Assistant professor at the Department of Social Communication and Journalism of the Institute of Political Science

19 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Wroclaw

Department

Faculty of Social Sciences

Research Field

Political sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

21 Feb 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

tbd

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

6.2024.ZKSD.WNS.AW

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of an assistant professor at the Department of Social Communication and Journalism of the Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences

No 6.2024.ZKSD.WNS.AW of 19.01.2024

 

Institute/Department: Department of Social Communication and Journalism, Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: political science and administration
• in research field: social sciences

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 21.02.2024

Estimated date of the contest settlement: 01.07.2024

Envisaged job starting date: 01.10.2024

Period of employment: in the case of first employment at the University of Wroclaw for a period of three 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.

 

Requirements

Holding at least the degree of doctor (Ph.D.) in social sciences in the discipline of political science and administration. Preference will be granted to achievements in the field of political science and administration corresponding to the fields of research carried out in the unit concerned.

Documented significant and original scientific work in the field of political science and administration, in which the candidate is an author or co-author, including publications in listed journals and reviewed proceedings of conferences, as well as publications by publishing houses included in the lists of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Education and Science, concerning in particular social communication, political communication, media systems, mass and social media, public relations and marketing, methodology of empirical research related to modern media.

Knowledge of English at the level allowing for holding classes in this language, documented by a relevant language certificate or experience in international cooperation, performing a function requiring knowledge of English or confirmed experience in holding classes in English.

Knowledge of Polish in speech and writing at the level which allows teaching.

Experience in raising funds for conducting scientific activities or participation in research projects, as a principal investigator or participant/investigator.

Cooperation with foreign and national scientific and research centres.

Active participation in scientific life, manifested in particular in speeches at national and international conferences.

Experience in organisational work for universities.

Experience in implementation of social projects in cooperation with public administration and non-governmental organisations.

Clear plans for conducting research and for scientific development in the discipline of political science and administration consistent with evaluation criteria.

 

Responsibilities

Holding classes and performing organisational tasks associated with implementation and organisation of the teaching process in the material scope and time as provided for a post-doc position in accordance with the currently binding internal regulations of the University of Wrocław.

Performing other tasks and activities related to implementation and organisation of the teaching process as indicated by the Director of the Institute of Political Science of the University of Wrocław.

Conducting scientific research in the field of political science and administration, including applying for internal, national and international grants, in accordance with the criteria established by the respective Council of the Discipline.

Publication of results of the scientific research with affiliation “University of Wrocław” and their diligent documentation through the Faculty’s Library.

Active participation in scientific and publishing activities of the Institute, as well as organising such activities.

Compliance with provisions on copyright and related rights in teaching, scientific and creative activities.

 

The application for the competition should include

Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment (download Personal questionnaire ).

Curriculum vitae.

A photocopy of the diploma certifying obtaining the degree of Ph.D.

Declaration whether, in the event of obtaining the position, the University of Wrocław will be the candidate’s primary place of work (download Workplace Statement ).

Declaration concerning the discipline concerned in the candidate’s research and for candidates specialising in more than one discipline: percentage shares of involvement in each discipline (download Declaration of scientific discipline ).

Summary of professional achievements confirming clearly that the candidate meets the listed requirements, describing separately the criteria concerning scientific activity, internationalisation, organisational involvement and teaching.

List of the candidate’s publications for a period not longer than 10 years.

Electronic version of two most important publications which the candidate considers to be representative of their scientific achievements or an explanation for their absence, provided that the Chairman of the Commission may expect submission of all or selected scientific publications or other documents.

Two recommendation letters, reserving that those letters should be sent by e-mail to the Commission Chairman at: [email protected]  directly, not via the candidate and they are disclosed to the Commission members only, while by applying within the call, the candidate waives a right to read these letters.

Application to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.

A statement in connection with Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018. The Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113 ).

 

The CV should include the following note:I consent, within the meaning of Articles 4 and 7 of RODO, i.e. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Official Journal of the EU L of 4.05.2016, pp. 1-88), to the processing of my personal data by the University of Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, for the purpose of recruitment for employment at the University of Wrocław. I am aware that the consent given may be withdrawn at any time in a manner appropriate to its giving.

 

All the documents should be send only in an electronic form to the following address: [email protected]  with the subject of the message: “assistant professor.6.ZKSD.WNS.AW“.

 

Additional information

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.

Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to cancel the competition.

The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

 

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process

Requirements

Research Field

Political sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

POLISH

Level

Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed
Declaration – Article 113_1.pdf
English
(208.29 KB – PDF)
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PERSONAL-DATA-FORM-FOR-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICANT_eng_4.pdf
English
(464.65 KB – PDF)
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Scientific-discipline-declaration-UWr_eng_4.pdf
English
(253.62 KB – PDF)
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Workplace-statement-UWr_eng_4.pdf
English
(255.57 KB – PDF)
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Additional Information
Additional comments

More about the employer:

The University of Wrocław is among the largest and bests Polish universities, teaching more than 250 thousand students and employing about 2000 scientists (https://uwr.edu.pl/en /). The Wrocław city is a large, open and continuously developing city well communicated (airport, railways) with the world (https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/ ).

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Wroclaw

Country

Poland

City

Wrocław

Postal Code

50-137

Street

pl. Uniwersytecki 1

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Wrocław

Website

https://uwr.edu.pl/en

Street

pl. Uniwersytecki 1

Postal Code

50-137

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED