Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution
"Republican Academic Scientific, Research and Design Institute for Mining Geology, Geomechanics, Geophysics and Mine Surveying"
announces a competition for the vacant position of a
Junior Researcher (1 full-time position) at the Department for the Issues of Geomechanics of Fluid-Saturated Rock Masses.
Branch of Science: Earth Sciences.
Education: higher professional education, possessing a Doctor or a Candidate of science degree.
Research and development area, research topics: geomechanical and hydrogeomechanical studies into fluid-saturated rock masses for ensuring the efficient and safe exploitation of mineral deposits. Research into the issues of geomechanics in fluid-saturated, technogenically disturbed rock masses.
Requirements to Qualification: higher professional education – specialist’s or master's degree in the relevant profile (program) of study “Applied Mathematics and Computer Science” and at least 3 years of occupational experience. No working experience requirements are set for the candidates with an academic title, postgraduate degree and internship. As an exception, graduates of higher education institutions who have gained work experience during their studies may apply for the Junior Researcher position, subject to presenting recommendations from the Councils of the relevant higher education institutions (faculties).
Job Description: fulfilling individual tasks within the framework of research objectives.
Special requirements:
- programming skills (junior developer level);
- knowledge of C#, Python, C++, PHP, Java, and JavaScript;
- experience in developing database structures and database implementation;
- experience in developing neural network models;
- proficiency in computer programs (AutoCad, CorelDraw, MathCad, RockWare, Surfer, QGIS);
- at least three scientific publications in the relevant profile within the last 5 years (articles in scientific journals indexed in the White List, Higher Attestation Commission, and other national scientific citation databases); patents for the Intellectual Activity Results (Inventions, Utility Models or Inventor’s Certificates for a Program for Electronic Computing Machines); reports at all-Russian or international scientific conferences;
- experience in conducting research works.
Terms and Conditions:
Salary: basic salary – 55,644.0 rubles.
Incentive payments are in accordance with the Regulations on Compensation for RANIMI, FSBSI Employees.
The employment contract to be concluded for an indefinite term.
Applications start been accepted on 02.07.2026.
Application submission deadline is 01.09.2026.
The competition will be held on 08.09.2026, at the assembly hall of RANIMI, FSBSI located at 291 Chelyuskintsev Street, Donetsk, Donetsk City District, Donetsk People's Republic.
To participate in the competition, applicants must submit the package of documents in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations on the Procedure for Carrying out the Competition for Research Positions at the Republican Academic Scientific, Research and Design Institute for Mining Geology, Geomechanics, Geophysics and Mine Surveying, FSBSI" in person or send it to the e-mail science_ranimi@mail.ru with a note "Competition Documents".
Detailed information is available on the job portal at https://ученые-исследователи.рф
The announcement posting date is 20.05.2026
Junior Researcher (1 full-time position) at the Department for the Issues of Geomechanics of Fluid-Saturated Rock Masses.
Branch of Science: Earth Sciences.
Research and development area, research topics: geomechanical and hydrogeomechanical studies into fluid-saturated rock masses for ensuring the efficient and safe exploitation of mineral deposits. Research into the issues of geomechanics in fluid-saturated, technogenically disturbed rock masses.
Requirements to Qualification: Higher professional education – specialist’s or master's degree in the relevant profile (program) of study.
Job Description: fulfilling individual tasks within the framework of research objectives.
Special requirements:
- skills in computer modeling the hydrogeomechanical processes under the conditions undermined rock masses being fluid-saturated;
- knowledge of methods and experience in experimental work on determining the sorption-kinetic properties of rocks;
- skills in geoinformation systems;
- knowledge of mine workings dewatering methods for the mines under liquidation, and as well of the main types and characteristics of dewatering equipment;
- at least three scientific publications in the last five years (articles in scientific journals indexed in the White List, Higher Attestation Commission, and other national scientific citation databases); patents for inventions and utility models; and reports at national or international scientific conferences;
- experience in conducting research works.
Terms and Conditions:
Salary: basic salary – 55,644.0 rubles.
Incentive payments are in accordance with the Regulations on Compensation for RANIMI, FSBSI Employees.
The employment contract to be concluded for an indefinite term.
Applications start been accepted on 01.06.2026.
Application submission deadline is 31.07.2026.
The competition will be held on 06.08.2026, in the assembly hall of RANIMI, FSBSI located at 291 Chelyuskintsev Street, Donetsk, Donetsk City District, Donetsk People's Republic.
To participate in the competition, applicants must submit the package of documents in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations on the Procedure for Carrying out the Competition for Research Positions at the Republican Academic Scientific, Research and Design Institute for Mining Geology, Geomechanics, Geophysics and Mine Surveying, FSBSI" in person or send it to the e-mail science_ranimi@mail.ru with a note "Competition Documents" stated in the subject line.
Detailed information is available on the job portal at https://ученые-исследователи.рф
The announcement posting date is 01.06.2026