Assistant professor at the Department of Political and Administrative Systems, Institute of Pol

Organisation/Company University of Wroclaw Department Faculty of Social Sciences Research Field Political sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 31 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week tbd Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 16.2026.ZSPA.IPol.

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

University of Wroclaw opens the call for applications for the
position of assistant professor
at the
Department of Political and Administrative Systems, Institute of Political Science,
Faculty of Social Sciences

No 16.2026.ZSPA.IPol.

WNS.AH
of 07.04.2026

Institute/Department:
Department of Political and Administrative Systems, Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences

Type of position:
research and teaching

Research discipline:
political and administrative sciences

Research field:
social sciences

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract:
full time

Expected final evaluation results:
September 2026

Envisaged job starting date:
October 2026

Applications are invited from the candidates fulfilling the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act dated 20th July 2018 (O.J. 2018, section 1668) and the Statute of the University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Polish at a level enabling holding didactic classes in this language.
• Proficiency in English at a level enabling holding didactic classes in this language.
• PhD degree in Social Sciences in the discipline of political science and public administration; a university degree in law-related fields, sociology, or management is an advantage.
• Documented record of scientific achievements in the field of political and administrative sciences, understood as authorship or co-authorship of scientific articles published in high-scoring journals included in the list of journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Ministry of Education and Science), as well as authorship or co-authorship of scientific monographs published by publishers at level I or II of the list published by the Ministry, editorship of a monograph, or authorship/co-authorship of a chapter in such a monograph.
  
  Preference will be given to achievements in research areas conducted at the Department where the competition was announced (political systems, voting behaviour, public administration).
• Clearly defined academic career plans.
• Experience in acquiring financial resources for research activities, participation in research projects as a principal investigator or researcher (participant).
• Active participation in scientific life, manifested in particular through presentations at national and international conferences.
• Experience in editing scientific publications or journals.
• Experience in organising national and international scientific conferences.
• Experience in conducting didactic classes at higher education institutions, experience in teaching subjects related to management of social projects is an advantage.
• Experience in organisational work for the academic community.
• Experience in science communication and popularisation, particularly among high school students.
• Availability necessary to perform additional organisational tasks.
• A declaration that the University of Wrocław will be their primary place of employment.
• A declaration of conducting scientific research solely in the discipline of political and administrative sciences (100%).
• Preference will be given to candidates who have a current record of scientific publications from the last 4 years.

Responsibilities at the workplace:

In the research area:

• Conducting scientific research in the discipline of political and administrative sciences.
• Preparing scientific publications for high-scoring journals and prestigious publishing houses.
• Editing scientific publications or academic journals.
• Applying for internal and external (national and international) research grants and projects.
• Delivering presentations at scientific conferences.
• Executi…