Assistant at the Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Regional Development

No 15.2026.ZKOA.IGRR.WNZKŚ.AH of 17.03.2026 

Institute/Department: Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management

Position: assistant

Type of position: research and teaching

in research discipline: Earth and environmental science

in research field: natural sciences

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 30.04.2026

Estimated date of the contest settlement: June 2026

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2026

Period of employment: temporary 2 years

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 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Requirements for the position of Assistant

1. Enrollment in a doctoral school.
2. Proficiency in Polish sufficient to conduct academic classes in this language, confirmed by a B2 certificate for non-native speakers.
3. Proficiency in English sufficient to conduct academic classes in this language (minimum B2 certificate).
4. Academic achievements in the field of atmospheric sciences (e.g. air quality, meteorology, climatology, atmospheric process modelling, meteorological measurements, and atmospheric pollution), including authorship or co-authorship of at least one paper in the last five years published in journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus databases, with the minimum of 140 points (Announcement of the Minister of Science dated January 5, 2024, regarding the list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences; including a least one as the leading author). The papers must be published or at least accepted for publication.

Expected skills

1. Proficiency in programming (R, Fortran, Python) and the ability to learn new programming languages, develop code, and analyze data.
2. Knowledge of GIS tools and experience working with spatial data.
3. Experience meteorological and pollutant transport models.
4. Familiarity with measurement methods in atmospheric sciences (e.g. lidar, particle counters)
5. A valid category B driving licence.

A significant advantage for the candidate will be experience in managing a research project (e.g., NCN, NCBiR, HE, or H2020) and experience at a foreign institution.

Responsibilities at the workplace

1. Conducting research individually and in team.
2. Publishing research papers in international journals as a leading author and in co-operation with other researchers.
3. Applying for external research funds.
4. Cooperation with external research teams.
5. Teaching in Polish and English, supervising bachelor’s and master’s students.
6. Participation in and organization of seminars, and workshops; participation in university, faculty, and institute committees and other undertakings related to the process of educating students and research.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal questionnaire (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy/scan of master diploma.
4. Statement whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Summary of research and educational accomplishments as well as others, connected with organisation and popularisation of research).
7. List scientific publications in the period no longer than the last 10 years, conference presentations, previous experience and other achievements in the field of organisation of scientific life and popularisation of science.
8. List of research projects, including sources of funding and the role of the candidate in the project (project manager or participant).
9. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the applicant considers to be representative of his/her scientific output, or an explanation of their absence.
10. Application for employment to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.
11. 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 Wroclaw 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 Wroclaw in the recruitment process for the position…’

All the documents should be send only in an electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl with the subject of the message: “assistant 15.ZKOA.IGRR.WNZKS.AH”.

Additional information

1. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
2. Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.
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 cancel the competition.
5. The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process