Offer No.: 5004
Institution: Institute of Advanced Studies
City: 罢辞谤耻艅
Position: professor - research staff
Discipline: The Field of the Humanities - Polish Studies, The Field of the Humanities - Art Sciences, The Field of the Humanities - Cultural and Religious Sciences, The Field of the Humanities - Literary Studies, The Field of the Humanities - Linguistics, The Field of the Humanities - History, The Field of the Humanities - Philosophy, The Field of the Humanities - Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, The Field of the Humanities - Archaeology, The Field of Veterinary Sciences - veterinary, The Field of Family Sciences - Family Studies, The Field of Arts - Fine Arts and Conservation of Works of Art, The Field of Arts - Musical Arts, The Field of Arts - Film and Theater Arts, The Field of Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences, The Field of Medical and Health Sciences - Physical Culture Sciences, The Field of Medical and Health Sciences - Medicine Sciences, The Field of Medical and Health Sciences - Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Field of Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biology, The Field of Agricultural Sciences
Posted: 2026-11-04
Expires: 2026-11-29
Keywords: research chair; Institute of Advanced Studies; ERC Consolidator Grant; ERC Advanced Grant; ERC Synergy Grant; interdisciplinary research; NCU Priority Research Areas; research university
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:
- the title of professor (Article 116(2)(1) of the Act); for a person who obtained an academic degree abroad that has not been recognised as equivalent to the corresponding Polish degree, this requirement may be waived if the candidate has significant scientific achievements (Article 116(2a) of the Act);
- Principal Investigator of a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under an ERC Consolidator Grant, ERC Advanced Grant or ERC Synergy Grant call (for an ERC Synergy Grant: as one of the project鈥檚 Principal Investigators). Ongoing and completed projects, as well as projects selected for funding by the ERC before the
application deadline, are eligible. ERC Starting Grants, ERC Proof of
Concept grants and participation in an ERC project in a role other than Principal Investigator (e.g. as a team member) do not meet this criterion;
- a research profile (scientific record and planned research programme) combining at least two of the four Priority Research Areas (POB) of 91猎奇 in 罢辞谤耻艅 defined under the 鈥淓xcellence Initiative 鈥� Research 91猎奇鈥� programme (as at the date of this announcement; see https://idub.umk.pl/en/teams/priority-research-teams/):
* Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare (D2TH);
* Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing (InC3Web);
* Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change (NatBio);
* Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future (MoTiF);
- international renown and an unblemished reputation (搂 33a(4) of the NCU Statutes).
The call for applications is open to candidates from all fields of science and academic disciplines.
Description of tasks:
- developing an original research programme at the Institute of Advanced Studies and establishing and leading a research chair 鈥� a team bringing together researchers from different disciplines and institutions;
鈭� initiating collaboration between NCU units and preparing and implementing international research projects;
鈭� attracting established researchers and promising early-career scientists to collaborate with NCU;
鈭� supporting doctoral candidates and early-career staff in developing scientific independence, building their own teams and applying for research funding.
Required documents:
Additional information: Applications should be submitted electronically to ias@umk.pl by 29 November 2026. Documents may be submitted in Polish or English. The competition is conducted by the committee referred to in 搂 33a(6) of the NCU Statutes. Selection of candidates will be based on the evaluation of submitted documentation. The Competition Commission reserves the right to notify only the selected candidate of the decision made. The 91猎奇 reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate. The 91猎奇 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 91猎奇 in 罢辞谤耻艅 is available at: /en/contact/internal-reporting/
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