87Assistant professor (post-doc) at the Institute of Psychology (NCN Project)

No 87.2025.NCN.IPs.WNHP.AH of 05.11.2025

Institute/Department: Institute of Psychology, Department of Psychology of Creativity, Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

Position: assistant professor (post-doc)

Type of position: research

• in research discipline: psychology
• in research field: social science

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: from 05.11.2025 to 05.12.2025

Estimated date of the contest settlement: January 2026

Envisaged job starting date: 01.02.2026

Period of employment: 01.02.2026 – 31.01.2030

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.

Project description: https://psychologia.uwr.edu.pl/2025/02/28/profesor-craig-roberts-laureatem-grantu-maestro-16-w-konkursie-ncn/

Requirements:

1. A PhD in psychology or a related field.
2. Documented scientific achievements (first-author publications in journals with an impact factor) in the field of psychology or, more broadly, in behavioral sciences.
3. Experience in leading a research project.
4. Participation in scientific conferences in Poland and abroad.
5. Willingness to engage in organizational duties, including participation in university committees.
6. Availability to conduct scientific research in Wrocław and its surroundings (Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), as well as periodically in othe research or genetic analysis sites (likely Papua (Indonesia), Nigeria, Bolivia, the Cooks Islands, Scotland).
7. Proficiency in Polish and English. Knowledge of Spanish or Indonesian (languages of potential research locations) will be an additional asset.
8. Documented previous fieldwork experience in non-Western settings (e.g. Asia, South America, etc.)
9. Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities:

1. Systematic scientific development, demonstrated by publishing in pre-reviewed journals with an impact factor.
2. Participation in scientific conferences.
3. Conducting research in Wrocław and in other locations specified in the grant (Indonesia, Nigeria, Bolivia, the Cooks Islands .
4. Organizational duties for the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences.

The application for the competition should include:

1. A personal questionnaire for the applicant for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Copies of documents confirming scientific degree (PhD in social sciences in the psychology discipline).

4. A statement that, if successful, the University of Wroclaw 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. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).
7. Self-presentation containing a description of the candidate’s scientific activity, level of internationalization, organizational activity and teaching activity.
8. A list of the candidate’s publications for a period of no more than 10 years.
9. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers to be representative of his/her scientific achievement, or an explanation of the lack of them.
10. Application for employment addressed to the Rector.

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 category 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 …’

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 (post-doc).87.NCN.IPs.WNHP.AH“.

All submitted documents must be signed.

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