Assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Rural Sociology at the Institute of Sociology

2 tygodni temu

Wrocław, Województwo dolnośląskie, Polska University of Wroclaw Pełny etat

Organisation/Company: University of Wroclaw

Department: Faculty of Social Sciences

Research Field: Sociology » Urban sociology, Sociology » Rural sociology

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions: PhD Positions

Country: Poland

Application Deadline: 30 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: tbd

Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number: 9.2025.IS.WNS.AW

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Rural Sociology at the Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Organisational unit: Department of Urban and Rural Sociology, Institute of Sociology

Type of position: research and teaching

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

Number of posts: 1

Working time: full time

Type of contract: employment contract

Deadline for submission of documents: 30.04.2025

Anticipated deadline for competition: 30.05.2025

Anticipated start date: 01.10.2025

Period of employment: 3 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 2024, item 1571) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

Candidates are required to:

  • Hold a doctoral degree in the social sciences.
  • Have concrete plans for scientific development.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of English at a level of at least B2+ or the equivalent expressed in other scales (TOEFL, Cambridge, etc.).
  • Have social science research output, by which is meant:
  • Independent authorship or co-authorship of articles published in journals included in the international databases Scopus, Web of Science, ERIH+ or DOAJ.
  • Independent authorship or co-authorship of scientific monographs published in publishing houses at level II in the list of publishing houses published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
  • Independent authorship or co-authorship of scientific monographs published in publishing houses at level I in the list of publishing houses published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
  • Independent authorship or co-authorship of articles published in journals included in the current list of journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW).
  • Independent authorship or co-authorship of book chapters published in publications included in the list of publications published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
  • The minimum condition for entry into the competition is to have at least one publication listed in points 4.1-4.2 and, in addition, at least two other publications listed in points 4.1-4.5. Preference will be given to contributions in the field of detailed sociology carried out in the Department in which the competition is announced.
  • Preference will be given to candidates with a proven record of participation as a project leader or contractor in a research or educational project carried out in higher education institutions, funded by funds obtained through national or international open competitions.
In assessing the applications, consideration will also be given to:
  • Knowledge of the Polish language to a degree which enables them to teach in that language (or a written declaration of readiness to master this language at least at B2 level, certified by an examination within two years of employment).
  • Possession, documented by previous teaching experience or publications, of competence to teach subjects in the areas of general sociology, urban and community sociology, methodology and quantitative research methods.
  • Participation with papers in foreign scientific conferences.
  • Previous involvement in organisational and awareness activities.
  • Preference will be given to candidates who have a current academic record of publications as listed in section 4 for the last 4 years.
  • Ability to analyse large data sets using programming tools (Python, R, others) and complex statistical methods.
  • Make a statement to conduct research only in the discipline of sociological sciences at 100%.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct research in areas related to teaching.
  • Preparation of scientific publications, appearing in high-scoring journals and prestigious publishers.
  • Applying for internal and external (national and international) research grants.
  • Applying for foreign study grants.
  • Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and students of the Doctoral School (also in English).
  • Involvement in organisational activities for the Department, Institute and Faculty.

Documents required for application:

  • Photocopy(s) of a diploma certifying the award of a master's degree, doctoral or post-doctoral degree or the conferral of a professor's title.
  • A statement that, if successful, the University of Wrocław will be your primary place of work.
  • 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.
  • An autoreference containing a description of the applicant's scientific activity, degree of internationalisation, organisational activity and teaching, and a plan for scientific development.
  • A list of the candidate's publications for a period of no more than 10 years.
  • Electronic versions of the two most important publications which the applicant considers to be representative of his/her scientific output, or an explanation of their absence.
  • Application for employment addressed to the Rector.
  • Proof of English language proficiency of at least B2+ (or equivalent level).

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 Wrocław in the recruitment process for the position…''

All documents should be signed and sent only in electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl, entering the subject of the mail: assistant professor.9.IS.WNS.AW.

Additional information
  • The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
  • Selected candidates may be invited for an interview.
  • The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
  • The University of Wrocław reserves the right to annul the competition.
  • The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.
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