The Scientific Council of the Institute of Hydrometeorology of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for the following scientific positions:

• Weather Forecasting, Natural and Technogenic Disasters Modeling Department: Senior Research employee - 2 (0.5 staff units)

• Water Resources and Hydrological Forecasting Department: Senior Research employee - 1 (0.5 staff units)

Applications will be accepted from March 17th, 2025 to March 19th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, 150g Davit Agmashenebeli Avenue, Institute of Hydrometeorology, responsible person Naili Kapanadze, tel: 555 48 84 09, 032 295 10 47, 032 265 03 22.

The competition will be held on March 21st, 2025. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than March 21st, 2025, by the competition commission in a prominent place and on the institute’s website.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules will be accepted by the Competition Commission until March 26th, 2025.

Additional information for participating in the competition (contestant’s application form, application, time, and place of the interview) will be published on the Institute’s website.

II. Competition Conditions

Main Competition Conditions:

A person holding a PhD or equivalent academic degree may hold the position of Senior Research Employee; A person will be elected to the position of Senior Research 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 (the forms will be published on the Institute’s website), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, deed, reference, etc. (original and copy);

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

c) Document(s) confirming scientific research 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. Competition Rules 

• The competition will be held according to the Law of Georgia “On Higher Education”, the University Regulations, and the “Rules for Hiring Scientific Personnel of the Institute of Hydrometeorology”, which the contestants will familiarize themselves with in the competition commission, on the university and institute 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 competition results can be appealed in court according to the applicable legislation.