Assistant professor at the Department of Regional and Developmental Studies

No 79.2025.ZSRR.WNS.AH of 01.09.2025

Institute/Department: Department of Regional and Developmental Studies, Institute of International and Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

Position: assistant professor

Information about the group of employees in which the employment is to take place: research and teaching

in the field: social sciences, in the discipline:  security studies

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full time

Envisaged job starting date: 01.11.2025

Employment period: 3 years

Application deadline: 01.10.2025

Expected contest results: 30.10.2025

The competition is open to each candidate who meets the requirements set out in the Higher Education and Science Act of July 20th 2018 (JoL 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

Competition Requirements

Candidates are expected to meet the following criteria:

1. Holding at least a doctoral degree in social sciences in the field of international relations or political science and administration, specialising in international relations.
2. Documented academic achievements in the field of research on the Polar and Northern regions of the world.
3. Proficiency in English sufficient to conduct classes in that language. Documented experience in conducting classes in English.
4. Experience in conducting research projects.
5. Specific plans for conducting research and academic developments in the field of International Relations, with particular emphasis on the issues of the Northern regions (the Arctic, Greenland, the Nordic countries, Russia, Canada, the USA).

Additional considerations in the evaluation process include:

1. Documented knowledge of a modern foreign language other than English at a level sufficient to enable cooperation with partners involved in research and teaching projects.

2. Experience in editing academic texts. Planned publications, publications submitted for printing, certified by relevant documents.

Scope of Responsibilities:

1. Conducting academic research.

2. Preparing academic publications in highly rated journals and other prestigious publications.

3. Applying for national and external (including international) research grants.

4. Teaching activities with first- and second- degree students and doctoral students (also in English).

5. Establishing and maintaining contacts with domestic and foreign academic and teaching centres, scientific centres, and analytical and expert centres.

6. Supporting the process of preparing academic texts within the framework of the Department of Regional and Developmental Studies.

Required documents

1. A personal questionnaire for the applicant for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy(s) of a diploma certifying the award of a doctoral or post-doctoral degree.
4. A statement that, if successful, the University of Wrocław 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. An autoreference containing a description of the applicant’s scientific activity, degree of internationalisation, organisational activity and teaching, and a plan for scientific development.
7. A list of the candidate’s publications for a period of no more than 10 years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications which the applicant considers to be representative of his/her scientific output, or an explanation of their absence.
9. Application for employment addressed to the 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 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.79.ZSRR.WNS.AH“.

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