Institute of Quantum Physics and Engineering Technologies Announces a Competition for a Scientific Position

The Scientific Council of the Institute of Quantum Physics and Engineering Technologies of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for the following scientific position:

• Chief Scientific Fellow – (1.0 staff unit)

Applications will be accepted from April 27th to April 29th, 2026, inclusive, from 10:00 to 05:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, M. Kostava Street №77, Academic Building 9, of the Georgian Technical University. Responsible person: Beka Maisuradze, tel: 577 37 54 48.

The competition will be held on May 4th, 2026. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than May 4th, 2026, by the competition commission in a prominent place and on the university’s website.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules will be accepted by the Competition Commission until May 7th, 2026.
Additional information to participate in the competition (contestant’s application form, application, time and place of the interview) will be published on the university’s website.

II. Competition conditions

Main conditions of the competition:

The position of Chief Scientist may hold a person who has a doctorate or equivalent academic degree and at least 6 years of experience in scientific research;

A person will be elected to the position of scientist (chief scientist) for a term of 5 years.

A person wishing to participate in the competition must personally (or through a representative) submit:

a) a duly completed and signed application and questionnaire (forms will be published on the university’s website), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, notice, etc. (original and copy);

b) a document confirming scientific/academic degree (original and copy);

c) a document confirming scientific research experience (experience) certified by the seal of the relevant organization/institution;

d) List of scientific and educational-methodical works, certified by the signature and seal of the competent person of the relevant institution/organization or its structural unit (if any);

e) Identity card (original and photocopy);

f) 2 photographs 3X4;

g) Certificate of conviction for committing a crime against sexual freedom and inviolability and certificate of deprivation of rights.

Note: A person who has already submitted the aforementioned certificates to the Human Resources Management and Records Service of the University is exempt from submitting the certificates.

III. Rules for conducting the competition

• The competition will be held in accordance with the Law of Georgia “On Higher Education”, the University Charter and the “Rules for Hiring Scientific Personnel of the Institute of Quantum Physics and Engineering Technologies”, which the contestants will familiarize themselves with in the competition commission, on the university and institute’s websites.

• The competition commission consider: the correspondence of the contestant’s qualifications and competence to the competitive position, including scientific research, practical and other activities, achievements, qualifications, experience and merits relevant to the profile of the competitive position; as well as (by decision of the commission) the results of the interview conducted with the contestant(s).

• The results of the competition can be appealed in court, in accordance with the applicable legislation.