The Scientific Council of the Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology at the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition to fill the following scientific position

The Scientific Council of the Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology at the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition to fill the following scientific position:

• Department of Hydrogeology: Senior Research Fellow – 1 full-time position

Applications will be accepted from July 16, 2025, to July 18, 2025, from 10:00 to 17:00, at the address: Tbilisi, Dighomi village, 6 Apostles Street, Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology. Responsible person: Natela Gelashvili, Tel: 597 544 222.

The competition will take place on July 22, 2025. The preliminary results of the competition will be published no later than July 22, 2025, in a prominent place by the competition commission and on the institute’s website.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition procedure will be accepted by the competition commission until July 25, 2025.

Additional information for applicants (application form, declaration, time and place of the interview) will be published on the institute’s website.

II. Competition Requirements

Main conditions of the competition:
A Senior Research Fellow position can be held by a person who has a doctoral or equivalent academic degree.

A person is elected to the position of Senior Research Fellow for a term of 5 years.

Applicants must personally (or through a representative) submit:
ა) A properly completed and signed application and form (forms will be published on the institute’s website), along with supporting documentation: diploma, certificate, letter, reference, etc. (original and copy);
ბ) Document confirming scientific/academic degree (original and copy);
გ) Documents confirming scientific-research experience (internship) certified by the relevant organization/institution stamp;
დ) List of scientific and educational-methodological works, certified by the relevant institution/organization or a competent person of its structural unit with signature and stamp (if applicable);
ე) Identity document (original and copy);
ვ) Two photos 3X4;
ზ) Certificate of no criminal record for crimes against sexual freedom and inviolability, and certificate regarding deprivation of rights.

Note: Persons who have already submitted these certificates to the university’s Human Capital Management Department are exempt.

III. Competition Procedure

• The competition will be conducted in accordance with the Law of Georgia on “Higher Education,” the university regulations, and the “Regulations on the Admission of Scientific Staff to the Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology,” which the applicant will review at the competition commission, and on the university and institute websites.

• The competition commission will consider: the applicant’s qualifications and competence corresponding to the position, including relevant scientific-research, practical, and other activities, achievements, qualifications, experience, and merits; and, at the commission’s discretion, the results of the interview(s) conducted with the applicant(s).

• Competition results may be appealed in court in accordance with applicable legislation.