University of Wrocław invites applications for the position  of assistant in the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Call no. 61.2025.KJ.WN.AH of 09.07.2025

Institute/Department: Taube Department of Jewish Studies

Position: assistant 

Type of position: research-teaching 

• in research discipline: linguistics, literary studies
• in research field: humanities

Vacancies/positions: 1

Type of contract: full time

Application deadline: 09.08.2025 

Expected final evaluation results:  September 2025

Envisaged job starting date:  October 2025

Period of employment: 1 year

Applications are invited from the candidates fulfilling the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act dated 20th July 2018 (O.J. 2018, section 1668) and the Statute of the University of Wroclaw.

Requirements

1. Hold a master's degree in philology, the humanities or related fields.
2. Documented knowledge of Yiddish and Hebrew.
3. Achievements of both scholarly publications and research project as listed on the publications projects’ list (completed and planned) in Yiddish studies, teaching Yiddish as a foreign language; Jewish studies.
4. Experience in teaching and in organization of international conferences at the university level.
5. The Jury will also take into account the following additional criteria related to the profile of teaching and research as conducted in the Taube Department of Jewish Studies: experience in planning and conducting courses in Jewish language; sharing knowledge with non-academic audiences. 

Responsibilities

In the teaching area:

1. Conducting research in the field of Jewish studies with a particular focus on Yiddish literature and culture.
2. Participation in the national and international academic Jewish Studies community by presenting at conferences and workshops, publications, etc.
3. Active participation in applying for research grants.
4. Teaching Yiddish language, literature and cultures courses in the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Wroclaw, as well as other classes corresponding to the candidate’s education and skills.
5. Participation in the administrative work of the Taube Department of Jewish Studies and the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

The application for this position selection procedure should include the following

1. Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A photocopy of the diploma certifying the master degree.
4. Statement whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement).
5. Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline).
6. Self-presentation (information about scientific, organizational, and other achievements).
7. List scientific publications in the last ten years.
8. Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements or an explanation of the lack of them.
9. Application for employment addressed to HM Rector.
10. Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113).

The Chairman of the Committee reserves the right to ask candidates to provide copies of additional documents required for the evaluation of the candidature.

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 Wroclaw in the recruitment process for the position…’’

All the documents should be sent only in electronic form to the following address: praca@uwr.edu.pl with the subject of the message: " assistant.61.KJ.WN.AH".

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