Assistant professor at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Organisation/Company University of Wroclaw Research Field Physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 14 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time 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?

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The University of Wrocław announces an invitation to application for the position of assistant professor at
the Institute of Theoretical Physics,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

No 69.2026.IFT.WFA.MRof 09.07.2026

Organisational unit:
Institute of Theoretical Physics,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Position:
assistant professor
Type of position:
research
in research discipline:
physics
in research field:
natural sciences
Number of posts: 1
Working time:
full time
Type of contract:
employment contract
Deadline for submitting documents:
August 14, 2026
Estimated date of the contest settlement:
August 21,
2026
Envisaged job starting date:
October 1, 2026
Period of employment: fixed-term,
October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029

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

• Doctoral degree in physics obtained not earlier than 2014.
• Experience in relating the bulk properties of strongly interacting matter to microscopic properties of its composite constituents and experience in modeling the equation of state of strongly interacting matter in the regions of its phase transitions and criticality.
• Experience in teamwork in scientific projects.
• Experience in giving presentations in international conferences.
• Good command of the English language.

Responsibilities

In the research area: publishing results in internationally recognized scientific journals, participating in seminars, active participation in international conferences.

• A photocopy of the diploma certifying the Ph.D. academic degree.
• Declaration whether, in the event of winning the application, the University of Wrocław will be the primary place of work (download Workplace Statement ).
• 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 ).
• Self-presentation clearly indicating the way the candidate meets the criteria, referring separately to the criterion of scientific activity, the criterion of internationalization, the criterion of organizational activity and the criterion of didactic activity.
• List of the candidate's publications for a period not exceeding 10 years.
• Two letters of recommendation evaluating the candidate's scientific and teaching achievements, prepared by individuals holding a postdoctoral degree or recognized as experts in the candidate's field of research.
• Application for employment to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.

The result of the competition will be published at: https:/bip.uni.wroc.pl/2481/wyniki-konkursow-wydzial-fizyki-i-astronomii.html

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.