The Scientific Research Institute for Cultural Preservation and Technological Development of Georgian State Languages of the Georgian Technical University announces an open competition for the following scientific positions:

• Chief Scientific Employee - 10 staff units (0.5 staff units)

• Senior Scientific Employee - 1 staff unit (0.5 staff units)

• Scientific Employee - 2 staff units (0.5 staff units)

Applications will be accepted from October 27th, 2025 - October 29th, inclusive, from 10:00 to 05:00 p.m., at the address: Tbilisi, Merab Kostava St. No. 77, Georgian Technical University Administrative Building, 3rd floor, room No. 338, responsible person: Tamar Gedevanishvili Tel: 557 92 25 15.

The competition will be held on October 31st, 2025. The initial results of the competition will be published no later than October 31st, 2025, by the competition commission in a prominent place, on the institute and the university’s website.

Applications/complaints regarding violations of the competition rules will be accepted by the competition commission until November 5th, 2025.

Additional information to participate in the competition (applicant profile, application, time and place of the interview) will be published on the institute and the university’s website.

II. Competition conditions

Main conditions of the competition:

a) The position of Chief Scientist can hold a person who has a Doctoral or equivalent academic degree, at least 6 years of experience in scientific and research activities, exceptional scientific achievements and who meets the conditions specified in the charter of the higher educational institution.

b) The position of Senior Scientist can hold by a person who has a Doctoral or equivalent academic degree.

c) The position of Scientist can hold a person who has a Master's or equivalent academic degree.

Additional conditions:

• Knowledge of the Abkhazian language is an additional condition of the competition requirements:

• For 1 (one) vacant position of Chief Scientist;

• For 1 (one) vacant position of Senior Scientist;

• For 1 (one) vacant position of Scientist.

A person is elected to the position of scientist (chief scientific employee, senior scientific employee, scientific employee) for a term of 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 institute and university’s websites), as well as documentation confirming the information presented in them: diploma, certificate, etc. (original and copy);

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

c) a document 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 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 certificates to the Human Resources Management and Records Service of the University is exempt from submitting the certificates.

III. Rules for conducting the competition

• The competition will be held according to the Law of Georgia “On Higher Education”, the University Charter and the “Rules for Hiring Scientific Personnel of the Scientific Research Institute for Cultural Protection and Technological Development of the State Languages of Georgia”, which the contestant will familiarize themselves with in the competition commission, on the university and institute’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; 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, in accordance with the applicable legislation.