Lecturer – person holding a doctoral degree (M/F)

Research Field: Other

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions: PhD Positions

Application Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country: Poland

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

FORM FOR EMPLOYERS

INSTITUTION: Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim

CITY: Oświęcim

POSITION: Lecturer – person holding a doctoral degree (M/F) (4/2026/INoEiB)

FIELD OF SCIENCE: Social sciences

DISCIPLINE: Legal sciences

IN THE SPHERE OF: Administrative law, civil law, commercial law, labour law, tax law and public international law, administrative proceedings and legal aspects of organisational management

POSTED: 25 September 2026

EXPIRES: 28 September – 28 October 2026

WEBSITE: https://www.uczelniaoswiecim.edu.pl

KEY WORDS: administrative law, administrative proceedings, civil law, commercial law, labour law, tax law, public international law, public administration, theory of state and law, legal aspects of management

DESCRIPTION (field, expectations, comments):

Applicants must pass the requirements specified in article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended) and § 60(4) of the Statute of Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim and must meet the following requirements:

The candidate must:

1. Hold a doctoral degree in the field of social sciences, in the discipline of legal sciences.
2. Have teaching experience in conducting classes in legal sciences, in particular administrative law and administrative proceedings, civil law, commercial law, labour law, tax law or public international law.
3. Have academic or practical achievements related to legal sciences, in particular administrative law, civil law, commercial law, labour law, tax law or public administration.
4. Have knowledge of legal regulations concerning the functioning of public administration, civil and commercial transactions, labour law, tax law and the functioning of organisations.
5. Demonstrate readiness to conduct classes, seminars and consultations with students.
6. Have the ability to prepare teaching materials and conduct classes using modern teaching methods.
7. Have professional experience in public administration, legal services, advisory activities, the judiciary or other areas involving the practical application of law.
8. Have practical experience in the area covered by the competition, in particular resulting from professional work, expert, advisory, audit, control, training or implementation activities.
9. Provide documented positive feedback from student evaluation surveys.
10. Be fluent in spoken and written Polish.

Preferred candidates:

• for whom MUP will constitute the primary place of work;
• open to training, professional development and systematic improvement of teaching and specialist competences, with particular emphasis on the profile of the University.

Required documents:

1. an application for admission to the post referring to the number of the competition to which the application relates and indicating clearly the field of science and scientific discipline and the Institute in which the competition is open, with the stipulation that each competition requires a separate application;
2. a personal questionnaire for the applicant;
3. documents confirming the professional qualifications required for the position, including the right to practise the profession, if required for the position;
4. documents confirming the candidate's (M/F) achievements (photocopies of diplomas granting academic degrees and titles);
5. career history (professional curriculum vitae), specifying scientific (including publications), teaching and organisational achievements - depending on the type of position (self-report characterising scientific and teaching achievements);
6. a declaration concerning legal capacity, the exercise of public rights and clear criminal record - annex 1 to the competition notice;
7. a declaration concerning a choice of the university as the primary or secondary place of work - annex 2 to the competition notice;
8. in the case of providing personal data in a broader scope than that resulting from Article 22¹ § 1 of the Labour Code (i.e. in the case of including additional personal data beyond those legally required) - a declaration of consent to the processing of personal data beyond those legally required included in the application documents for the purposes of the recruitment process - annex 3 to the competition notice.

Attachments to the information about the competition comply with Ordinance No 10/2025 of 17 February 2025 of the Rector of Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Malopolska in Oświęcim on the introduction of Principles and procedures of conducting competitions for the employment of academic staff at Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Malopolska in Oświęcim as amended.

Pursuant to Article 183ca §§ 1 and 2 of the Labour Code and § 8 of Chapter III of the Remuneration Regulations of Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”), we hereby inform that the employee is entitled to:

1. Basic salary in the initial amount of 6022 PLN gross.
2. Length-of-service allowance in the amount of 1% of the basic salary for each year of employment, payable from the fourth year of employment, up to a maximum of 20% of the basic salary, in accordance with § 10 of Chapter III of the Regulations.
3. Functional allowance in an amount not exceeding 67% of the minimum basic salary for a professor (professor) at a public higher education institution, in accordance with § 11 of Chapter III of the Regulations and Appendices No. 3 and 4 to the Regulations – applicable in the case of holding a managerial or functional position.
4. Task-based allowance in an amount not exceeding 80% of the sum of the employee’s basic salary and functional allowance, granted by decision of the Rector, in accordance with § 15 of Chapter III of the Regulations.
5. Rector’s Award (discretionary) in an amount not exceeding the employee’s one-month salary for the month immediately preceding the award, and in exceptional cases – the total salary for the three months immediately preceding the award, granted by decision of the Rector, in accordance with § 17 of Chapter III of the Regulations.
6. Internship coordination allowance, determined as a fraction of the minimum monthly salary rate of an assistant (asystent), depending on the number of students undertaking internships and the assigned value thereof, in accordance with § 18 of Chapter III of the Regulations and Appendix No. 1 to the Regulations – applicable when coordinating internships.
7. Recruitment allowance, determined as the product of the number of individuals participating in the recruitment process and the amount specified in the Rector’s ordinance, in accordance with § 19 of Chapter III of the Regulations – applicable in the case of appointment to a recruitment committee.
8. Special allowance in an amount not exceeding 80% of the sum of the employee’s basic salary and functional allowance, granted by decision of the Rector, in accordance with § 20 of Chapter III of the Regulations.
9. Long-service (jubilee) award in an amount ranging from 75% to 400% of the monthly salary, depending on the length of service, in accordance with § 22 of Chapter IV of the Regulations.

Please send your application by: 28 October 2026 to the following address:

Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim, ul. Kolbego 8; 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland or personally: Kancelaria Ogólna (Registrar’s office) room 1.13 Collegium Primum

For additional information, call tel +48 33 842 98 05.

The candidate selection process will be completed by 31 October 2026

Pursuant to § 7 of the Regulations “RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING COMPETITIONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ACADEMIC TEACHERS”. The Selection Board may decide to require an interview, to which candidates who have met the initial formal criteria are invited.

Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim reserves the right not to employ the winner of the competition.

Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim does not provide accommodation.

Please, submit the documentation in the described folders according to the pattern:

• the first name and surname of the candidate (M/F),
• the competition number,
• the name of the Institute and position the candidate (M/F), applies for.

At the end of the recruitment process, all the application documents that do not contain consent for the processing of personal data for future recruitment will be destroyed after a period of one month, counting from the date of completion of the recruitment process.

The relevant RODO information clause can be consulted at Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim, on its website and in the Public Information Bulletin.

Rector of Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim

dr Sonia Grychtoł, prof. MUP

Where to apply

E-mail: kancelaria@uczelniaoswiecim.edu.pl

Requirements

Research Field: Other

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Internal Application form(s) needed

• Załącznik nr 4 do informacji o konkursie.regulamin_4.pdf (English, 485.46 KB - PDF)
• załączniki 1 - 3_4.pdf (English, 1.24 MB - PDF)

Additional Information

Benefits: 36 vacation days in the non teaching periods, parental leave

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim

Country: Poland

Contact

State/Province: Małopolska

City: Oświęcim

Website: https://uczelniaoswiecim.edu.pl/

Street: ul. M. Kolbego 8

Postal Code: 32-600