Job Information
- Organisation/Company: National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Offer Description
Position available at the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, within the Department of Energy Generation and Use.
Scientific field: Energy Engineering
Teaching Subjects: Electrical part of power plants and substations; Electrical equipments.
Assistant Lecturer Job Description:
The Assistant lecturer’s responsibilities include developing seminars, projects and laboratories materials based on course curricula, conducting research at universities or industrial partners, advising students majoring in their area of expertise, attending conferences, supervising undergraduate and master students, grading assignments, and being an active member of the university.
Assistant Lecturer Responsibilities:
The Assistant Lecturer carries out the following specifically didactic activities: laboratory applications, offers guidance to students in project activities, writes didactic materials, supporting the implementation of seminar/laboratory activities, writes a design guide / explanations for the realization of the discipline project, correct assignments/homework imposed by the course syllabus, correct laboratory reports.
Preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars. Write publications of an internationally recognized standard or disseminate research findings using media appropriate to the discipline.
Oversee the development of the seminar, project and laboratory material that can be used across different platforms.
Conduct research into learning and teaching methodologies and disseminate best practices within the University and externally. Collaborating with other academics and lecturers to improve teaching methods and expand knowledge base.
Lead and coordinate research activity in the subject area. Setting and grading assignments and tests. Conducting research, writing papers, project proposals, journal articles, and books.
Attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in and outside of the institution. Participating in training opportunities and initiatives at the institution.
Providing support to students and other colleagues. Staying current by reading widely and producing published work in the field.
Assistant Lecturer Requirements:
Ph.D. student in Energy engineering or other scientific fields adjacent to teaching subjects.
Published papers in journals and conferences.
Department description:
The Department of Energy Generation and Use (abbreviated DPUE) is attached to the Faculty of Energy Engineering of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest.
The Energy Generation and Use Department manages three license specializations within the Faculty of Energy Engineering, namely: a) Thermal Power Engineering; b) Energy Management; and c) Energy Engineering and Nuclear Technologies. All programs emphasize modern computing tools and equipment, engineering design, engineering practice, projects mainly in recent years, national student competitions, and modern labs equipped with actual pilot installations in different fields like: Nuclear Power Plants, Renewable Energy, Carbon Capture Technologies, Bio-fuels, Power plants and Cogeneration, Soil decontamination, Flue gases treatment, Passive Houses and Buildings Energy, Nearly zero-Energy building, Heat and Mass Transfer, Electrical part of Power Plants and Substations, and Measurements of non-electrical quantities. Today, the human resources of the department consist of teaching staff (30 members: full-professors, Assistant professors, lecturers, and assistant lecturers) and auxiliary staff (9 members: engineers and technicians).
The academic activity for different BSc and MSc programs is related to the given courses in: Thermal equipment and installations; Buildings energy; Energy and environment; Measuring non-electrical quantities; Energy use; Electrical and thermal power generation; Electrical part of power plants and substations; Reliability; Thermal energy audit; Renewable energy sources; Thermal energy management; Management in energy. The research activity is performed by the department’s staff, in collaboration with the master students and PhD students, which are preparing their theses at DPUE.
APPLICATION
Before applying, all candidates are invited to read carefully the UPB’s Methodology for occupying didactic and research positions: https://posturivacante.upb.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Metodologie-de-concurs-pentru-ocuparea-posturilor-didactice-si-de-cercetare-vacante-2025.pdf
Where to apply
E-mail: nora.modrangu@upb.ro
Requirements
- Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
- Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
General knowledge in Energy engineering.
Implementation of the didactic process, conducting seminars and laboratories in subjects including: electrical part of power plants and substations; electrical equipment.
Software developer skills are welcome.
- Languages: ROMANIAN
- Level: Mother Tongue
- Research Field: Engineering
- Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
All academic staff at POLITEHNICA Bucharest enjoy several benefits, such as training and professional development opportunities, holiday leave, accommodation in POLITEHNICA Bucharest residences, banking facilities, access to research infrastructure, and software for remote working.
Eligibility criteria
The candidates must provide a document issued by the doctoral school they have been enrolled to, certifying the PhD candidate status.
Selection process
Registration: 05.10.2026-08.10.2026, 08:00-16:00, Rectorate Building, Rooms 322-324
Competition period: 12.10.2026-14.10.2026, according to the schedule
Decision of the Competition Committee on the ranking of candidates, the nomination of the candidate who obtained the highest overall results, and the recommendation for appointment to the position: to be displayed at the premises of the Department where the competition was held by 14 October 2026.
Approval by the Faculty Council of the Competition Committee’s Report: by 20 October 2026.
Approval by the University Senate of the Competition Committee’s Report on the outcome of the competition: by 22 October 2026.
Announcements of final results: 26.10.2026
Website for additional job details: https://posturivacante.upb.ro/didactice/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
- Country: Romania
- City: Bucharest
- Postal Code: 060042
- Street: Spl. Independentei 313
Contact
- City: Bucharest
- Website: https://dpue.upb.ro
- Street: Splaiul Independenței 313
- Postal Code: 060042
- E-Mail: dpue.energetica@upb.ro
- Phone: +4 021 402 9401