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The post of an Assistant Professor in the research staff member group of the Faculty of Philology JU

Date: 16.08.2021 - 15.11.2021
Contact: filolog@uj.edu.pl
The post of an Assistant Professor in the research staff member group of the Faculty of Philology JU

The DigiWorld Priority Research Area announces a competitive selection process for the post of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at the Faculty of Philology in the research staff member group in the academic discipline Computer Science or Linguistics or Literary Studies in the field of Digital Humanities.

See PRA Description at https://digiworld.id.uj.edu.pl/opis-obszaru-i-strategia.

We are looking for candidates holding at least a doctoral degree and who in the 2 years before the opening date of the competitive selection process were not employed under an employment contract at the Jagiellonian University. 

An ideal candidate should in particular: 

  • have a track record of interdisciplinary scientific research between computational studies, natural language processing and/or linguistics and/or literary studies; 

  • have relevant experience in applying computational and/or statistical methods to natural language processing and/or cultural/literary studies;  

  • have a good knowledge of R and/or Python ad/or Java; 

  • have organisational experience, in particular a track record of participating in or obtaining external, competitive research funding, 

  • have experience in international academic collaboration with leading research institutions, 

  • have the ability to work in a research team, 

  • have experience in popularising their research or in innovative education, 

  • have excellent written and oral communication skills in English. 

A successful candidate will: 

  • provide expertise and collaborate on digital humanities projects, including team work on the development of a digital platform for scholarly editions, 

  • publish articles in which JU is the only Polish affiliation in leading, high impact factor journals or at CORE-ranked conferences,  

  • submit at least one external Polish or international grant proposal affiliated at JU within 24 months,  

  • engage in interdisciplinary research with other members of the JU academic community. 

Jagiellonian University offers: 

  • fixed-term contract for 30 months, 

  • maximal full-time salary  75,000-100,000 PLN gross for the period of running a research project granted within terms and conditions of a separate agreement (the salary comprises base remuneration and pay enhancement connected to the grant and includes all components of remuneration pursuant to Regulations on Remuneration Payment at the Jagiellonian University), 

  • research money of 50,000 PLN to be realised for a 30-month period - within terms and conditions of a separate agreement (eligible costs include research trips and visits, research equipment, consumable materials, external services and remuneration for the project team), based on research proposal and an estimate of expenditure. 

The competition runs concurrently to another two research and faculty positions in Digital Humanities: 

  • Assistant Professor: LINK 

  • University Professor: LINK 

Please consult also general rules of employment (https://en.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/staff/employment) and the benefits offered at JU (https://en.uj.edu.pl/en/staff/staff-benefits/office).

Application submission deadline: 15th November 2021  

Detailed information about how to apply: LINK 

Submit documents to: filolog@uj.edu.pl 

Should you have any questions, contact: agata.holobut@uj.edu.pl, dr hab. Agata Hołobut, prof. UJ