Assistant professor group of research and teaching Faculty of Archaeology

Organisation/Company University of Warsaw Department Faculty of Archaeology Research Field History » Archaeology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions PhD Positions Country Poland Final date to receive applications 31 Jan 2026 - 00:00 (Africa/Abidjan) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Apr 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

The Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, with the consent of the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces a call for the position of assistant professor.

Workplace:

Chair of Oriental Archaeology

Basic responsibilities and obligations:

• Conducting research activities in the field of archaeology and publishing research results
• Conducting teaching tasks commissioned by persons responsible for preparing the teaching programme at the Faculty of Archaeology for
  a total of 210 teaching hours per year (including field courses)
• Participation in the organizational activities of the Faculty of Archaeology to the extent required from academic staff
• Submitting grant applications to appropriate grant agencies (NCN, MEN, etc.).

In addition, we expect:

• Active participation in the life of the Faculty, e.g. readiness to co-organize events popularizing science
• Supporting students and doctoral students in scientific and organizational activities
• Active contribution to raising external funds for research or to development of teaching

E-mail wa.konkursy.pl

Research Field History » Archaeology Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Fulfilment of the requirements set out in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, consolidated text)
• PhD in archaeology
• A proven research record (documented by publications) in the field of Near Eastern archaeology
• Experience in independently conducting fieldwork in the region
• Proficiency in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Basic competence in the application of machine learning in archaeology
• Experience in teaching at university level
• Proficiency in the Polish language at a level sufficient to conduct classes

Selection process

Required documents:

• Application for the competition addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology (providing the reference number of the advertisement)
• PhD diploma (or certificate of obtaining a doctoral degree)
• PDF files of five the most important publications.
• A declaration from the candidate confirming that they has read and accepts the rules for conducting competitions for the position of an academic teacher
• Information regarding the processing of personal data

Criteria for the assessment of candidates in a competition:

• Scientific achievements: publications and conferences (number, rank, scope)
• Experience and teaching achievements in higher education institutions
• International experience in conducting research
• Plan for further research activities
• Optionally, the result of the interview (we reserve the right to admit selected candidates to the interview)

The candidate will be selected by February 28, 2026
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Candidates will be informed by email about the competition results.

Method of submitting an application:

By e-mail to the address: wa.konkursy.pl with the note WA.1220-10/2025. Please send the documents in the form of 2 PDF files - one file with a complete set of documents, the other file with publications.

Candidates will receive an e-mail confirming that their application for the competition has been accepted.