Assistant at the Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law

No 49.KTFP.WPAE.AH of 22.05.2026

Institute/Department: Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics

Position: assistant

Type of position: research and teaching

in the discipline(s): legal sciences

in the field of: social sciences

Vacancies/positions: 1

Scope of employment: Full-time

Application deadline: 21.06.2026

Expected start date: 01.10.2026

Employment duration: 2 years

Deadline for applications: 21.06.2026

Expected date of competition results: 30.06.2026

Applications are invited from the candidates fulfilling the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act dated 20th July 2018 (O.J. 2018, section 1668) and the Statute of the University of Wroclaw.

Competition requirements:

Applicants are required to:

1. Proficiency in Polish and English sufficient to teach in both languages.
2. Teaching experience at university level in delivering classes on law degree courses (seminars, classes) in subjects such as Introduction to Jurisprudence, Theory and Philosophy of Law, Legal Ethics, Logic for Lawyers, Legislative Technique, Rhetoric, Theory of Argumentation, Sociology of Law, or other subjects similar in scope and subject matter.
3. Hold a PhD in the social sciences in the field of legal studies, obtained from a Polish or foreign university on the basis of a dissertation covering issues in the field of theory and philosophy of law or related disciplines (e.g. philosophy, sociology).
4. Availability necessary to carry out teaching and organisational duties within the Department.
5. A declaration that employment at the University of Wrocław will be the candidate’s primary employment.
6. A statement confirming a willingness to conduct research exclusively in the field of Legal Sciences.

The following elements will be particularly favoured:

1. Experience in academic activity (research programmes, individual invitations, conference presentations, research fellowships) during studies, including doctoral studies, as well as after obtaining a PhD.
2. Teaching experience at an academic level in delivering classes in English.
3. Academic record (scored publications in Polish and English, as well as editing of collective works) addressing issues in the field of contemporary legal theory and philosophy, legal methodology, and the ethics and sociology of law. 
4. Participation in research grants awarded by national and European centres (foundations, agencies) supporting science.
5. Completion, in addition to law or administration studies, of a first or second-cycle degree in fields other than law or administration (e.g. philosophy, political science, history, sociology).

Scope of duties:

 (in the areas of research, teaching and administration, respectively):

1. Conducting research in the field of legal theory and philosophy.
2. Preparing academic publications.
3. Preparing and submitting applications for national or international research grants.
4. Active participation, including delivering papers, at national and international academic conferences.
5. Teaching classes in Polish and English.
6. Participation in the preparation of academic conferences organised by the Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law, as well as conferences co-organised with other academic centres.
7. Participation in the organisational activities of the Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law and the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics.

The application for the competition should include:

1. A personal questionnaire for the applicant for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Copies of documents confirming PhD degree.
4. A statement that, if successful, the University of Wroclaw will be your 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. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).
7. Self-presentation containing a description of the candidate’s scientific activity, level of internationalization, organizational activity and teaching activity.
8. A list of the candidate’s publications for a period of no more than 10 years.
9. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers to be representative of his/her scientific achievement, or an explanation of the lack of them.
10. Application for employment addressed to the Rector.

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 …’

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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.49.KTFP.WPAE.AH“.

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 submitted documents must be signed.

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