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The University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position as a post-doctoral researcher at the Jean Monnet Chair within the framework of the research project funded by the National Centre for Science (NCN)

Call No 10.2025.NCN.KJM.WNS.AW of 06.03.2025

Organisational unit: Jean Monnet Chair, Faculty of Social Sciences

Position: post-doctoral researcher (assistant professor)

Type of position: research

• in research discipline: political science
• in research field: social sciences

Number of posts: 1

FTE: full time 

Type of contract: employment contract

Deadline for submission of documents: 13.04.2025

Anticipated closing date of the competition: May 2025

Anticipated start date: May 2025 or later

Period of employment: 36 months

Remuneration: gross annual before taxes, social security, health insurance and other derivatives: PLN 140,000 (monthly approx. PLN 8,986 gross).

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in the Act of 20 July 2018. Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1668 as amended) and the Statute of the University of Wroclaw.

General information

We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the project “The domestic politics of EU actions against democratic backsliding (DEUDEM)” led by prof. Aleksandra Maatsch. The project, which is funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), is part of a collaborative Weave project with partners in Germany (Bremen) and Austria (Salzburg). The project analyses how domestic factors – party positions and public opinion – affect the European Union’s ability to act effectively against democratic backsliding. More information on the project is available at https://sites.google.com/view/deudem.

The project is hosted at the Jean Monnet Chair, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

Applicants should have:

1. a very good PhD in political science or a closely related discipline,
2. strong methodological skills,
3. excellent command of English, 
4. reliability, and
5. a research agenda that is broadly related to the project.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of an international team, collaborating on all theoretical and empirical aspects of the project, co-supervising student research assistants with two other postdocs in Bremen and Wrocław, and contributing to project publications, individually and with other project members. 

For enquiries regarding the project contact: aleksandra.maatsch@uwr.edu.pl.

Required documents

1. A letter of motivation including an outline of how your research interests and methodological skills relate to the project.
2. An academic CV with a list of publications (providing a link to at least two publications).
3. A scan of your university diplomas (Master and PhD) or an official confirmation of obtaining the PhD degree before assuming this position.
4. Names and emails of two referees.

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 Wrocław in the recruitment process for the position…’’

All documents should be signed by the applicant.

Documents should be sent only in electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl, entering the subject of the mail: "post-doc.10.NCN.KJM.WNS.AW".

Additional information

1. The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
2. Selected candidates may be invited for an interview.
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 annul the competition.
5. The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process