Assistant professor at the Department of Mineral Raw Materials Management at the Institute of Geological Sciences

No 93.2025.ZGSM.ING.WNZKŚ.AH of 26.11.2025 r.

Institute/Department: Department of Mineral Raw Materials Management, Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: Earth and related environmental sciences
• in research field: Natural sciences

Vacancies/positions:1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 26.12.2025

Estimated date of the contest settlement: January 2026 r.

Envisaged job starting date: 21.02.2026

Period of employment: temporary (3 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 the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Condition to be met by candidates:

Requirements:

1. Proficiency in Polish sufficient to conduct classes in this language
2. Proficiency in English sufficient to conduct classes in this language.
3. Possession of a PhD degree in the disciplines: Geology; Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy; Earth and Environmental Sciences; or related fields.
4. Knowledge of issues related to: mineral deposits documentation, mining and mineral processing, methods of raw minerals analysis.
5. Scientific achievements documented by authorship or co-authorship of at least two publications from the JCR list (minimum 140 points according to the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education each publication), thematically related to the profile of the Department of Mineral Raw Materials Management.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Possession of geological licenses/certifications.
2. Experience in preparing geological documentation of mineral deposits and deposit development projects.
3. Experience in conducting classes with students.
4. Experience in managing research projects.

Responsibilities:

In the area of research:

1. Conducting scientific research and publishing activities in the discipline of Earth and environmental sciences.
2. Applying for external funding to support research and maintain research potential.
3. Active participation in scientific conferences.

In the area of teaching:

1. Conducting courses in subjects such as: mining geology, documentation and economic evaluation of mineral resources, prospecting and documentation of mineral deposits,  procedures for obtaining mineral extraction licenses, challenges in mineral processing, mining.
2. Supervising bachelor’s, engineering, and master’s theses.

In the area of organizational activities:

1. Serving on the university’s collegial bodies, and on admission and examination committees during the student recruitment process.
2. Organizing and participating in university promotional events.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A photocopy of the diploma certifying the Ph.D. academic degree.
4. Statement whether 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.93.ZGSM.ING.WNZKŚ.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