Assistant professor at the Institute of Art History

No 90.2025.IHS.WNHP.AH of 14.11.2025

Institute/Department: Institute of Art History, Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: art sciences
• in research field: humanities

Vacancies/positions:1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 31.12.2025

Estimated date of the contest settlement: January 2026

Envisaged job starting date: 01.03.2026

Period of employment: temporary (2 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:

The candidate should meet the following requirements:

The candidate is expected to have:

1. Knowledge of the Polish language at a level that allows teaching in this language.
2. Knowledge of English at a level that allows conducting classes in this language (if the person selected in the competition will conduct such classes).
3. A doctoral or postdoctoral degree in the humanities in the field of Art Sciences or Art History.
4. Particular knowledge of the history of architecture and urban planning from Middle Ages to Modernity.
5. Knowledge of interdisciplinary methods used in field research of architectural monuments.
6. Knowledge of conservation practices regarding architectural and construction monuments.
7. Publication achievement – research areas related to architecture, urban planning and monuments protection will be preferred.

Additional requirements:

1. Having published a scientific monograph or at least two scientific articles in journals assigned to the discipline of Art Sciences and included on the ministerial list of scored journals  and publishing houses in the last five years.
2. In the last five years, obtaining, conducting or participating in a national grant from one of the indicated institutions (MNiSW, MKiDN, NCN, NCBiR, FNP) or obtaining equivalent financial support for research from domestic or foreign institutions or submitting at least one application in grant competitions, which was assessed positively (in the case of a known score, achieving at least 70%) in the last stage of the assessment, but did not receive funding due to lack of funds.

Responsibilities at work

In the research area

1. Conducting research that results in publications of high scientific quality, including publishing in journals and publications that provide high scores needed in the process of the discipline evaluation. Obtaining external funds for research by applying for research grants.
2. Activity in the field of interdisciplinary research.

In the didactic area

1. Teaching within the scope of assigned classes.

In the organizational area:

1. Participation, if necessary, in the organizational work of the Institute.

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 or academic degree of the habilited doctor.
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. List of the most important achievements in the field of urban planning and architecture (office and field research).
9. 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.
10. Application for employment addressed to HM Rector.
11. 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.90.IHS.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