Associate Professor

Organisation/Company SWPS University Research Field Psychological sciences Psychology Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 22 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description conducting classes (lectures, workshops, Master's seminars) in psychology, in full-time and part-time study programs according to the schedule (conducting classes on specific weekdays and selected weekends), including participation in doctoral education developing original class curricula and introducing qualitative and substantive changes to existing syllabi and study programs performing tasks related to teaching, including creating syllabi, issuing grades, and archiving student works, participating in the graduation process and conducting exams, as well as holding consultations with students and doctoral candidates contributing to the improvement of teaching quality by acting as a mentor for teaching staff promoting research results among students and doctoral candidates, including referring to research findings during teaching activities supporting the development of students and doctoral candidates, in particular through substantive supervision of student and doctoral organizations conducting academic research and actively seeking funding for academic research initiating application-oriented projects, including implementation projects publishing research results in peer-reviewed journals with a fixed IF and monographs, on a two-year basis as determined by the current resolution of the Institute's Scientific Board enhancing research skills and tools contributing to the integration of the student community and supporting activities aimed at maintaining good relationships with alumni involvement in organizational work at the Faculty and at the University (including participation in collegial bodies, advisory boards, committees, cooperation with academic staff responsible for organizing teaching or research activities, and readiness to fulfill assigned functions and administrative tasks) contributing to the integration of the academic community by supporting student research groups and student, doctoral, and alumni organizations supporting the University's marketing activities and building relationships with the socio-economic environment holding the post-doctoral degree in social sciences or humanities in the discipline of psychology specialization in the field of clinical psychology experience in teaching at the academic level, such as lectures, workshops, or seminars, as well as in preparing teaching materials high teaching and methodological skills documented completion of courses or other forms of education improving teaching qualifications, experience in preparing teaching materials and creating new study programs, as well as awards for teaching activities and high ratings for teaching work in previous places of employment experience in active participation in international academic conferences having academic achievements in the field of clinical psychology, confirmed by publications in peer-reviewed journals with an impact factor experience in implementing grants (manager, principal investigator) financed from external sources or experience in obtaining funding for scientific research English proficiency for the purpose of conducting classes (and/or consultations) in this language fluency in Polish language strong computer literacy and readiness to learn new software tools readiness to teach classes on weekends commitment to declare SWPS University as the primary place of employment Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent Languages POLISH Level Excellent Additional Information full-time employment based on a contract of employment remuneration within the range of 9 800 - 16 400 PLN gross (50% tax-deductible costs for authors) support from the Center for Academic Competence Development support from teaching advisors the opportunity to participate in training programs and workshops held as a part of Teaching Skills Weeks opportunity to participate in a mentoring program opportunity to participate in academic conferences support for the commercialization of research projects support of the Office for Research in the implementation and settlement of research projects bonuses for highly rated publications affiliated with SWPS University financial support for ongoing research (university-wide, institute, and faculty competitions), as well as funding for conference trips and academic publication costs (in accordance with internal regulations) an attractive benefits package: a discount on Master's studies and graduate certificate programs for employees, as well as their close relatives and partners — discount increases with the employee’s seniority a discount on SWPS University’s remaining educational offer a 30% discount on language courses offered by SWPS University’s language school professional development opportunities through participation in the Erasmus+ program psychological support via SWPS University Clinic of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy low-interest housing loans a Multisport Plus gym and fitness benefits package subsidized private healthcare package in Medicover or Lux Med for employees and attractively priced packages for their close relatives and partners access to a cafeteria-based employee benefits system subsidized purchase of corrective glasses group life insurance policy option with the PZU insurance company Eligibility criteria Required documents: CV with a list of academic, teaching, and administrative achievements (with reference to the criteria specified above), as well as a description of other professional experience and research interests a scanned copy of a diploma confirming a post-doctoral degree a certificate confirming knowledge of a foreign language at the required proficiency level The position of Associate Professor will be offered to a person holding the post-doctoral degree (doktor habilitowany) or equivalent. We will offer assistance to those wishing to pursue the post-doctoral degree in Poland. We are also willing to discuss the details of the formal procedure with interested candidates during the recruitment process. the deadline for submission of documents is: 2026-08-22 successful candidates will be announced on: 2026-09-14 date of commencement of work: 2026-10-01 or 2027-03-01 Selection process Formal criteria: scientific achievements: 50% of the final grade teaching achievements: 30% of the final grade organizational or practical achievements: 20% of the final grade Associate Professor Hanna Bednarek - Chair of the Committee Ph.D. Rafał Albiński - Member of the Committee AssociateProfessor Wojciech Białaszek - Member of the Committee The Competition Committee reserves the right to contact only selected candidates. The candidates who receive the highest scores from the Committee will be invited for an interview. After conducting the competition, the Committee may, based on its results, draw up a reserve list of candidates in case it is possible to employ more people or a candidate withdraws. The reserve list of candidates shall be valid for no longer than 12 months from the date of this competition. #J-18808-Ljbffr