Offer No.: 4889
Institution: Faculty of Humanities
City: Toruń
Position: assistant professor (adjunkt) - research and teaching staff
Discipline: The Field of the Humanities - Linguistics
Posted: 2026-04-30
Expires: 2026-05-29
Keywords: Spanish (other languages: Italian, French)
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:
- Master’s degree in Spanish Studies or in Linguistics with Spanish (specialisation in linguistics)
or
- for a native speaker of Spanish: a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Humanities and qualifications to teach Spanish as a foreign language, or equivalent teaching qualifications;
- PhD in Linguistics;
- proficiency in Spanish, both in speech and writing;
- documented academic activity (publications in Spanish linguistics, contrastive linguistics, participation in conferences, teaching or research/teaching internships);
- several years of experience in teaching Spanish at the university level;
- experience in teaching Language for Special Purposes and practical Spanish
Additional requirements:
- knowledge of a second Romance language (Italian or French) would be an asset;
- for native speakers of Spanish, knowledge of the Polish language is welcome;
- experience in teaching using modern technologies
Expectations:
- active engagement in academic research in Spanish linguistics;
- participation in research projects (including those carried out within projects involving the University and the Department);
- teaching courses for students of Applied Linguistics with Spanish, including Language for Special Purposes, practical Spanish, and selected linguistics courses;
- active participation in the organisational life of the academic community, and of the Institute / Department;
- continuous development of teaching qualifications and competences
Required documents:
- Cover letter
- Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment (download here)
- Professional curriculum vitae
- Copy of higher education diploma
- Copy of doctorate certificate
- 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: Documents should be submitted before 29.05.2026, 12:00. The contest will be adjudicated no later than 3.07.2026. Your expected employment will commence on 1.10.2026. The university does not provide accommodation. Application should be submitted via web page: http://www.umk.pl/en/jobs - (offer 4889); link: http://www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?task=offer&action=one&id=4889; before 29.05.2026, 12:00 Contact: zwojcik@umk.pl The contest will be adjudicated no later than 03.07.2026. Your expected employment will commence on 01.10.2026. The university does not provide accommodation.
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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