Assistant professor at the Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant professor at the Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management

No 40.2024.ZKOA.WNZKŚ.AH of 03.04.2024

Institute/Department: Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

• in research discipline: Earth and environmental science
• in research field: natural sciences

Vacancies/positions:1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 06.05.2024

Estimated date of the contest settlement: May 2024

Envisaged job starting date: 01.06.2024

Period of employment: temporary

The competition is open to each candidate who meets the requirements set out in the Higher Education and Science Act of July 20th 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of University of Wroclaw.

The candidate is expected to have

1. PhD in Earth and environmental sciences or related field,
2. Fluency in Polish (minimum B2 certificate) and English (minimum B2 certificate),
3. Teaching experience at universities,
4. Publication record (accepted research papers indexed in Scopus or Web of Science) in modelling of atmospheric processes or similar. At least in one paper the candidate have to be a leading author.

Expected skills

1. Experience in programming (Fortran Python, R), code development, data analysis.
2. Experience in working with spatial data & GIS software.
3. Experience in working with atmospheric transport models.
4. Knowledge of measuring techniques in atmospheric sciences.
5. Driving licence.
6. Experience in leading research projects (e.g. NCN, NCBiR, HE or H2020), PostDoc fellowship.

Responsibilities

1. Conducting research individually and in team.
2. Publishing research papers in international journals as a leading author and in co-operation with other researches.
3. Applying for external research funds.
4. Cooperation with external research teams.
5. Teaching in polish and English, supervising bachelor’s and master’s students and supporting PhD students.
6. uEMEP and EMEP4PL code development.
7. Participation in and organization of seminars, and workshops; participation in university, faculty, and institute committees and other undertakings related to the process of educating students and research.

The application for the competition should include

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Scan of PhD diploma.
4. Statement whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
5. 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 (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Self-presentation (information about scientific, organizational, and other achievements).
7. List scientific publications in the last ten years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements or an explanation of the lack of them.
9. Application for employment addressed to HM Rector.
10. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).

The 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 Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, for the purpose of recruitment for employment at the University of Wrocław. 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 send only in an electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl with the subject of the message: "assistant professor.40.ZKOA.WNZKŚ".

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: https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/information-clause-for-persons-participating-in-the-recruitment-process-2/