Assistant professor at the Department of Education and Upbringing Psychology at the Institute of Psychology

No 41.2026.ZPEW.IPs.WNHP.AH of 27.04.2026

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

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

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

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full-time

Application deadline: 27.04.2026 – 27.05.2026

Estimated date of the contest settlement: June 2026

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2026

Period of employment: 2 years (01.10.2026 – 30.09.2028)

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.

Requirements

Candidates are required to:

1. PhD in social sciences in the field of psychology.
2. Documented scientific achievements (publications in psychological journals with IF).
3. Documented participation in research grants.
4. Participation in scientific conferences in Poland and international.
5. Documented experience in conducting teaching classes at university (psychology) in the field of: psychpathology of child and adolescent development, child and adolescent behavioral disorders, development of parenting competences, psychology of human development, methods of psychological diagnosis.
6. Readiness for organizational work (in the recruitment committee: July-August).
7. Availability to conduct classes (didactic classes in Institute of Psychology carried out from Monday to Friday in daytime and evening mode, i.e. from 8.00 to 21.00) and on weekends (from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. in various departments of the University offering extramural studies).
8. Competence useful in organizational activities and readiness to work for the promotion of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Wroclaw.
9. Experience in organizational and promotional activities at a university.
10. Common knowledge of the Polish language to the extent that it is possible to conduct classes in this language.
11. Command of the English language to the extent that it is possible to conduct classes in this language.
12. Communicativeness and ability to work in a group.

Responsibilities:

1. Systematic scientific development, manifested by publishing in psychological scientific journals (with IF), participation in scientific conferences and research projects.
2. Conducting classes in the field of individual differences  psychology, psychology of emotions, social psychology, psychology of marriage and family, basics of psychological diagnosis, basis of psychological helping, clinical psychology and others related, resulting from the current needs of the Institute of Psychology
3. Work for the Institute of Psychology in the field of university committees, tutor of the student group, coordinating obligatory and/or specialization subjects.
4. Work for the Institute of Psychology in the field of organization and improvement of didactics as well as work in the organization of meetings, symposia and conference affiliated with the Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw.
5. Activities promoting the Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw.

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 field of psychology).

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 5 years.
9. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers to be representative of his/her scientific achievement.
10. Certificate of participation in NCN, NCBR, ministerial and other equivalent research grants.
11. Certificate of teaching at a university (major in psychology) for the last five years.
12. Application for employment addressed to His Magnificence 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.41.ZPEW.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