The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Scientific and Technical Activity" and its Statute, announces a competition for the positions of directors of scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine::
Department of Computer Science of the NAS of Ukraine:
Institute of Information Registration Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Department of Physics and Astronomy of the NAS of Ukraine
O.O. Galkin Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
O.Ya. Usykov Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
B.I. Vierkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Department of Materials Science of the NAS of Ukraine
Institute for Scintillation Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Institute for Single Crystals of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Department of Nuclear Physics and Energy of the NAS of Ukraine
National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology”;
Department of General Biology of the NAS of Ukraine
M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Institution “Institute of Marine Biology of the NAS of Ukraine”;
Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Institution “Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
Kryvyi Rih Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
“Sofiyivka” National Arboretum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
“Oleksandriia” State Arboretum of the NAS of Ukraine;
"Trostyanets" Arboretum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Danube Biosphere Reserve of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Black Sea Biosphere Reserve of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
M.M. Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Institution “Institute for Evolutionary Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Department of History, Philosophy, and Law of the NAS of Ukraine
State Institution “Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
A.Yu. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
V.I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine;
State Institution “Institute of Encyclopedic Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
Department of Literature, Language, and Art Studies of the NAS of Ukraine
T.G. Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Institution “Ivan Franko Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
M.T. Rylsky Institute of Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology of the NAS of Ukraine;
Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine..
According to the Charter of the NAS of Ukraine, he Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine, the relevant department of the NAS of Ukraine, members of the NAS of Ukraine, the academic council of the scientific institution, and the collectives of scientific departments of the scientific institution have the right to nominate candidates for the position of director of a scientific institution: t. A person cannot be nominated as a candidate for the position of director of a scientific institution in cases provided for in part three, article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activity" and the Basic Principles of Organization and Activity of a Scientific Institution of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, approved by the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine on 29.09.2021 No. 291 (clause 4.4., section IV).
A candidate for the position of director of a state scientific institution must be fluent in the state language, hold a scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences or Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate of Sciences), and have at least 10 years of experience in positions of scientific workers and/or scientific-pedagogical workers. The same person cannot be the head of the respective state scientific institution for more than two terms.
When submitting proposals by the relevant department of the NAS of Ukraine regarding candidates for the position of director of a scientific institution of the NAS of Ukraine, the following documents of the candidates must be attached:
1. Written consent to run for office, indicating information about the application or non-application of restrictions established by part three of article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activity";
2. Questionnaire of the scientific worker (personal record sheet) with a photograph;
3. Autobiography (must contain a comprehensive yet concise description of life, education, and activities in chronological order, as well as information about marital status and family composition);
4. Copies of taxpayer registration number, Ukrainian citizen’s passport (certified by the candidate), employment record book (if available) or information about employment from the register of insured persons of the State Register of Compulsory State Social Insurance, copies of documents on higher education, scientific degree, and academic title;
5. List of scientific works;
6. Document certifying the level of proficiency in the state language in accordance with part 3 of article 10 of the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language";
7. Certificate of passing preliminary, periodic, and unscheduled psychiatric examinations of the established form;
8. Certificate of no criminal record;
9. Information certificate from the Unified State Register of persons who have committed corruption or related offenses, confirming the absence of such offenses by the candidate;
10. Candidate’s declaration submitted in accordance with part three of article 45 of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption", provided the person has not submitted an annual declaration for the previous year;
11. Written consent to the collection and processing of personal data.
Copies of documents submitted by the candidate (except for the copy of the passport, which is certified by the candidate) must be certified in the prescribed manner.
Submission of candidates’ documents is carried out by the relevant departments of the NAS of Ukraine within two months from the date of publication of the announcement – until 18:00 on August 11, 2026 at the address: 54 Volodymyrska St., Kyiv.
Inquiries by phone to the relevant departments of the NAS of Ukraine:
Department of Informatics of the NAS of Ukraine – 239-6560; 239-6541;
Department of Physics and Astronomy – 239-6574, 239-6565;
Department of Materials Science – 234-1914, 239-6504;
Department of Nuclear Physics and Energy – 239-6532, 239-6756;
Department of General Biology – 235-2360, 239-6592;
Department of History, Philosophy, and Law – 235-7776, 239-6582;
Department of Literature, Language, and Art Studies – 235-0981, 239-6547.
The preparation and conduct of elections for directors of scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine are organized by these institutions in accordance with the Methodological Recommendations on the Features of Electing the Head of a State Scientific Institution, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 14, 2016 No. 998 "Some Issues of Election and Appointment of the Head of a State Scientific Institution".