The DigiWorld Priority Research Area announces a competitive selection process for the post of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at the Faculty of Philology in the research and faculty staff member group 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:
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have a track record of interdisciplinary scientific research between information studies, information management, bibliology and bibliometrics, editing, archive research and/or media science;
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have preliminary experience in digital technologies (XML, XQuery, XSLT);
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have organisational experience, in particular a track record of participating in or obtaining external, competitive research funding,
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have experience in international academic collaboration with leading research institutions,
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have the ability to actively collaborate with other research team members,
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have experience in popularising their research and/or innovative education,
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have excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
A successful candidate will:
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collaborate with the research team on developing a digital platform for editions in the area of humanities and expanding the digital humanities infrastructure at the Jagiellonian University, in cooperation with the Jagiellonian Library,
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publish articles in which JU is the only Polish affiliation in leading, high impact factor journals; present their research at international conferences of digital humanities,
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submit at least one external Polish or international grant proposal affiliated at JU within 24 months,
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engage in interdisciplinary research with other members of the JU academic community,
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deliver innovative teaching in digital humanities.
Jagiellonian University offers:
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fixed-term contract for 30 months,
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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),
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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,
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negotiable teaching load for the period of running the research grant (pursuant to the Work Regulations of JU).
The competition runs concurrently to another two positions in Digital Humanities:
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