Assistant in the Scientific Excellence Incubator as part of the "Excellence Initiative - Research...

University of Wroclaw, Poland

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 25 Dec 2022

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant in the Scientific Excellence Incubator as part of the "Excellence Initiative - Research University" program at the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

No 118.2022.IDUB.WNHP of November 25, 2022

Organizational unit: Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

Position: assistant

Number of jobs: 1

Type of position: research

In research discipline: medical science

In research field: medical and health sciences

Working time: full time

Estimated date of commencement of work: January 2023

Estimated employment period: 12 months, extandable to approx. Dec. 2025

Deadline for submitting documents: December 25, 2022

The expected date of the contest settlement: January 2022

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 Wrocław.

The candidate is required to:

(see detailed description below*)

1. Master degree.

2. Working knowledge of systematic reviews and meta-analyzes.

3. Initiative and effectiveness in obtaining grants.

4. Fluency in the English language.

Responsibilities:

  • Conducting research as part of the Scientific Excellence Incubator - Meta Research Center project.
  • Conducting scientific activities at the highest level.
  • Mastering the project methodology used at the Center-Meta Research and ongoing implementation of a minimum of one project at a time specified in the Center-Meta Research's operational plan for the year of activity.
  • Establishing scientific contacts for the development of the Center-Meta Research.
  • Involvement in the work of the Center-Meta Research team and implementation of all stages of data synthesis projects: writing protocols, creating systematic data search processes, data preparation and extraction, statistical analysis, analysis of methodological quality and risk of bias, writing and publishing scientific articles.
  • Regularly consulting scientific activities and results with the supervisor (head of the Center-Meta Research) and team members.
  • Presenting results in the framework of scientific conferences.
  • Assisting in the organizational activities of the center and promoting the results by popularizing science through social media activities and a podcast.
  • Co-organizing scientific conferences.
  • Active participation in the team's grant applications.

    • The application for the competition should include:

  • CV.
  • Personal questionnaire of the person applying for employment (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/PERSONAL-DATA-FORM-FOR-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICANT_eng.pdf ).
  • Photocopy of the diploma confirming obtaining the academic degree of master.
  • Statement whether, in the event of winning the competition, the University of Wrocław will be the primary place of work (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/Workplace-sta... ).
  • Declaration as to the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research, and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline: the percentage share of their involvement in each of these disciplines (https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2022/05/Scientific-discipline-declaration-UWr_eng.pdf ).
  • Self-report containing the characteristics of the scientific achievements to date.
  • List of the candidate's publications for a period not exceeding 10 years.
  • Information on the necessity to attach to the presented documentation the two most important publications in the case of applying for employment in a research or research-teaching position or explaining the lack of them, as well as the possibility of the Chairman of the Committee requesting that all or selected scientific publications or other documents be provided.
  • Application for employment addressed to the Rector of the University of Wrocław.

    • In the curriculum vitae should be added: "I consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes of organizing and conducting the competition and providing information about the results of the competition. I acknowledge that the administrator of personal data is the University of Wrocław, Plac Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław. I know that the provision of data is voluntary, but necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected (in accordance with the Act of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data, Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000) ".

    Documents should be sent only in electronic form to the following address: [email protected] with the subject of the message: "assistant.IDUB.118”.

    *detailed description:

    full-time Post-doctoral position in Meta-Research at University of Wroclaw

    The newly created Meta-Research Centre at University of Wroclaw, led by Dr Bartosz Helfer https://tinyurl.com/4d2284e9 is currently looking for full-time PhD Student researcher.

    The Meta-Research Centre conducts impactful science (see our recent publications in top medical journals) in evidence synthesis and evaluation across several disciplines (medical and health sciences, infant nutrition, mental health) and its current special focus is on clinical trials of infant formula.

    An ideal candidate has a working knowledge of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and is ready to learn newest methods in the field (e.g. risk of bias, conflict of interest assessment, challenges specific for clinical trials in neglected fields) as well as to help develop new ones (e.g. detection of scientific misconduct).

    We expect high level of engagement and contribution to ongoing projects within the Centre (each post-doc will be responsible for at least one ongoing project, some of the current projects focus on assessment of clinical trials of infant formula, SARS-CoV2 transmission or its influence on mental health, Cochrane reviews on treatment of schizophrenia, replicability crisis in psychology). Post- docs will also be encouraged to develop their own research agenda and are expected to apply for additional funding.

    Daily key research tasks for these posts correspond to different states of evidence synthesis and include: searching scientific literature, study selection, data extraction, evaluation of data and study quality, data analysis and writing research manuscripts for publication. This is a research position without teaching duties.

    We welcome applications from candidates with PhD (including recently obtained) from any related discipline, especially, but not limited to: statistics, epidemiology, public health, evidence-based practice (including any allied health professions), research methods, evidence synthesis, psychology, medicine, mental health, nutrition, health/ research ethics, etc.

    Additionally, we offer excellent scientific development opportunities including mentoring, fully reimbursed participation in scientific conferences, specialized courses and participation in a large international network of collaborators from top scientific institutions worldwide (Cochrane, Imperial College London, TUM Munich, University of Colorado and more).

    If you have any informal questions about the post please contact dr Helfer at bartosz.helfer [at] uwr.edu.pl. Starting date is expected asap after this posting expires. The Meta-Research Centre is centrally located in Wrocław at Szajnochy 7/9.

    Additional information:

  • The University of Wroclaw 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 Wroclaw reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.
  • The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to cancel the competition.
  • The University of Wroclaw does not provide housing.

    • Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process:

    Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, RODO), we inform you that:

  • The administrator of your personal data is the University of Wroclaw based in Wroclaw, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wroclaw, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator.
  • The Data Protection Officer at the University of Wroclaw is dr Krzysztof Ziemba, email address: [email protected]
  • Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of recruitment to work at the University of Wroclaw. The legal basis for processing your personal data is Article 22 section1 of the Polish Labour Code, Article 119 of the Higher Education and Science Act and your consent.
  • Your personal data will not be made available to other recipients, with the exception of entities with which the controller has entered into appropriate agreements for the entrustment of processing and cases provided for by law.
  • Your data will be stored for the duration of the recruitment process, not longer than 12 months from the date of your application.
  • You have the right to:
  • withdraw consent to the processing of personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal,
  • demand from the Administrator access to their personal data, rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of personal data, data portability, however these rights may be restricted by a specific legal provision,
  • make a complaint to the supervisory authority – the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection.
  • Providing personal data is voluntary, however, failure to provide data such as: first name(s) and surname, date of birth, place of residence (correspondence address), will result in inability to participate in the recruitment process

    • More about the employer:

    The University of Wrocław is among the largest and bests Polish universities, teaching more than 250 thousand students and employing about 2000 scientists (https://uni.wroc.pl/en/ ). Wrocław city is a large, open and continuously developing city well communicated (airport, railways) with the world (https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/ ).


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