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

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

No 19.2024.IM.WMI.AWof February 27, 2024

Institute/Department: Mathematical Institute, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Position: assistant professor or assistant

Number of positions/vacancies: 5

Type of position: research and teaching

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

Type of contract: employment contract (for a maximum of four years), with the possibility to extension of the employment contract.

Working hours: full-time position

Deadline for submission of documents: April 15, 2024

Anticipated deadline for the competition decision: June 30, 2024

Anticipated start date of employment: October 1, 2024

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.

Responsibilities

The duties of a person employed as assistant professor or assistant will include:

1. Conducting research.
2. Raising funds for research.
3. Conducting didactic classes.
4. Engaging in organizational work at the Faculty and the University.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A copy of PhD and MSc diploma.
4. Declaration whether, in the event of obtaining the position, the University of Wrocław will be the candidate's primary place of work (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration concerning the discipline concerned in the candidate's research and for candidates specialising in more than one discipline: percentage shares of involvement in each discipline (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. 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.
7. A list of publications from a period no longer than 10 years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications which are considered to be representative of the candidate’s academic achievements.
9. Cover letter addressed to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.
10. A statement in connection with Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018. The Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration - Article 113).
11. 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.
12. 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 Vice-Chairman at the following e-mail address: Grzegorz.Karch@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.

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.19.IM.WMI.AW” or “assistant.19.IM.WMI.AW”.

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