Assistant Professor (post-doc) - research staff [2/2024/NA/WH/IL/p-d]

21 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Silesia in Katowice

Research Field

Cultural studies
Literature

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

14 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

app. 40

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

2/2024/NA/WH/IL/p-d

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

No

Offer Description

RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE 
announces the open call for the position of Assistant Professor (post-doc) in the group of research staff as a part of the NCN OPUS research project „Weathers for the Future: Climate Change and Displacement led by Ewa Macura-Nnamdi, PhD.

Place of work: Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Literary Studies

Job location: Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice

Number of available positions: 1                                                         

Key words:  climate change, migration, literature, culture, Global South

Applications to the open call may be submitted by those who meet the conditions specified in Section 113 of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (i.e., Journal of Law 2023 item 742).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• conducting scientific research as a part of the NCN OPUS research project „Prognosis for future: migration and climate changes led by Ewa Macura-Nnamdi, PhD.:

https://silesian.academia.edu/EwaMacuraNnamdi

• realization of organizational duties in accordance with the Individual Assignment of Duties,
• realization of tasks arising from the project’s research plan.

 

Requirements

Research Field

Cultural studies

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Literature

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• conducting scientific research as a part of the NCN OPUS research project „Prognosis for future: migration and climate changes led by Ewa Macura-Nnamdi, PhD.:

https://silesian.academia.edu/EwaMacuraNnamdi

• realization of organizational duties in accordance with the Individual Assignment of Duties,
• realization of tasks arising from the project’s research plan.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• PhD degree in the discipline of literary studies or cultural and religious studies,
• research experience in the field of postcolonial literatures and/or cultures in English and/or French and postcolonial environmental humanities,
• excellent command of English and/or French,
• recent high scoring scientific achievements in the discipline of literary studies or cultural and religious studies.

 

Specific Requirements

Additionally we want to inform that the candidate must fulfil the following conditions:

• the candidate has been granted their PhD no more than 7 years before the year in which they are employed in the project,
• the candidate has been awarded their PhD by other entity than the University of Silesia in Katowice, or they had a minimum 10 month of the uninterrupted and documented post-doctoral internship in other institution than the University of Silesia and in other country then the country where they were awarded their PhD,
• the project manager of the abovementioned project was neither the supervisor nor an auxiliary supervisor of the candidate’s PhD thesis,
• during the period when the candidate receives the remuneration for their full-time work in the project, they shall not receive any other remuneration as a part of direct costs in research projects financed by the NCN programmes,
• during the period when the candidate receives the remuneration for their full-time work in the project, they will not receive remuneration arising from the employment contract concluded with other employer, that has its residence in Poland or in other country.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• full time employment under the fixed period employment contract for 36 months, as a part of the NCN OPUS research project „Prognosis for future: migration and climate changes led by Ewa Macura-Nnamdi, PhD,
• employment at the University as a primary place of work,
• monthly gross remuneration in the amount of 8986 PLN (including the seniority allowance if applicable),
• additional remuneration components in accordance with The Rules and Regulations of Remuneration for Employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice,
• pro-quality bonus for special achievements according to regulations in force,
• task-based working time,
• opportunity for professional development,
• social benefits package,
• group life insurance for the University employees, their spouses/life partners and adult children,
• private medical care as a part of additional health insurance for the University employees, their spouses/life partners and children,
• ability to join the Occupational Pension Scheme and the group pension insurance POGODNA JESIEŃ.

 

Eligibility criteria

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• scientific resume (CV) and cover letter,
• copies of documents confirming qualifications (including the PhD diploma or certificate granting the PhD degree, and MA diploma or equivalent degree diploma),
• list of publications,
• candidate’s statement in which they declare that during the time they get the remuneration for the work in the project they will not receive any other remuneration from the means assigned as a part of direct costs of scientific projects financed from the National Science Centre programmes, or other remuneration from any other employer on the basis of employment contract, including the employer whose seat is beyond the territory of Poland,
• other documentation mentioned in the open call requirements.

Selection process

SCHEDULE OF THE CALL:

• application submission deadline: 14th of April 2024 (11:59 p.m. CET)
• the selection process will be concluded by the: 13th of June 2024

 

APPLICATIONS:

Submitting an application in response to this Call means accepting the GDPR information clause available in the Application form.

Additional comments

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The Selection Committee decides about the resolution of the open call or leaving the open call with no result. The final, binding decision on employment of the selected candidate belongs to the Rector.

The condition necessary for employment of the candidate selected in the selection proceedings is the fulfilment of the obligations arising from Section 265(4), (5), (13) of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (i.e., Journal of Laws 2023 item 742).

In the case of applying for employment at the University of Silesia in Katowice as the primary place of work, candidates employed in other higher education institutions as their primary place of work, should, as of the day of their employment, fulfil the requirement defined in art. 120, section 2 of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (i.e., Journal of Laws 2023 item 742) according to which an academic may have only one primary place of work at a time.

In the case of person selected as a result of the open call selection procedure, who has obtained their academic degree, their degree in arts or their professional title abroad, and whose academic degree, degree in arts or their professional title has not been recognized as equivalent with the adequate Polish degree or title, employment of such person is possible in accordance with art. 116 section 2a of the Act – Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (i.e., Journal of Laws 2023 item 742) in accordance with the procedure in force at the University.

Website for additional job details

https://us.edu.pl/pracownik/job-offers/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Literary Studies

Country

Poland

State/Province

Silesia

City

Katowice

Postal Code

40-007

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://system.erecruiter.pl/FormTemplates/RecruitmentForm.aspx?webid=C816ACF6-…

Contact

State/Province

Silesia

City

Katowice

Website

https://us.edu.pl/en/

Street

Bankowa 12

Postal Code

40-007

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED