Assistant at the Department of Polish Literature of the 20th and 21st Century a the Institute of Polish Studies

No 47.2025.ZLP.IFP.WF.AH of 06.06.2025

Institute/Department: Department of Polish Literature of the 20th and 21st Century, Institute of Polish Studies, Faculty of Letters

Position: assistant

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: literary studies, Polish studies
• in research field: humanities

Vacancies/positions:1

Type of contract: full time employment contract

Application deadline: 31.08.2025

Estimated date of the contest settlement: September 2025

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2025

Period of employment: 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

Requirements

The candidate is required to have:

1. Master’s degree in Polish philology.
2. Academic achievements in the field of literary studies/Polish studies confirmed by scientific publications, including documented scholarly work in the field of literary studies focused on the Polish literature of the period 1918–1989 and post-1989 Polish literature.
3. Conduct research and publish in the field of the Polish literature of the period 1918–1989 and post-1989 Polish literature.

• Experience in teaching at a higher education institution, particularly in conducting classes on the history of Polish literature from the period 1918–1989 and post-1989 Polish literature.
• Experience in organizing teaching at a university-level institution, as well as in organizing academic conferences, scholarly discussions, lectures, and masterclasses.
• Fluency in spoken and written Polish and have at least a B2 level of proficiency in English.

The hiring committee will also take into account the candidate’s relevant experience in scholarly work with literary archives, regional research, popularization of academic knowledge, and collaboration with cultural institutions.

Responsibilities  (in the research, teaching, organizational areas respectively)

1. Conducting research in the fields of literary studies and Polish philology, including applying for internal, national, and international grants in accordance with the criteria established by the relevant Discipline Council.
2. Publishing research findings with the affiliation “University of Wrocław” and ensuring their proper documentation through the Library of the Institute of Polish Philology.
3. Actively participating in and organizing the scientific activities of the Institute (departmental and unit meetings, organizing academic conferences).
4. Complying with copyright and related rights regulations in teaching, research, and creative activities.
5. Conducting teaching activities and performing administrative tasks related to the implementation and organization of the teaching process, in the scope and volume defined for the position of assistant, in accordance with the current internal regulations of the University of Wroclaw.
6. Performing other tasks and duties related to the implementation and organization of the teaching process, as assigned by the Director of the Institute of Polish Philology and the Head of the Department of 20th and 21st Century Polish Literature.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum Vitae.
3. Photocopy(s) of diploma(s) attesting to the award of a master’s title in Polish philology.
4. Statement of whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary workplace in the event of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration regarding the scientific discipline in which the candidate will conduct research; in the case of persons conducting research in more than one discipline: percentual commitment in each of the disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Self-presentation containing a description of the candidate’s scientific activity, level of internationalization, organizational activity and teaching activity.
7. A list of the candidate’s research works published in the last 10 years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements, or an explanation of the lack of them.
9. Application for employment addressed to His Magnificence the Rector.
10. Declaration in connection with Article 113 of the Higher Education and Science Act (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 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.47.ZLP.IFP.WF.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