Assistant Professor in the Department of Regional and Developmental Studies

Call No 83.2025.ZSRR.ISMB.WNS.AW of 08.10.2025

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

Position: assistant professor
Type of position: research and teaching
– in research discipline: international relations, security studies
– in research field: social sciences

Vacancies/positions: 1
Type of contract: full time
Envisaged job starting date: 21.02.2026
Period of employment: 36 months

Application deadline: 14.11.2025
Expected final evaluation results: 19.12.2025

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.

Competition Requirements

1. Habilitation 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 globalization, regionalization and theories of international relations documented by grants and scientific publications in English and Polish
3. Fluency in spoken and written Polish. Proficiency in English sufficient to conduct classes in that language. Documented experience in conducting classes in English.
4. Experience in conducting research projects, as PI or investigator.
5. Specific plans for conducting research and academic developments in the field of International Relations.

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.

Scope of Responsibilities

1. Conducting academic research.
2. Preparing academic publications in highly rated journals and other prestigious publishing houses.
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. Supervision of BA and MA students.
6. Supporting the process of preparing academic texts within the framework of the Department of Regional and Developmental Studies.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal questionnaire (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy(s) of diploma confirming obtaining doctoral degree and habilitation.
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).

All submitted documents must be signed.

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All the documents should be sent in the electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl with the message title: „assistant professor.83.ZSRR.ISMB.WNS.AW”.

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