Assistant professor in the Department of Heliophysics and Space Physics at the Institute of Astronomy

No 137.2024.ZHFK.IA.WFA.AW of 19.12.2024

Organisational unit: Department of Heliophysics and Space Physics, Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Position: assistant professor
Type of position: research and teaching
– in research discipline: astronomy
– in research field: natural sciences

Number of posts: 1
Working time: full time
Type of contract: employment contract

Deadline for submitting documents: 20.09.2025
Estimated date of the contest settlement: 15.10.2025
Envisaged job starting date: 20.10.2025
Period of employment: indefinite

The competition is open to each candidate who meets the requirements set out in the Higher Education and Science Act of July 20th 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

1. PhD in astronomy.
2. A good record of publications in refereed scientific journals in the discipline of astronomy.
3. Knowledge of the Polish language at a level that allows conducting classes in this language (in the case of foreigners, confirmed by a certificate corresponding to the C1 level).
4. Candidates for the competition should be professionals with a record of published scientific achievements in the discipline of astronomy. Preference will be given to candidates with a good record in the analysis of observations and interpretations of solar and stellar flare activity.

Auxiliary requirements

1. Experience in collaboration with scientific groups.
2. Proficiency in using WARPFINDER codes and conducting starspot modeling with the BASSMAN code will be a valuable asset.

Responsibilities

1. Scientific work in the field of astrophysics and heliophysics, in particular in the study of stellar and solar flare activity. Conducting research, participation in scientific meetings, preparation of scientific publications, active participation in scientific conferences.
2. Teaching of 240 h/year.
3. Participation in scientific events organized at the IA UWr. Participation, if necessary, in committees, councils and other bodies established within the IA UWr and the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.

Required documents

1. Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A photocopy of the diploma confirming obtaining the title of master, doctoral or postdoctoral degree.
4. Declaration whether, in the event of winning the application, the University of Wrocław will be the primary place of work (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration as to the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research, and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline: the percentage share of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Self-presentation clearly indicating the way the candidate meets the criteria, referring separately to the criterion of scientific activity, the criterion of internationalization, the criterion of organizational activity and the criterion of didactic activity.
7. List of the candidate’s publications for a period not exceeding 10 years.
8. Attach to the submitted documentation in the form of electronic versions of the two most important publications which the candidate considers representative of his / her scientific achievements.
9. Application for employment to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.
10. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).

If you provide us with data voluntarily in your application other than what is necessary for you to participate in the recruitment procedure, we ask for your consent to their processing, which may read:
– in the case of ordinary data: ‘I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in (e.g. CV, cover letter or other attached documents) by the University of Wrocław in the recruitment process for the position…’
– for special categories of data: ‘I consent to the processing of the special categories of my data referred to in Article 9(1) of the GDPR contained in (e.g. CV, motivation letter or other attached documents) by the University of Wrocław in the recruitment process for the position…’’

The Chairman of the Committee reserves the right to ask candidates to provide copies of additional documents required for the evaluation of the candidature.

All documents should be signed.

Documents should be sent only in electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl, entering the subject of the mail: “assistant professor.137.ZHFK.IA.WFA.AW“.

Additional information

1. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
2. Selected candidates may be invited for an interview.
3. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
4. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to annul the competition.
5. The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process