Offer No.: 4705
Institution: Faculty of Humanities
City: Toruń
Position: assistant (lecturer) - research and teaching staff
Discipline: The Field of the Humanities - Literary Studies
Posted: 2025-04-29
Expires: 2025-05-30
Keywords: Literary Studies, Classical Studies
Description (field, expectations, comments):
The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668) and the following qualification criteria:
Requirements:
Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Classical Studies (certified copy of the diploma required);
- Master's degree in Classical Studies (if someone graduated from 5-year uniform master’s degree studies; certified copy of the diploma required);
- PhD in Humanities or PhD dissertation (at an advanced stage; the dissertation supervisor’s opinion is needed)
- research focusing on one of the following fields (preferably on ancient Greece):
o literature of ancient Greece and/or Rome
o reception of ancient culture of Greece and/or Rome
The following criteria will be also considered in the recruitment procedure:
- research and academic output (the candidate is requested to provide a research development plan)
o publications in reviewed magazines and journals, particularly in renowned publishers and international journals (enclosing copies of three selected publications is required);
o active participation in international academic and research conferences
o managing grant projects/ participating in research grants' / submitting research grants
o experience in international academic cooperation (e.g. research internships, academic grants, etc.
- teaching experience
o teaching Latin/ Old Greek (preferable) and/or culture of ancient Greece and Rome
- teaching in Polish and English
- good knowledge of English (in speech and writing; interview with candidates shall be conducted in whole or in part in English)
- experience in promoting culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
This position is for the Department of Classical Studies, Institute of Literary Studies, NCU
Required documents:
- Cover letter
- Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment (download here)
- Professional curriculum vitae
- Copy of higher education diploma
- Information about scientific, didactic and organizational achievements (abstract comprising candidate's most important areas of research, and scientific, educational, and other achievements)
- List of publications (including the publishing house/journal, year of publication, and page number)
- Declaration of consent to the processing of personal data contained in the job offer for the needs of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of The Council od 27 April 2016 (L119/1) (download here)
- Declaration under art. 113 ust. 1 ustawy Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym (o niekaralności) (Art. Paragraph 113 (1) of the Higher Education Act (of no criminal record)) (download here)
- Declaration that Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will be my primary employer once I have won the contest (download here)
Additional information: The selection process procedure: Stage 1: qualification of candidates following the documents submission Stage 2: qualification interview with selected candidates which will be held partly in English. Application should be submitted via web page: http://www.umk.pl/en/jobs - (offer 4705); link: http://www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?task=offer&action=one&id=4705, before 30.05.2025, 15:00 Contact: bb@umk.pl
Please be informed that the person selected through the competition will be obliged to submit a certificate from the National Criminal Register with regard to offences specified in Chapters 19 and 25 of the Penal Code (including offences against sexual freedom and morality), in Article 189a and Article 207 of the Penal Code and in the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction of 29 July 2005 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939 and of 2022, item 2600), or for the corresponding offences defined in foreign law. The obligation to verify applies to a person whose tasks will be related to the protected activity referred to in Article 21. of the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual offences and the protection of minors (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 560).
Pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 6 of the Act of June 14, 2024 on the protection of whistleblowers (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928), information on the internal reporting procedure at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is available at: https://www.umk.pl/en/contact/internal-reporting/
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