Assistant professor (post-doc) at the Faculty of Chemistry

No 2.2026.NAWA.WCH.MR of 12.01.2026

Institute/Department: Faculty of Chemisrty
Position: assistant professor (post-doc)
Type of position: research

• in research discipline: exact and natural sciences
• in research field: chemical sciences

Vacancies/positions:1
Type of contract: full time
Application deadline: February 12, 2026
Estimated date of the contest settlement: February 2026
Envisaged job starting date: February 2026
Period of employment: fixed-term, 24 months
Salary: 82 200 PLN/year

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.

NAWA Project – Strategic Partnerships 2024
BPI/PST/2024/1/00028/U/00001 “International cooperation in research on the stability and dynamics of degradation of compounds inducing ferroptosis”.

Requirements
The candidate is required to have:

1. Holding a PhD degree in the discipline of chemical sciences – the competition is open to people who are participants of the last year of the Doctoral School and have a planned defense date.
2. Scientific achievements in the field of coordination documented in peer-reviewed publications.
3. Experience in designing and carrying out chemical syntheses, also in anaerobic conditions.
4. Experience in the use of analytical methods for characterization of organic and coordination compounds, including NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, crystallographic methods.
5. Active participation in scientific research and research projects.
6. Publications in renowed international scientific journals within the discipline of chemical sciences from prior research work.
7. Advanced knowledge of English (sufficient for presentation of the results of research in scientific articles and conference materials).

Responsibities

1. Carrying out research as part of the NAWA – Partnerstwa Strategiczne 2024 project in project team.
2. Designing and conducting chemical syntheses; product characterization; analytical studies.
3. Participation in scientific meetings, seminars, preparation of scientific publications, and active participation in international scientific conferences and other scientific trips.
4. Preparing scientific meetings and conferences planned in the NAWA – Partnerstwa Strategiczne 2024 project.
5. Preparation of reports and manuscripts of scientific publications.
6. Supervision and mentoring of undergraduate and PhD students involved in the research project.
7. Basic maintenance and care of research equipment owned by the group.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae with information on the course of professional work.
3. Photocopy of diploma(s) attesting to the award of a master’s or doctoral degree.
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).

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 Wroclaw 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 (post -doc).NAWA.WCH.MR“.

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