Assistant at the  Department of Roman Law, Institute of the History of the State and Law

No 7.2026.ZPR.IHPP.WPAE.AH of 11.02.2026

Position: assistant

Number of position/vacancies: 1

Institute/Department: Department of Roman Law, Institute of the History of the State and Law, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics

Type of position: research and  teaching

• in the discipline of social sciences
• in the field of legal sciences

Type of contract: full-time position

Anticipated job starting date: 01.10.2026

Period of employment: fixed-term (2 years)

Application deadline: 30.04.2026

Estimated date of the competition results announcement: 31.05.2026

Applications are invited from those who fulfil the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act from 20th July 2018 (Dz. U. z 2018 r., poz. 1668) and the statutes of the University of Wroclaw.

Candidate requirements

1. Knowledge of the Polish language sufficient to conduct teaching in this language.
2. Knowledge of the English language at the B2+ level.
3. Knowledge of Greek and Latin sufficient to conduct source-based research.
4. At least a Master’s degree in Law.
5. Research experience in the field of legal Roman studies, with particular emphasis on public law and the interrelations between law and politics.
6. Teaching experience in Roman law and Latin legal terminology for lawyers.

Documented scholarly activity in the field of studies on Greco-Roman antiquity, as well as participation in interdisciplinary and international events related to research on Greco-Roman antiquity will be considered an additional asset.

Responsibilities (in research area, teaching area, organizational area, respectively)

In the research area

1. Preparation of research papers in the field of legal Roman studies, with particular emphasis on public law and the interrelations between law and politics.
2. Active participation in academic conferences.

In the teaching area

1. Teaching (in Polish and English) classes in courses carried out at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics and assigned to the Institute of the History of State and Law.
2. Developing teaching materials.

In the organizational area

1. Involvement in ongoing organizational tasks required by the needs of the Institute of the History of State and Law.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Photocopy of diploma confirming obtaining master’s degree in Law.
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 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.7.2026.ZPR.IHPP.WPAE.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