Assistant professor at the Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology

No 50.2026.ZGFK.WNB of 22.05.2026

Position: assistant professor

Number of position/vacancies: 1

Institute/Department: Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences

Type of position: research and  teaching

• in research discipline: biological sciences
• in research field: natural sciences

Type of contract: full time

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2026

Application deadline: 21.06.2026

Expected contest results: June/July 2026

Employment period: tbd

Applications are invited from those who fulfil the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act from 20th July 2018 (Dz. U. z 2018 r., poz. 1668) and the statutes of the University of Wroclaw.

Requirements:

Candidates are expected to meet the following requirements:

1. A doctoral degree in discipline of biological sciences, in the field of exact and natural sciences.
2. At least five years of research experience in genetics and molecular biology of the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and/or Schizosaccharomyces pombe after obtaining the doctoral degree.
3. Practical knowledge and skills in molecular biology techniques, including: protein and nucleic acid isolation, Western blotting, chromatin immunoprecipitation,  PCR/qPCR,  flow cytometry,  cloning, bidirectional electrophoresis of DNA fragments, skills related to proteomics analyses and next-generation sequencing (NGS).
4. Documented scientific achievements, including relevant publications in top scientific journals and participation in scientific conferences.
5. Willingness to acquire new skills and techniques, undertake challenges, and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
6. Participation in research grants as either principal investigator or team member.
7. Proficiency in Polish sufficient to conduct teaching classes in Polish.
8. Proficiency in English sufficient to conduct teaching classes in English and present research data at international conferences.

Scope of Duties (in research, teaching and organizational areas, respectively)

Research Responsibilities:

1. Conducting research in genetics, molecular biology, and physiology of the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
2. Monitoring scientific reports published in international journals.
3. Preparing scientific publications.
4. Active participation in scientific conferences.

Teaching Responsibilities

1. Teaching courses in genetics and molecular biology.
2. Supervising volunteers and students conducting research projects in the department.

Organizational Responsibilities

1. Participating in science outreach activities in the Lower Silesian Science Festival and the Night of Biologists.
2. Supervising interns.
3. Participating in the development of new courses and study programs.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy of diploma confirming obtaining doctoral degree.
4. Statement that 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. Self-presentation (information about scientific, organizational, and other achievements).
7. List scientific publications in the last ten 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 HM Rector.
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 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 professor.50.ZGFK.WNB.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