Deans of faculties at the University of Szczecin

22 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Szczecin

Department

Rector Office

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

2 Jul 2024 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Rector hereby announces a competition for the post of dean for the term of office starting on 1 September 2024 in the following organizational units – faculties of the University of Szczecin:

Faculty of Physical, Mathematical and Environmental Sciences;

Faculty of Humanities;

Faculty of Social Sciences;

Faculty of Economics, Finance and Management;

Faculty of Theology;

Faculty of Law and Administration;

Faculty of Health and Physical Education.

Persons interested in taking the post stipulated in subsections 1-2 may submit their application only in a competition for one of the posts listed in subsections 1(1-7).

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The competition committee shall select in each competition procedure the successful candidate on the basis of an evaluation referring to:

candidate’s motivation to take up a given function specified in the application,

the quality and rationality of the proposed development strategy for the faculty, in particular in the context of implementation of the strategy of the University of Szczecin;

the applicant’s experience and accomplishments in their holding of organizational posts in higher education and science organizational units;

the applicant’s research or teaching achievements;

other important achievements of the applicant presented as part of the competition application, which are important for holding this post.

Specific Requirements

Candidates for the post of a faculty dean must meet jointly the following requirements:

requirements resulting from Article 20(1) of the Law,

having at least five years of experience in the position of an academic teacher employed either in a research and teaching staff group or teaching staff group,

holding an academic degree or an academic title.

 

Candidates are obliged to file a request at scientific boards of institutes cooperating with the faculty for the position of whose dean they are applying that they draw up an opinion on them and to file an initiating application at them no later than 4 June 2024, sending those applications to competent heads of scientific boards of institutes.

Applications may be submitted electronically and must include the first and second name of the candidate and copies of documents referred to in §6(1)(1) and (2) of this order and for candidates not employed at the University of Szczecin also in §6(1)(5) of this order.

The head of the scientific board shall submit the opinion to the competition committee.

 

Languages

POLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Other

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

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Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Applicants for the post of a faculty dean must submit the following documents in the competition procedure:

an application form along with a statement of purpose;

a proposal for a strategy of development of the faculty along with a concept of holding the function of the dean;

a declaration about meeting the requirements specified in Article 20(1) of the Law;

a declaration about meeting the requirements on work experience specified in the order, pursuant to the provisions of §87 of the Statute and §6(2) of Annex 7 to the Statute;

CV and questionnaire;

certified copies of documents evidencing the conferment of the academic degree or academic title; for documents in a language other than Polish, also a certified translation of the document into Polish;

information about applicant’s research or teaching achievements;

information on organizational posts the candidate has held in higher education and science units;

a declaration about the form of employment at the University of Szczecin after being selected as the successful applicant in the competition and appointment to the position the competition relates to;

for persons not currently employed at the University of Szczecin – a request for employment.

Candidates for the post of dean of the Faculty of Theology shall attach to the application a positive opinion from church authorities competent under separate provisions.

Candidates may also attach other documents to the application and provide other information which in their opinion may be useful in deciding the competition.

Selection process

The competition shall run according to the following schedule:

the Order of the Rector on announcing the competition is made publically available, pursuant to requirements laid down in Article 119(3) and (4) of the Law - no later than 23 May 2024;

candidates for the posts of deans file a request with heads of competent scientific boards of institutes that they draw up an opinion on them and they file an application initiating their taking part in the competition – no later than 4 June 2024;

heads of scientific boards of institutes shall convene sessions of scientific boards to issue opinions on the submitted candidatures for the post of dean - no later than 28 June 2024;

heads of scientific boards of institutes submit to the competition committee the opinions of scientific boards on candidates that apply to take up the function of dean - no later than 1 July 2024;

candidates submit their applications along with all required documents in the competition for the post of dean of a specific faculty or in the competition of the director of the University of Szczecin Doctoral School – no later than 2 July 2024;

the competition committee holds a session to evaluate applications filed in the competitions and to decide on allowing them in the competition procedure - no later than 5 July 2024;

the competition committee holds a session on deciding the competitions - no later than 15 July 2024.

The competition application should include the candidate’s particulars and an address for correspondence; it is recommended that candidates file a request for having documents served on them electronically and provide their email address.

The closing date for submitting applications in the competition for the post of dean of a particular faculty or in the competition for the post of director in the University of Szczecin Doctoral School along with the required documents shall be 2 July 2024.

Submissions must be made in person or by post to the following address– Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Biuro Rektora, al. Papieża Jana Pawła II 22a, 70- 453 Szczecin. Documents submitted in paper form must also be sent electronically to: [email protected] . Submissions may also be made electronically to [email protected] ; in this case documents must be authenticated with an electronic or trusted signature.

4. The meeting of the closing date for applications shall be determined by:

1) the date confirming receipt of the application made in person or

2) the date on the postal stamp if the application is submitted via a postal operator or

3) the date of sending a message through email.

Additional comments

The detailed mode and rules of conducting the competition procedure are specified in Ordinance 101/2024 of the Rector of the University of Szczecin of 21 May 2024 on establishing the mode of holding competitions for taking up posts of deans at the University of Szczecin for the term of office commencing on 1 September 2024, on documenting their course and on specimen of documents applied in the competition procedure.

The posts in the competition shall be assumed on 1 September 2024, as a rule for the term of office spanning the 2024/2025 – 2027/2028 academic years save for provisions of § 90(2) of the Statute.

Website for additional job details

https://bip.usz.edu.pl/artykul/511/20792/postanowienie-nr-4-2024-rektora-us
https://bip.usz.edu.pl/zarzadzenie/20793/zarzadzenie-nr-101-2024

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

7

Company/Institute

University of Szczecin

Country

Poland

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Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Szczecin

Website

https://usz.edu.pl

Street

Jana Pawła II 22a

Postal Code

70-453

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED