The Scientific Council of the Tsotne Mirtskhulava Institute of Water Management of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for scientific positions:

Department of Natural Hazards and Environmental Protection:

• Chief Scientific employee – 1.0 Staff Unit

• Scientific employee – 1.0 Staff Unit

Applications will be accepted from April 22st to April 24rd, 2025, inclusive, from 10:00 to 17:00, at the address: Tbilisi, Georgian Technical University, First Academic Building, Second Floor, No. 206, Tsotne Mirtskhulava Institute of Water Management.

The competition will be held on April 28th, 2025. The Competition Commission will announce the initial results in a visible place and on the Institute website no later than April 28th, 2025.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules will be accepted by the Competition Commission until 1st May, 2025.

Additional information for those wishing to participate in the competition (contestant’s application form and application, time and place of the interview) will be published on the institute website.

II. Competition rules

Main rules of the competition:

a) The position of Chief Scientific employee can hold a person with a Doctorate or equivalent academic degree, and at least 6 years of experience in scientific research activities.

b) The position of Scientific employee can hold a person with a Master’s or equivalent academic degree.

A person will be elected to the position of Scientist (Chief Scientific employee, Scientific employee) for 5 years.

The applicant must personally (or through a representative) submit:

a) a duly completed and signed application and questionnaire (the forms will be published on the Institute website), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, deeds, reference, etc. (original and copy);

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

c) a document(s) confirming scientific research experience (internship) certified by the seal of the relevant organization/institution;
d) List of scientific and educational-methodical works, certified by the signature and seal of the 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 references to the University Human Capital Management Department is exempt from submitting references.

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 Tsotne Mirtskhulava Institute of Water Management”, 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 results of the competition can be appealed in court according to the applicable legislation.