Job Information
- Organisation/Company: University of Wroclaw
- Department: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Research Field: Computer science
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 8 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)
- Country: Poland
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: Tbd
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant professor at the Institute of Computer Science of Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (NCN Project).
No 78.2026.NCN.II.WMI.AH of 28.08.2026
Position: assistant professor
Number of position/vacancies: 1
Institute/Department: Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Type of position: research
- in research discipline: Computer Science
- in research field: natural sciences
Type of contract: full time
Envisaged job starting date: 01.11.2026
Application deadline: 08.10.2026
Expected contest results: October 2026
Employment period: employment contract (for 1 year)
The eligible candidates must meet the statutory requirements defined in the Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (JoL, 2022, item 574 as amended) and the Statute of the University of Wrocław.
Project NCN: Storming the Depths: The Many Hypotheses and Open Problems in Symbolic AI
This project explores fundamental questions at the foundations of symbolic artificial intelligence, a branch of AI that relies on logic, formal reasoning, and precise mathematical models rather than data-driven learning alone. Its main goal is to better understand the limits of automated reasoning: what kinds of knowledge can be represented formally, and what questions can be answered by algorithms in a reliable and predictable way.
Competition conditions
Application requirements from the candidates:
- Knowledge of English sufficient for fluent communication and for writing professional literature in computer science.
- A publication record at the top international conferences, with particular emphasis on: KR, PODS, LICS, IJCAI.
- Expert-level experience in at least one of the following areas: Existential Rules, Description Logics, Graph Neural Networks, Modal Logics.
- Experience in the following areas: Logic, Database Theory, Symbolic Artificial Intelligence.
The tasks include:
- Conducting research on the research tasks included in NCN project 2025/59/B/ST6/02964 (download 658622-en.pdf).
- Preparing publications.
- Presenting research results internationally.
- Minor administrative and organisational duties.
The application for the competition should include
- Personal questionnaire (download Personal questionnaire).
- Curriculum vitae.
- Photocopy of diploma confirming obtaining doctoral degree.
- Statement that the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
- Declaration regarding the scientific discipline in which the candidate will conduct research; in the case of persons conducting research in more than one discipline: percentual commitment in each of the disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
- Self-presentation containing a description of the candidate's scientific activity, level of internationalization and organizational activity.
- A list of the candidate's publications for a period of no more than 10 years.
- Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers to be representative of his/her scientific achievement.
- Application for employment addressed to HM Rector.
- Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).
If you provide us with data voluntarily in your application other than what is necessary for you to participate in the recruitment procedure, we ask for your consent to their processing, which may read:
- in the case of ordinary data: “I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in (e.g. CV, cover letter or other attached documents) by the University of Wrocław in the recruitment process for the position…”
- for special categories of data: “I consent to the processing of the special categories of my data referred to in Article 9(1) of the GDPR contained in (e.g. CV, motivation letter or other attached documents) by the University of Wroclaw in the recruitment process for the position…”
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.78.NCN.II.WMI.AH".
Once the results of the hiring process are announced, the candidates will be asked to submit their original documents.
Additional information:
- The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
- Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.
- The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
- The University of Wrocław reserves the right to cancel the competition.
- 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/
Where to apply
E-mail: praca@uwr.edu.pl
Requirements
- Research Field: Computer science
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
- Languages: English — Excellent
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: University of Wroclaw
- Country: Poland
- City: Wrocław
- Postal Code: 50-383
- Street: ul. Joliot-Curie 15
Contact
- City: Wrocław
- Website: https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/
- Street: ul. Joliot-Curie 15
- Postal Code: 50-383
- E-Mail: praca@uwr.edu.pl
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