Employment Opportunities at NCU

Offer No.: 4912

Institution: Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences

City: Toruń

Position: assistant (lecturer) - research staff

Discipline: The Field of Social Sciences - Psychology

Posted: 2026-05-27

Expires: 2026-06-26

Keywords: assistant, psychology, quantitative research, lying, theory of mind, child development

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:
- Master's degree in the humanities or social sciences;
- Experience in conducting research, educational activities, or workshops involving primary school children;
- Very good command of English sufficient for reading academic literature, translating selected research techniques into Polish, and participating in meetings of an international research team;
- Fluent command of Polish sufficient for conducting research in the Polish language;
- Clean criminal record (required for working with schoolchildren);
- Strong communication skills and readiness to conduct research involving primary school children.
Responsibilities:
- Carrying out research tasks specified in the project description;
- Participating in research team meetings;
- Contributing to the design and planning of research implementation details;
- Preparing research techniques and materials for studies involving children, in collaboration with other team members;
- Recruiting research participants: school-age children;
- Conducting quantitative research involving school-age children;
- Administering questionnaire studies with teachers and parents;
- Preparing the project's research database;
- Preparing scientific publications in collaboration with team members;
- Performing organizational tasks.
Additional conditions:
- The position of assistant is a full-time position for a candidate who has obtained a master's degree prior to joining the project.
- Employment period: 15-07-2026 - 30-06-2029
- While employed within the project, the candidate will neither receive any payment from another employer on the basis of an employment contract;
- Time flexibility (commuting to schools, travelling to conferences);

Evidence of the following may be an advantage:
- publications in peer-reviewed scientific publications in the field of child development or education;
- experience in conducting research or educational projects.

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń offers a full-time research assistant position within the SNFN-funded research project,,Children's Honest and Deceptive Behaviour during School Transitions: Developmental insights from three European educational systems (CHOICES)", prof. dr hab. Marta Białecka.

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: Documents should be submitted before 2026-06-26 The contest will be adjudicated no later than 2026-07-03 Your expected employment will commence on 2026-07-15 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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