-the-art research equipment,
• Opportunity to gain unique professional experience.

Required documents (in English)

• CV,
• List of publications,
• 2 Reference contacts (please do not send generic letters, contact details only).

Links to the Membrane Machines Laboratory: