Assistant Professor

Offer Description

Competition for the position of Assistant Professor (female/male) in the research and teaching staff group at the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw.

Where to apply

E-mail: konkursy@wpia.uw.edu.pl

Requirements

Research Field: Juridical sciences » Other

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Fulfilment of the requirements set out in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, consolidated text)
• Fulfillment of the requirements specified in art. 119 of the Statute of the University of Warsaw:
• having at least a doctoral degree;
• having significant scientific achievements;
• presenting a plan for further research activities;
• having teaching experience;
• having international experience.
• fluent knowledge of Polish (native language) and English, confirmed by an international certificate (at least level B2);
• a doctoral degree in legal sciences;
• completion of at least one month-long foreign research internship in the field of legal sciences at a research institute or a law faculty of a university ranked 1–200 in the current QS rankings (either the general QS World University Rankings or the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Law) within the five years prior to the announcement of the competition;
• publication of at least one scholarly monograph in the field of constitutional law by a publisher included in the list of publishers of peer-reviewed scholarly monographs issued by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) on January 5, 2024, within the five years prior to the announcement of the competition;
• at least two articles in the field of constitutional law published within the five years prior to the competition entry in scholarly journals included in the current MNiSW list (dated January 5, 2024), including at least one article worth 70 points;
• authorship or co-authorship of at least one scholarly article in English published or accepted for publication in a journal included in the list of scholarly articles and peer-reviewed conference proceedings issued by the MNiSW on January 5, 2024;
• teaching experience conducting tutorials for students in Polish constitutional law at a university law faculty—specifically at an institution authorized to confer the degree of *doktor habilitowany* (habilitation) in legal sciences—totaling at least 200 hours over the last three academic years (2023/2024–2025/2026);
• experience serving as a principal investigator or project leader in at least two research projects funded through competitive calls (including those supported by NCN, NCBiR, FNP, NAWA, MNiSW, Horizon Europe, or the ERC);
• experience in organizational activities within academic institutions;
• having delivered at least three presentations at scientific conferences (including online events) within the five years prior to the application;
• proficiency in a language other than Polish or an official EU language.

If hired, we expect the University of Warsaw to be the primary workplace for the successful candidate.

research: conducting research in the field of constitutional law and publishing its results in scientific journals of national and international scope and in monographs, including research that may constitute the basis for the habilitation process in the future, implementation of research projects externally funded (including applying for such measures);

didactic: conducting didactic classes, mainly classes in Polish constitutional law;

organizational: carrying out administrative and organizational tasks related to research and teaching at the Department of Constitutional Law.

Languages: POLISH

Level: Excellent

Languages: ENGLISH

Level: Good

Research Field: Juridical sciences » Other

Internal Application form(s) needed: EN - adiunkt_KPK_WPiA 410.pdf (English, 847.6 KB - PDF)

Additional Information

Benefits

• stable employment based on an employment contract
• additional social benefits
• opportunity to improve qualifications and professional development

Eligibility criteria

• scientific achievements: publications (number, type, number of pages, location and year, scoring according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education);
• teaching experience and achievements;
• participation in scientific projects
• research plan;
• conferences (number, importance, local and international scope)
• presentation during the interview, which will include: presentation of publications and research plan assumptions, effectiveness in obtaining research grants, experience in project management and implementation, consistency of the candidate's interests with the department's profile, participation in scientific conferences, communication skills, teaching and organizational experience, and knowledge of foreign languages.

Selection process

The competition consists of the following stages:

• Stage I - formal evaluation of documents,
• Stage II - substantive evaluation on the basis of submitted documents,
• Stage III - interview with selected candidates - presentation of the research plan and scientific achievements as well as answers to any questions the committee may have regarding this announcement.
• Stage IV - final evaluation of competence, experience and scientific achievements,
• Stage V - adjudication of the competition and announcement of results.

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: University of Warsaw
• Country: Poland
• State/Province: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
• City: Warsaw

Contact

• State/Province: Mazowieckie
• City: Warszawa
• Website: https://wpia.uw.edu.pl/
• Street: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
• Postal Code: 00-927