Assistant professor at the Department of Regional Geography and Tourism, Institute of Geography and Regional Development

No 54.2025.ZGRT.IGRR.WNZKŚ.AW of 27.06.2025 r.

Institute/Department: Department of Regional Geography and Tourism, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: socio-economic geography and spatial management
• in research field: social sciences

Vacancies/positions:1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 15.08.2025

Estimated date of the contest settlement: 15.09.2025

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2025

Period of employment: temporary (01.10.2025 r. – 30.09.2027 r.)

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

1. Doctoral degree in: socio-economic geography and spatial planning or in geography with a specialization in tourism geography.
2. Teaching experience in the field of tourism geography, tourism economy, marketing in tourism, management, economics.
3. Very good knowledge of English and confirmed ability to conduct classes in English on issues related to tourism, tourism management, marketing.
4. Very good knowledge of Polish language confirmed for foreigners with a B2 level certificate and the ability to conduct classes in Polish.
5. Scientific publications in the field of geography of tourism or tourism, including at least 5 publications in journals indexed in the Scopus database.
6. Active participation in scientific conferences.
7. Very good computer skills (MS Windows, MS Office).
8. Ability to use GIS tools (Geographic Information Systems).
9. Organizational predispositions for the implementation of didactics, conferences, scientific research and field activities.

Very welcome are:

1. Other forms of scientific, professional and application activity (scholarships, awards).

Responsibilities in the area of research:

1. Conducting research (independently and in a team).
2. Establishing cooperation with researchers from other scientific centers.
3. Acquiring external funds for research projects.
4. Initiating cooperation with socio-economic entities with the special emphasis on the tourist market.

Responsibilities in the area of didactics:

1. Conducting classes in Polish and English as well as field classes.
2. Participation in organization of the education process.

Responsibilities in the organizational area:

1. Active participation in projects undertaken by the Department of Regional Geography and Tourism (including the organization of seminars, conferences, thematic meetings, etc.).

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.54.ZGRT.IGRR.WNZKŚ.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