Assistant professor or assistant at the Mathematical Institute, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant professor or assistantat the Mathematical Institute,  the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

No 112.2023.IM.WMI.ERof August 3, 2023

Institute/Department: Mathematical Institute, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Position: assistant professor or assistant

Number of positions/vacancies: 4 (3 -  replacement employment contract)

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: natural sciences
• in research field: mathematics

Type of contract:  1 position: employment contract (for a maximum of 4 years), with the possibility to extension of the employment contract, 3 positions: replacement employment contract for one year.

Working hours: full-time position

Deadline for submission of documents: 02.09.2023

Anticipated deadline for the competition decision: 20.09.2023

Anticipated start date of employment: 01.10.2023

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in the Act of 20 July 2018. Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of the University of Wrocław.

Requirements

Application requirements from the candidates for the assistant professor position:

1. Doctoral degree in Mathematics.
2. Research achievements published in very good mathematical journals.
3. In case of extension of employment for the assistant professor’s position: the scientific activity after obtaining the PhD degree, indicating the perspectives for obtaining habilitation.
4. Activity in applying for grants will be highly assessed.
5. Fluency in English, at least B2 level.

Application requirements from the candidates for the assistant position:

1. Higher education, at least Master’s degree.
2. Documented research achievements (PhD thesis or part of it, reviews of the thesis or opinions on the degree of its completeness, published articles, information on the articles accepted for publication).
3. A candidate without the PhD degree should provide PhD supervisor's opinion stating when the thesis has been (or will be) submitted.
4. Fluency in English, at least B2 level.

The tasks include:

The duties of a person employed as assistant professor or assistant will include: conducting research, raising funds for research, conducting didactic classes, engaging in organizational work at the Faculty and the University.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal data form: (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/PERSONAL-DATA-FORM-FOR-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICANT_eng.pdf).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Cover letter addressed to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.
4. A copy of PhD and MSc diploma.
5. A statement that the University of Wrocław will be the candidate primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/Workplace-statement-UWr_eng.pdf).
6. Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research, and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline, the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/Scientific-discipline-declaration-UWr_eng.pdf).
7. Self-presentation clearly indicating the manner of meeting the indicated requirements by the candidate, referring separately to the criterion of scientific activity, the criterion of internationalization, the criterion of organizational activity and the criterion of didactic activity.
8. In case of candidates who have been already employed as an assistant professor, a research plan shall be attached, related to the perspectives of obtaining habilitation.
9. A list of publications from a period no longer than 10 years.
10. Electronic versions of the two most important publications which are considered to be representative of the candidate’s academic achievements.
11. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2023/05/Declaration-…).
12. List of names and e-mail addresses of persons to whom additional opinions about the candidate may be requested. Additional opinions of reviewers will be treated as confidential, i.e. available only to members of the Employment Commission.
13. Only in the case of applying for the assistant professor position: at least two recommendation letters; from scholars with a post-doctoral degree or the professor title or, in the case of candidates from a country other than Poland, holding positions equivalent to a post-doctoral degree or the professor’s title, specializing in the field within the candidate area of interest or related thereto. The recommendation letters should be sent by e-mail directly to the Commission Chairman prof. dr. hab.Tomasz Jurdziński at the following e-mail address: tomasz.jurdzinski@uwr.edu.pl, and not be seen by the candidate. The letters are overt only to the Commission members while the candidates abandon the right of access to these letters.

In case of questions concerning required documentation please contact the Vice Chairman of the Commission Professor Grzegorz Karch at grzegorz.karch@uwr.edu.pl. The President of the Selection Board reserves the right to ask applicants to submit copies of any scientific publications or other documents required to assess their candidature.

CV should include the following note: I consent, within the meaning of Articles 4 and 7 of RODO, i.e. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Official Journal of the EU L of 4.05.2016, pp. 1-88), to the processing of my personal data by the University of Wroclaw, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wroclaw, for the purpose of recruitment for employment at the University of Wroclaw. I am aware that the consent given may be withdrawn at any time in a manner appropriate to its giving.

All the documents should be sent in the electronic form to the following address:
praca@uwr.edu.pl with the message title: “assistant professor.IM.WMI.112” or “assistant.IM.WMI.112”.

Additional information:

1. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
2. Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.
3. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
4. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to cancel the competition.
5. The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process:

Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, RODO), we inform you that:

1. The administrator of your personal data is the University of Wrocław based in Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator.
2. The Data Protection Officer at the University of Wrocław is dr Krzysztof Ziemba, email address: iod@uwr.edu.pl.
3. Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of recruitment to work at the University of Wrocław. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is the fulfilment of the Administrator’s legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR) in conjunction with Article 22(1) of the Polish Labour Code and Article 119 of the Higher Education and Science Act, the necessity to take action before entering into a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) and your consent (Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) GDPR). Consent will constitute a clear affirmative action of providing personal data in addition to that requested, either on the Administrator’s own initiative or at the request of the Administrator.

In the case of a disabled applicant for employment, with regard to health data, the legal basis for the processing is the fulfilment of obligations in the field of Polish labour law, social security and social protection (Art. 9(2)(b) and Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) in connection with the provisions of the Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons Act.

Your personal data may also be processed for the defence of claims on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) (processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller) and Article 9(2)(f) GDPR (processing is necessary for the establishment, investigation or defence of claims).

1. Your personal data will not be made available to other recipients, with the exception of entities with which the controller has entered into appropriate agreements for the entrustment of processing and cases provided for by law.
2. Your data will be stored for the duration of the recruitment process, not longer than 12 months from the date of your application.
3. You have the right to:
   - withdraw consent to the processing of personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal;
   - request the Controller to access, rectify, erase or restrict the processing of your personal data, data portability;
   - objection, however, this power may be limited by a specific legal provision;
   - to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection.
4. The provision of personal data is voluntary, however, the provision of the data specified in Article 22(1) of the Polish Labour Code and the data specified in the employer’s recruitment advertisement is necessary to carry out the job recruitment process.
5. Your personal data will not be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.