I. Zhordania Center for the Study of Georgian Industrial Forces and Natural Resources announces a competition

The Scientific Council of the I. Zhordania Center for the Study of Georgian Industrial Forces and Natural Resources of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for the following scientific position:

• Department of Land, Water and Forest Resources:

Senior Research Fellow – (0.5 staff unit)

Applications will be accepted from August 10^th, 2026 to August 12^th, inclusive, from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, M. Kostava Street No. 67, GTU Building No. 10, fifth floor, room No. 515, I. Zhordania Center for the Study of Georgian Industrial Forces and Natural Resources, responsible person: R. Pirtskhalava, tel: 599 46 93 07.

The competition will be held on August 14^th, 2026. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than August 14^th, 2026, by the competition commission in a visible place and on the center’s website: https://gnrc.gtu.ge/.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules will be accepted by the Competition Commission inclusive August 19^th, 2026.

Additional information to participate in the competition (contestant’s application form, notice, time and place of the interview) will be published on the Center’s website: https://gnrc.gtu.ge/.

1. Competition conditions

Main conditions of the competition:

A person who has a doctorate or equivalent academic degree can hold the position of Senior Research Fellow;

A person is elected to the position of Senior Research Fellowfor 5 years.

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

1. a) A duly completed and signed application and questionnaire (forms will be published on the Center’s website https://gnrc.gtu.ge/), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, deed, reference, etc. (original and copy);
2. b) Document confirming scientific/academic degree (original and copy);
3. c) Document(s) confirming scientific research experience (experience) certified by the seal of the relevant organization/institution;
4. d) List of scientific and educational-methodical works, certified by the signature and seal of a competent person of the relevant institution/organization or its structural unit (if any);
5. e) Identity card (original and photocopy);
6. f) 2 photographs 3X4;
7. g) Certificate of conviction for committing a crime against sexual freedom and inviolability and certificate of no deprivation of rights.

Note: A person who has already submitted the above certificates to the University’s Human Resources Management and Records Service 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 I. Zhordania Georgian Center for the Study of Industrial Forces and Natural Resources”, which the contestants will familiarize themselves in the competition commission, on the university and center’s websites.

The competition commission will 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. Also (by decision of the commission), the results of the interview conducted with the contestant (contestants).

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