Competition for a Scientific Position Is Announced

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 positions:

• Energy Resources and Ecology Department: Chief Scientific Employee (0.5 staff unit)

• Land, Water and Forest Resources Department: Chief Scientific Employee (0.5 staff unit)

• Human, Tourism and Recreational Resources and Spatial Development Department: Scientific Employee (0.5 staff unit)

Applications will be accepted from July 23rd, 2025 – July 25th, inclusive, from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, M. Kostava Street № 67, GTU Building № 10, fifth floor, room № 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 July 29th, 2025. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than July 29th, 2025, by the competition commission in a prominent place and on the center’s website.

The Competition Commission will accept applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules until August 1st, 2025.
Additional information to participate in the competition (contestant’s questionnaire, application, time, and place of the interview) will be published on the Center’s website.

II. Competition conditions

Main conditions of the competition:

a) The position of Chief Scientific Employee can be held by a person who has a Doctorate or equivalent academic degree and at least 6 years of experience in scientific research activities;

b) The position of Scientific Employee can be held by a person who has a Master’s or equivalent academic degree.

A person is elected to the position of a scientist (Chief Scientific Employee, Scientific Employee) for 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 Center’s website), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, deeds, reference, etc. (original and copy);

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

c) Document(s) 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 a 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 above-mentioned certificates to the University Human Capital Management Department is exempt from submitting the certificates.

III. Rules for conducting the competition

• The competition will be held by 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 with in the competition commission, on the university and center 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; 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 by the current legislation.