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One of the largest
research networks in Europe

We are the part of science that works
for business, carrying out R&D projects
crucial from the perspective of our clients' development.

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What we offer

Comprehensive assistance in R&D activities

Solution tailored to your needs

We have the best scientists and unique research equipment unparalleled nationwide. In proposing a solution to your technological problem, we focus on your needs. To tailor our solution proposal as closely as possible, below we outline the process of Łukasiewicz Challenges.

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Our areas of activity

What are our areas of activity?

smart and clean mobility

  • electromobility
  • design solutions for means of transport
  • materials with extended functionality
  • robotics and control systems (agriculture, aviation and aerospace technology)

digital transformation

  • automation
  • robotics
  • artificial intelligence
  • data science
  • smart cities and sensor networks

health

  • biotechnology
  • biomedical engineering
  • medical equipment and technology
  • diagnostic technology
  • development of therapies
  • use of digital technology
    and AI
  • chemical synthesis of active substances
  • preclinical research

GREEN AND LOW-EMISSION ECONOMY

  • bioeconomy
  • material recovery
  • closed-loop economy
  • raw material extraction technology
  • waste and waste water treatment
  • eco-design of processes and products
    in the cellulose and paper industry
  • composite and biodegradable materials

people and organisation

Management

Our organisation

With 7000 employees and 22 research institutes located in 12 cities; we are one of the largest research networks in Europe.

We are the part of science that works for entrepreneurship and supports the development of Polish companies. Operating under the Science is Business formula, we meet entrepreneurs and offer solutions that help improve business and create technologies that change reality.

Łukasiewicz is an embodiment of Polish aspirations to be a partner for the best European and global experts, in the worlds of both science and entrepreneurship. As a result of our work, Polish research units are becoming leaders in international R&D projects, and the companies working with them are implementing new technologies faster and more effectively, funded by programmes such as Horizon Europe.

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OUR INSTITUTES

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meet Ignacy Łukasiewicz

Our patron

The patron of our research network is Ignacy Łukasiewicz, born in 1822 in Zaduszniki – Polish pharmacist, entrepreneur, social and patriotic activist, philanthropist and pioneer of the oil industry.

1852

Łukasiewicz, together with Jan Zeh, carried out the world’s first distillation of crude oil using scientific methods.

1853

The first operation using artificial light was carried out in a Lviv hospital. The light was Ignacy Łukasiewicz’s kerosene lamp.

1854

Together with T. Trzecieski, Łukasiewicz founded the first oil mine in Bóbrka near Krosno.

1856

He founded the world’s first oil distillery in Ulaszowice near Jasło.

2022

The Sejm of the Republic of Poland declared 2022 the Year of Ignacy Łukasiewicz.
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FIRST JOB IN R&D: RECRUITMENT FORM
Information obligation [for job applicants]
Regarding the provisions of Art. 13 par. 1 an 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), below we present information and rules on the processing of personal data by the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Krakow Institute of Technology.

Data controller
The controller of your personal data is the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Kraków Institute of Technology (hereinafter: Institute) with its registered office at 73 Zakopiańska street, 30-418 Kraków, E-mail address: sekretariat@kit.lukasiewicz.gov.krakow.pl, phone:12 261-83-24

Data Protection Officer
In all matters concerning the processing of personal data by the Institute, you can contact the Data Protection Officer appointed for this purpose, e-mail address: daneosobowe@kit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl  phone:12 261-83-24 or in person in the office of the Institute.

Purpose of processing
Your personal data will be processed by the Institute for the purpose of conducting future recruitments for positions at the Łukasiewicz Centre and at institutes belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network, as referred to in the Łukasiewicz Research Network Act of 21 February 2019.

Legal basis for processing
The Institute processes your personal data on the basis of 6 par. 1 a) GDPR and if you include in your application sensitive personal data referred to in Art 9 par. 1 GDPR, based on Art. 9 par. 2 a) GDPR – that is, based on your consent to the processing of personal data.

Scope of personal data
The scope of processed personal data is defined in particular by Art. 221 of the Labour Code.

The provision of data is voluntary.

Exercise of rights
You have the right to request access to your data, the right to rectify or supplement it, to request its erasure in cases provided for by law, to restrict its processing, the right to object to the processing of personal data the provision of which is voluntary, and the right to withdraw consent to its processing at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of consent given before the withdrawal. In order to exercise the rights listed above, please send your request to: daneosobowe@kit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl , by post to the Institute’s registered office, or in person at the Institute’s registered office. Before you exercise your rights, we will need to confirm your identity
in a manner individually adjusted to the request. If you think that the Institute’s processing of your personal data violates the provisions of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection, 2 Stawki street, 00-193 Warsaw.

Data recipients
Recipients of your personal data may be:
- companies servicing the Institute’s equipment and software used to process job applicants’ data;
- providers of job advertisement publication services or providers of recruitment management systems (e.g. pracuj.pl, eRecruiter);
- courier companies through which correspondence with job applicants is conducted;
- Łukasiewicz Centre and institutes belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network, as referred to in the Act on the Łukasiewicz Research Network of 21 February 2019.

Your personal data will not be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area and to international organisations.

Decisions taken in an automated way
Please be advised that we do not make decisions in an automated way, including using profiling.

Period for which your data will be processed
Your personal data will be processed until you withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data.

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