Marta Kurek has been associated with the Opole University of Technology since 2012.
After obtaining the degree of habilitation (December 2019) in the field of technical sciences in the discipline of mechanical engineering, she was employed as an associate professor. She obtained a doctoral degree in the field of technical sciences in 2013, and her doctoral thesis was awarded.
She was the lead scientist in two projects financed by the National Science Centre and took part in three others. She is a scientific manager of one project awarded by Polish National Center for Research and Development.
In the years 2013-2022, she participated in six organizational committees of international and national scientific conferences, acting mainly as the secretary for organizational matters.
She is the author and co-author of over 60 publications in national and international journals and proceedings. Her achievements also include 3 monographs, including two independent ones.