Associate Professor (F​/M) in the group of research-teaching staff, who will be entrusted with t

Organisation/Company University of Silesia in Katowice Research Field Political sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 14 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week app. 40 Offer Starting Date 2 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number I/2026/NA/WNS/INP/DI Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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Associate Professor (F/M)[1] in the group of research-teaching staff, who will be entrusted with the role of Director of the Institute of Political Science.

Place of work:
Faculty of Social Sciences
, Institute of Political Science

Number of available positions: 1

.: I/2026/NA/WNS/INP/DI

Key words: political science and administration, director of the institute

Applications to the open call may be submitted by those who meet the conditions specified in Section 113 of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (Journal of Law 2024 item 1571 as amended). We would also like to inform that applicants for the above‑mentioned position must meet the conditions for membership of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Political Sciences, as set out in the Statutes of the University of Silesia in Katowice, which are necessary for the appointment to the post of Director of the Institute of Political Sciences.

[1] The open call is conducted in accordance with the principle of equal treatment in employment and it is open to all persons who fulfil the requirements included in the open call announcement.

• conducting research in the discipline of political science and administration,
• obtaining funds for financing scientific research by submitting project proposals in NCN competitions and other national and international grant programs,
• teaching classes for the following degree programmes:
  Political and public consulting, National and international security, International political science and diplomacy studies, Political science,
• realization of the annual teaching load in the amount of 210 teaching hours,
• realization of the organizational tasks for the University, the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Institute, in accordance with the Individual Assignment of Duties,
• involvement in the internationalization of research and teaching carried out at the University of Silesia in Katowice,
• involvement in activities promoting science and teaching carried out at the University of Silesia in Katowice,
• performing the duties of the institute director in accordance with §33 of the Organizational Regulations of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

• minimum PhD in the discipline of political and administrative sciences and documented research in this discipline for at least 5 years (3 pts),
• in the case of having a habilitated doctor’s degree or the title of professor in the discipline of political and administrative sciences and documented research in this discipline for at least 7 years (4 pts),
• in the case of having a doctoral degree in another discipline, it is necessary to document conducting research in the discipline of political and administrative sciences for at least 7 years (1 pt),
• in the case of holding a habilitated doctorate or a professorial title in another discipline, it is necessary to document conducting research in the discipline of political science and administration for at least 10 years (2 pts),
• documented, significant, and creative scientific output in the discipline of political science and administration, particularly with international reach and indexed in scientific databases like Scopus/Web of Science, demonstrating scientific independence,
• documented activity in the area of:
  • applying for research projects funded from external sources through competitive calls (1 point for each submitted original grant application),
  • carrying out and managing a research project funded from external sources through competitive calls (2 points for each research project in which the…