Assistant Professor (research) at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Job Information

Organisation/Company: University of Warsaw
Department: Faculty of Economic Sciences
Research Field: Economics » Social economics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Poland
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number: UW/IDUB/2024/05
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

The Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw hereby announces a competition for the position of assistant professor, under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB) Programme.

The recruited individual for the position of assistant professor will carry out their responsibilities as part of Action I.3.9 “Human mobility and inequalities as seen through digital data sources”. The main objective of the activity is to create a research program using new types of data (satellite data, spatial data, geospatial data, data from social media and mobile phones, administrative data, etc.) in innovative research on determinants, and measurements of the effects of territorial mobility, social mobility, and economic inequality.

Research activities carried out as part of Action I.3.9 may relate to methods of obtaining or combining new types of data, harmonising data sets from different sources, or the innovative use of such data.

Requirements

Research Field: Economics » Political economy
Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

A selected candidate should be able to demonstrate:

experience in empirical research on mobility and inequality issues;
thorough knowledge of statistical and econometric methods used in mobility and inequality research;
experience in implementing research projects in social sciences;
fluency in written and spoken English

In order to apply please send:

Obligatory:

academic curriculum vitae with a list of publications in English;
a cover letter (containing a description of the planned research project in line with the subject of the competition) in English;
a copy of the PhD diploma,
2 PDF files with publications related to the subject of the competition;
a signed declaration (scan) of consent to the processing of personal data, attached to this announcement;
a statement (scan) in which the candidate confirms with his signature that he has read and accepts the rules for conducting competitions specified in Ordinance No. 106 by the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 27 September 2019, on the definition of detailed rules and procedures for conducting a competition for the position of an academic teacher at the University of Warsaw (https://monitor.uw.edu.pl/Lists/Uchway/Uchwa%C5%82a.aspx?ID=5592)

Additional:

A letter of recommendation from a person from outside the University of Warsaw (these references are confidential and should be sent directly to: mbrzezinski@wne.uw.edu.pl).

More detailed information about the offer is presented in the attached file.

Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent

Research Field: Economics » Political economy
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Internal Application form(s) needed

2024 05 ENG.pdf

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Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences
Country: Poland
City: Warsaw
Street: Dluga 44/50
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Where to apply

E-mail: mbrzezinski@wne.uw.edu.pl