Assistant at the Department of Corpus Linguistics at the Institute of Polish Studies, Faculty o

Organisation/Company University of Wroclaw Department Faculty of Letters Research Field Language sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master 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 54.2026.ZLK.IFP.WF.AH Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant
at the
Department
of
Corpus
Linguisticsat the Institute of Polish Studies, Faculty of Letters

No54.2026.ZLK.IFP.WF.AH of 06.07.2026

Institute/Department:
Department of
Corpus
Linguistics, Institute of Polish Studies, Faculty of Letters

Position:
assistant

Type of position:
research & teaching

in the discipline:
Linguistics or Polish studies

in the field of:

Humanities

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract:
full time

Expected date of the competition outcome:
September 2026

Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the Act of 20 July 2018 – the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668, as amended) and the Statute of the University of Wrocław.

The candidate is required to:

• Hold a Master's degree.
• Have a record of scholarly publications in linguistics published within the last three years.
• Have experience in organising academic conferences.
• Have teaching experience at a research-oriented higher education institution, particularly in teaching Polish grammar.
• Demonstrate active participation in conferences, workshops, training courses, and other forms of professional and academic development.
• Have research interests in contemporary specialist linguistics, corpus linguistics.
• Demonstrate these research interests through, for example:
  • the subject matter of publications and/or teaching activities undertaken to date;
  • participation in academic conferences;
  • involvement in academic associations, research groups, editorial teams, or research projects;
• In view of the research profile of the Department of Corpus Linguistics, candidates must also possess:
  • demonstrable proficiency in statistical analysis software and tools;
  • experience working with linguistic resources, corpora, or databases;
  • experience in processing personal data.
• Be fluent in Polish, both spoken and written, and have a command of English at a minimum of B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Duties and Responsibilities

Research

• Conducting research consistent with the research profile of the Department of Corpus Linguistics.
• Participating in selected research groups, editorial teams, projects, and laboratories.
• Preparing scholarly publications.

Teaching

• Undertaking teaching dutiesin the scope and volume defined for the position of the assistant.
• Teaching seminars and course-based classes in liguistics, as well as specialist courses and workshops related to corpus-linguistic tools and methods.

Administration and Service

• Performing duties related to the organisation of teaching activities within the Department of Corpus Linguistics, including organising examinations and serving as an academic adviser to student groups.
• Organising workshops, training events, and conferences.
• Photocopy(ies) of the diploma(s) confirming a master title.
• A statement that, in the event of winning the competition, the University of Wrocław will be the candidate’s primary place of employment. (download Workplace statement ).
• A statement specifying the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research and, where research is carried out in more than one discipline, the percentage share of the candidate’s activity in each discipline (download Statement of scientific discipline ).
• A self-assessment report presenting the candidate’s research activity, degree of internationalisation, organisational activities, and teaching experience.
• A list of the candidate’s research works published in the last 10 years.
• Electronic versions of the two most significant publications…