Assistant Professor

• Possession of a PhD in social sciences or humanities in the discipline of psychology, and a Master's degree in psychology;
• At least one year of experience in teaching in a university (lectures, seminars, workshops) and preparing teaching materials;
• Experience in conducting classes in English;
• Awards and distinctions for teaching activities and teaching evaluations in previous places of employment;
• Teaching competence as evidenced by certificates or certificates of completion of courses or other forms of training to improve skills in teaching, training and workshops;
• Experience in developing applications of scientific knowledge to social or business practice;
• Experience in conducting trainings, workshops and coaching;
• Experience in fundraising for the organisation's activities and projects;
• Advanced knowledge of English (at least B2 level);
• Availability to work weekends;
• Research interests.

Nice to have:

• Scientific publications in clinical and social psychology;
• Participation in the implementation of national and international grants (as leader and/or contractor);
• Active participation in national and international scientific conferences;
• Experience in popularisation of scientific knowledge;
• Experience in conducting undergraduate and graduate seminars;
• Experience in creating new educational programmes;
• Work experience gained at foreign universities;
• Organisation of scientific conferences;
• Interest in new technologies in education.

• Performing teaching duties for full-time and part-time students according to the schedule (teaching on selected weekdays and selected weekends);
• Performing organisational tasks related to teaching (creating syllabuses, archiving student work, issuing marks, meeting with students in the form of consultations/duty hours);
• Willingness to perform assigned functions and organisational tasks in the Faculty
• Involvement in organisational work at the Faculty of Psychology in Warsaw;
• Participation in meetings of the Department of Social Psychology and meetings of the Practical Social Psychology specialisation team;
• Taking care of the development of teaching competences by participating in internal trainings organised by both the department and the university, e.g. during the Week of Teaching Competences;
• Supervising student placements in social psychology;
• Conducting a master's seminar in social psychology;
• Availability to teach social psychology classes in English;
• Publication of scientific and popular science articles.

• Full-time employment based on a contract of employment;
• Salary in the range of PLN 6300 - 8300 gross;
• Opportunity to join group insurance on preferential terms;
• Possibility of financial support for project and research activities and assistance in obtaining grants and partners;
• Opportunities for professional development, including the development of teaching, project and research skills;
• Flexible career development paths;
• Opportunity to work and develop in an interdisciplinary and friendly academic environment;
• Subsidised private healthcare for the employee and beneficial packages for their family;
• Funding for the Multisport and MultiBenefit package;
• Discounts on graduate and postgraduate studies for the employee and his/her family;
• Discounts on language courses;
• Co-creation of an institutional culture that values openness, courage and responsibility.

• Scientific achievements - 25% of the final assessment
• Teaching achievements – 60% of the final assessment
• Organisational and practical achievements – 15% of the final assessment

Application deadline: April 4th 2024

Competition results announced: April 18th 2024

Date of commencement of work: October 1st 2024

Required documents:

• CV listing academic, teaching and organisational achievements (with direct reference to the eligibility criteria stated above), and including a description of other professional experience and interests;
• A cover letter including experience of the skills required by the advertisement;
• A scan of the document confirming the attainment of the academic degree.

Competition Committee:

• Associate Professor Wojciech Kulesza - Chair of the Committee;
• Dorota Wiśniewska-Juszczak PhD - Member of the Committee;
• Associate Professor Aleksandra Cisłak-Wójcik - Member of the Committee;
• Angelika Szczuka - Member of the HR staff;
• Anna Szewczyk - Committee Secretary.

Competition Regulations

The Competition Committee reserves the right to contact only selected candidates. 

For any additional information please send an email to: aszewczyk@swps.edu.pl, mentioning the reference number of the offer 1006/WP/WWA/24.