associate professor in Katowice

Organisation/Company University of Lodz Research Field Cultural studies Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 9 Dec 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description

The Rector of the University of Lodz invites applications for the position of Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for German and European Studies (IDEE). The Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for German and European Studies (IDEE) is a newly established unit of the University of Lodz that provides a platform for interdisciplinary research, education, and academic cooperation dedicated to contemporary Germany, Europe, and Polish-German relations. The mission of the Centre is to bring together researchers from different academic disciplines and to foster international cooperation, particularly with the strategic partner of the University of Lodz, Justus Liebig University Giessen, as well as with institutions belonging to the international DAAD network. The Director of the Centre should represent one of the following academic disciplines: philosophy, history, linguistics, literary studies, cultural and religious studies, economics and finance, socio-economic geography and spatial planning, political science and public administration, management and quality sciences, law, sociology, international relations. Requirements

Research Field Cultural studies Education Level PhD or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Candidates will be evaluated based on: academic achievements and scholarly standing; relevance of their academic experience to the Centre's profile; experience in managing research projects and teams; experience in international cooperation; experience in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration; proficiency in German and English and familiarity with the European academic environment; vision for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Centre; leadership and organisational competencies. Specific Requirements

FORMAL REQUIREMENTS

The candidate must meet the requirements set out in Articles 113 and 116 of the Act of 20 July 2018 on Higher Education and Science, as amended, as well as the Statutes of the University of Lodz. The candidate must have no criminal record with respect to offences specified in Chapters XIX and XXV of the Polish Criminal Code, Articles 189a and 207 of the Polish Criminal Code, and the Act of 29 July 2005 on Counteracting Drug Addiction (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939), as well as equivalent offences under foreign law. The candidate holds a doctoral degree in the humanities or social sciences. The candidate represents one of the following academic disciplines: philosophy, history, linguistics, literary studies, cultural and religious studies, economics and finance, socio-economic geography and spatial planning, political science and public administration, management and quality sciences, law, sociology, international relations. Within the five years preceding the year of application, or in the year of application, the candidate (the conditions set out below do not need to be met cumulatively) served as the principal investigator or coordinator of a research project funded by an institution other than their employing institution, participated in the implementation of an international research programme, been awarded a prestigious research fellowship or scholarship, obtained patents or achieved significant implementations relevant to research evaluation or impact assessment, authored or co-authored publications that belong to the top 5% of publications reported by the candidate’s discipline in the most recent research evaluation, or publications of equivalent standing, in the absence of publications belonging to the top 5% of publications reported by the candidate’s discipline, or publications of equivalent standing, obtained three positive reviews of their scholarly achievements prepared by external reviewers nominated or approved by the committee referred to in § 156 of the Statute of the University of Lodz and meeting the qualifications required to review applications for the degree of habilitated doctor. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

a significant academic record in an area relevant to the Centre’s profile, experience in obtaining or implementing externally funded projects, particularly those of an international and interdisciplinary nature, experience in cooperation with foreign universities or research institutions, organisational or managerial experience in an academic environment, excellent command of German and English enabling effective international cooperation, the ability to build teams and collaborate with representatives of different disciplines. Additional Assets

experience in academic cooperation with German institutions, knowledge of the German and European higher education and research funding systems, experience in cooperation with DAAD or other German organisations supporting research and higher education, experience in leading an academic unit, research team, or large international project, an extensive international academic network. Additional Information

Additional comments Information on personal data processing for a job candidate 1. The Controller of your personal data is the University of Lodz with its registered office at Narutowicza 68, 90-136 Łódź. 2. In any case, the Data Protection Officer may be contacted at the abovementioned mailing address with a note: Data Protection Officer, or by e‑mail at: iod@uni.lodz.pl . 3. Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of recruitment. 4. Personal data will be processed: 1) based on the applicable provisions of the law, including the Labour Code; 2) based on your consent for personal data processing – when legal provisions do not give grounds for data processing; 3) if you give a separate voluntary consent for personal data processing during future recruitments by including a declaration in your application. In order to do so please include the following statement: I consent to the processing of my personal data, contained in my application, for future recruitment conducted by the University of Lodz. 5. Recipients of your personal data will be entities processing personal data on behalf of and for the University on the basis of the concluded agreement and other entities authorised under the law. 6. Your personal data will be processed no longer than for three months after the recruitment process is completed. In justified cases the data will be kept in accordance with other provisions of law, including the Civil Code. 7. You have the right to: 1) access the content of your data; 2) rectify your data when they are not accurate; 3) erase or limit the processing and transfer your data – in cases provided for by law; 4) object to the processing of your personal data; 5) withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing that was carried out before the withdrawal of consent; 6) lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority, which is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, based in Warsaw at Stawki 2. 8. The provision of personal data is voluntary but necessary for the purpose referred to in section 3. The processing of personal data is carried out on the basis of: Article 6(1), c), a) and Article 9(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 Dz.U.UE.L.2016.119.1). Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University of Lodz, Administration, Division directly subordinate to the Rector Country Poland City Lodz Postal Code 90-136 Street Narutowicza 68 Geofield