The Scientific Council of the Biotechnology Center of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for the following scientific position:

Chief scientist of the employee position - (1 staff unit).

Scientific direction: Biodiversity, Monitoring of Phytogenetic Resources, Conservation, Cultivation and Applied Technologies.

Applications will be accepted from December 12th to December 16th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, Abai Street No. 47 (Temka, former the court building, area adjacent to Sarajishvili Metro), Biotechnology Center, second floor, room No. 1, responsible persons: Lali Medzvelia, tel: 597 717 010.

The competition will be held on December 18th, 2024. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than December 18th, 2024, by the competition commission in a prominent place and on the center’s website.

Statements/complaints regarding the violation of the rules of conducting the competition will be received by the competition commission until December 23rd, 2024.

To participate in the competition, additional information (contestant’s questionnaire, application, time and place of the interview) will be published on the center’s website.

II. Competition conditions.

The main conditions of the competition:

The position of chief scientific employee can be held by a person who has a doctor’s degree or an academic degree equivalent to it, with at least 6 years of experience in scientific and research activities;

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

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

• Duly completed and signed application and questionnaire (the forms will be published on the website of the center, as well as the documents confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, deeds, statement, etc. (original and copy);

• Scientific/academic qualification document (original and copy);

• Document(s) certifying scientific research experience (long-term experience) certified by the seal of the relevant organization/institution;

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

• ID card (original and photocopy);

• 2 photos 3X4;

• Notice of conviction for committing a crime against sexual freedom and inviolability and notice of deprivation of rights.

Note: The person who has already submitted the mentioned references to the human capital management department of the university is exempted from presenting the references.

III. Rules of conducting the competition.

• The competition will be held according to the Law of Georgia on “Higher Education”, the university regulations and the “Rule of recruitment of scientific personnel of the Biotechnology Center”, which the contestant will familiarize himself/herself with in the competition commission, on the university website and the center;

• The competition commission will consider the conformity of the contestant’s qualification and competence with the competitive position, including the relevant scientific research, practical and other activities, achievements, qualifications, experience and merit of the competitive position profile; Also (according to the commission decision) the results of the interview conducted with the contestant(s);

• Competition results can be appealed in court, according to the applicable legislation.