The recruitment procedures at the ISS PAS comply with the principles set out in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
Job offer – call for applications for the position of Researcher – Assistant Professor (Postdoctoral Researcher)
The Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (ISS PAS) announces an open competition for the position of post-doc in the project “The Rzeszów Pogrom of 11–12 June 1945: A Comparative Study” for a fixed-term period of 24 months.
- Position: Researcher – Assistant Professor (Postdoctoral Researcher in NCN OPUS 30 project: “The Rzeszów Pogrom of 11–12 June 1945: A Comparative Study”)
- Organizational unit: Department of History, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
Main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible, among other things, for:
- Conducting systematic archival research in Polish and foreign central and institutional archives, as well as in Polish and foreign local and regional archives and civil registry offices (USC), including a prosopographical investigation of all actors involved in the events under study;
- Conducting research in selected press titles, reviewing the existing scholarly literature, and searching relevant online resources.
Independently and collaboratively conducting a critical analysis of the collected sources, as well as systematically processing and storing research materials in accordance with the project’s Data Management Plan; - Participating in field research;
- Participating in project team meetings and maintaining regular communication with the Principal Investigator;
- Publishing at least two academic articles, including at least one in English, in highly ranked scholarly journals meeting open-access requirements;
- Disseminating research findings by presenting them at at least one national or international academic conference;
- Co-administering the project, particularly with regard to the formal aspects of the grant for which the Institute of Slavic Studies is responsible.
Essential requirements resulting from the project “The Rzeszów Pogrom of 11–12 June 1945: A Comparative Study”:
- A doctoral degree obtained at an institution other than the institution where the candidate is to be employed, or at least nine months of continuous, documented research experience undertaken during doctoral education, doctoral studies, or after obtaining the doctoral degree, at an institution other than the institution implementing the project and in a country other than the country in which the doctoral degree was obtained;
- During the period of receiving remuneration under the project, the candidate may not receive any other remuneration from direct costs of research projects funded through NCN competitions;
- During the period of receiving remuneration under the project, the candidate may not receive remuneration from another employer under an employment contract, including an employer based outside Poland;
- During the period of receiving remuneration under the project, the candidate may not receive a pension or equivalent benefits in Poland or abroad.
Further essential requirements
- A doctoral degree in the humanities in the field of history, or in the humanities in the field of anthropology, ethnology, or cultural and religious studies, obtained no earlier than 12 years before the announcement of the competition, preceded by a master’s degree in anthropology, ethnography, or cultural and religious studies;
- Experience in conducting archival research and critically analysing diverse sources, with particular focus on the territory of the General Government during the German occupation;
- Experience in implementing research projects;
- Excellent command of the Polish language;
- English proficiency at a minimum of B2 level, both spoken and written;
- Experience in international collaboration;
- Good time-management skills and the ability to work as part of a team;
- Accuracy and reliability in carrying out assigned tasks;
- Ability and willingness to engage in independent learning and professional development;
- Knowledge of the holdings and resources of archival and museum institutions;
- A scholarly record including publications and monographic studies published in Poland;
- Familiarity with both monographs on pogroms by Professor Joanna Tokarska-Bakir (Pod klątwą, 2018 and Kocia muzyka, 2023), as well as knowledge of the prosopographical method on which they are based.
Desirable qualifications
- Documented research interests in regional history, particularly modern and contemporary history, demonstrated through academic publications or conference presentations;
- Experience in a managerial position at a research institution or another organization;
The candidate’s own initiative concerning the extension of the project’s research to additional archival resources.
We offer
- An employment contract;
- Stable employment;
- A friendly workplace and working environment;
- The possibility of remote or hybrid work;
- Professional development opportunities;
- Training opportunities in research project management and international cooperation;
- A social benefits package (including a FitSport card, subsidies for discounted railway passes, etc.).
Financial conditions
- Gross remuneration of PLN 17,500 per month for 24 months.
Required documents
- Curriculum vitae, including contact details such as full name, date of birth, and contact information;
- A statement confirming the candidate’s educational qualifications;
- A copy of the diploma confirming the award of the doctoral degree;
- A list of previous academic achievements, including publications, participation in academic conferences and seminars, participation in research projects, research stays, awards, and distinctions.
If personal data exceeding the requirements specified in the call for applications are provided, a signed consent clause reading: “I hereby consent to the processing by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, of my personal data to the extent exceeding the information required in the call for applications, for the purpose of conducting the recruitment procedure for the position of researcher.”
Submission of applications
Interested candidates are requested to submit a complete set of documents, including personal and contact details containing their full name and date of birth, by email to sekretariat@ispan.edu.pl, with the subject line: “Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta (post-doc) w projekcie NCN OPUS 30”.
Applications may also be submitted in person or sent by post/courier to:
Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
ul. Jaracza 1
00-378 Warsaw
Poland
with the following note on the envelope: “Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta (post-doc) w projekcie NCN OPUS 30”.
Applications that are rejected and not collected within two months of the conclusion of the recruitment procedure will be destroyed by the recruitment committee. The Institute reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.
Applications are considered submitted on time if they are received at the above address by 31 October 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Recruitment schedule
- Applications may be submitted until 31 October 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
- Interviews will be held between 2 and 6 November 2026.
- Planned employment start date: 1 December 2026.
Job offer – NCN research scholarship within the research project „Faces of smuggling in the Polish-Slovak borderland between 1918 and 1949”
Director of the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences announces a call for an NCN research scholarship within the research project “Faces of smuggling in the Polish-Slovak borderland between 1918 and 1949”.
Principal investigator: dr Karolina Panz
NCN scholarships may be awarded to a person who meets any of the following criteria:
- Is a student of a full-time first or second-cycle degree programme or uniform Master’s studies at a university in Poland;
- Is a doctoral candidate at a doctoral school (within the meaning of the Act on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018);
- Does not receive any other scholarship or remuneration financed from NCN funds.
Requirements
- Holds at least a Bachelor’s degree in Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology or in a related field;
- Has documented experience in conducting ethnographic fieldwork research.
Additional assets
- Research interests related to the relationship between anthropology and history (e.g. memory studies, historical anthropology);
- An interest in borderland studies;
- Experience in working within research teams;
- Ability to develop research findings into scholarly publications.
Description of duties
The successful candidate selected through the competition will participate, for a period of six months, in ethnographic fieldwork research conducted by the project team in the Polish–Slovak borderland area. Their main responsibilities will include:
- Conducting fieldwork from an ethnographic perspective (including interviews and participant observation);
- Processing the collected materials (interview transcriptions and field notes);
- Collaborating with the team at the stage of analysis and interpretation of the collected data;
- Optionally: preparing a scholarly publication, in consultation with the Principal Investigator, based on selected field materials.
NCN competition type
- Sonata 19 – HS;
- A project abstract is available here.
Application deadline
- 10 April 2026, by 4:00 p.m.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Application submission
- By e-mail to: sekretariat@ispan.edu.pl, with the note: “Call for NCN Scholarship – Sonata Faces of smuggling…”.
The competition consists of two stages:
- Evaluation of submitted documents for completeness and compliance with the eligibility criteria;
- An online interview (videoconference). The date will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the candidate.
The Recruitment Committee evaluates applications using a points-based system and prepares a ranking of candidates. Decisions of the Committee are final and cannot be appealed.
Timeline
- Invitations to interviews: until 13 April 2026;
- Interviews: 14 April 2026;
- Competition results: 15 April 2026;
- Start of collaboration: 1 May 2026.
Terms of collaboration
- Carrying out the indicated tasks within the project;
- Receiving a research scholarship of PLN 5,000 gross-gross per month for 6 months, based on a written scholarship agreement between the host institution and the selected candidate. The agreement must be signed before the start date and will specify the scope of work, scholarship amount, payment period, and conditions;
The scholarship is awarded in accordance with the NCN Regulations on Scholarships (NCN Council Resolution No. 25/2019 of 14 March 2019).
Project duration
- Planned start: 1 May 2026;
- Duration: 6 months.
Required documents
- Academic CV including a list of research achievements to date (theses, participation in research projects, conference attendance, research placements, awards and distinctions resulting from conducted research);
- A document confirming student or doctoral candidate status at a Polish university or research institute;
- A motivation letter describing experience in conducting ethnographic fieldwork research (project titles, scope of responsibilities, methods of data processing, research outcomes);
- Contact information (including email address).
Please also include the following consent clause:
“Pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 (OJ EU L 119 of 4.05.2016), I consent to the processing of my personal data included in the personal questionnaire (CV) for the purposes of the current and future recruitment processes and the performance of project tasks.”
Job offer – NCN research scholarship within the research project “Documents and Bureaucracy in the formerly German lands: State Making, Regulating and Controlling in Poland and Czechoslovakia (1940s–1970s)”
Director of the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences announces a call for an NCN research scholarship within the research project “Documents and Bureaucracy in the formerly German lands: State Making, Regulating and Controlling in Poland and Czechoslovakia (1940s–1970s)”.
Principal Investigator: Dr hab. Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska, prof. IS PAN
Eligibility
NCN scholarships may be awarded to a person who meets any of the following criteria:
- Is a student of a full-time first or second-cycle degree programme or uniform Master’s studies at a university in Poland;
- Is a doctoral candidate at a doctoral school (within the meaning of the Act on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018);
- Does not receive any other scholarship or remuneration financed from NCN funds.
Requirements
- Education or ongoing studies in the humanities, in particular history, anthropology, ethnology, cultural or religious studies, cultural studies, or related fields (student/doctoral candidate status or relevant academic degree);
- Experience in archival work;
- Very good active knowledge of English and at least very good passive knowledge of Polish and Czech, allowing for analyzing the archival materials in these languages;
- Familiarity with all requirements specified in the NCN eligible costs catalogue (Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the National Science Centre) and in the Regulations for awarding scholarships in the NCN-funded research projects.
Additional assets
- Knowledge of other foreign languages (besides Polish, Czech, and English);
- Communication skills and ability to work with people;
- Good work organization;
- Experience in research work;
- Publications in internationally recognized academic journals;
- Ability to work in Microsoft / Google workspace.
Description of duties
The successful candidate will collaborate for 12 months on the project “Documents and Bureaucracy in the formerly German lands: State Making, Regulating and Controlling in Poland and Czechoslovakia (1940s–1970s)”, conducted at the Institute of Slavic Studies, PAS. Their main duties will include:
- Scope of work:
- Analysis of archival materials collected from Polish and Czech archives and libraries;
- Preparation of one scientific article in English, on a topic agreed upon with the PI and based on the collected materials, followed by submission to an international journal;
- Dissemination of research results.
- Administrative tasks:
- Administrative work related to the project (reporting and documentation).
NCN competition type
- Opus 21 – HS3 (edition 41);
- A project abstract is available at: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/517271-en.pdf.
Application deadline
- January 16, 2026 at 16:00.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Application submission
- By e-mail to: sekretariat@ispan.edu.pl, with the note: “Call for NCN Scholarship – Opus ‘Bureaucracy…’”
Competition procedure
The competition consists of two stages:
- Evaluation of submitted documents for completeness and compliance with the eligibility criteria;
- An online interview (videoconference). The date will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the candidate.
The Recruitment Committee evaluates applications using a points-based system and prepares a ranking of candidates.
Decisions of the Committee are final and cannot be appealed.
Timeline
- Invitations to interviews: by January 20, 2026;
- Interviews: January 26, 2026;
- Competition results: January 28, 2026;
- Start of collaboration: February 1, 2026.
Terms of collaboration
Carrying out the indicated tasks within the project;
- Receiving a research scholarship of PLN 5,000 gross-gross per month for 12 months, based on a written scholarship agreement between the host institution and the selected candidate. The agreement must be signed before the start date and will specify the scope of work, scholarship amount, payment period, and conditions;
- Possibility of funding an additional archival query in Poland or the Czech Republic, as needed, and participation in one academic conference;
- Access to a project laptop and tablet for project-related work during scholarship.
The scholarship is awarded in accordance with the NCN Regulations on Scholarships (NCN Council Resolution No. 25/2019 of 14 March 2019).
Project duration
- Planned start: February 1, 2026;
- Duration: 12 months.
Required documents
- An academic curriculum vitae with academic accomplishments: theses, participation in research projects, conference participation, seminar papers, research internships, prizes/awards and distinctions related to research;
- Document confirming student/doctoral status at a Polish university/institute;
- A cover letter in which the candidate outlines their proposed participation in the project, taking into account a 12‑month period of work and engagement with existing sources;
- A copy of a certificate indicating knowledge of English; if the candidate does not possess the certificate, the interview will be conducted in English for the purposes of verification;
- A list of publications with an attached thesis or publication attached in the form of a published article;
- Contact information (including e-mail address).
Please also include the following consent clause:
“Pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 (OJ EU L 119 of 04.05.2016), I consent to the processing of my personal data included in the personal questionnaire (CV) for the purposes of the current and future recruitment processes and the performance of project tasks.”
Job offer – an open competition for the position of post-doc in the project “Faces of smuggling in the Polish-Slovak borderland between 1918 and 1949”
A post-doc type post is a full-time post designated by the principal investigator for a person who has been awarded a PhD degree within 7 years before joining the project.
A person in a post-doc type position may receive remuneration from the pool of full-time salaries under a full-time employment contract, provided that they meet all of the following criteria:
- Their PhD degree has been awarded by other institution than the one planned to employ them at this post;
- At the time of receiving remuneration, they will not be receiving any other remuneration paid from the funds granted to research projects under NCN calls under the heading of direct costs;
- In the period of receiving the remuneration, they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland.
According to the NCN Regulations: Types of costs in research projects funded by the National Science Centre. Please read the entire document and pay attention to all requirements!
Required
- PhD in sociology, anthropology or ethnography and with a graduate degree in one of the above fields;
- Considerable experience in archival research and critical analysis of diverse sources (preferably of occupational district of Krakow);
- Linguistic competence: German and English;
- Computer skills enabling him/her to work in computer programmes analyzing social networks (SNA) and data processing programmes for geospatial data (GIS);
- Scientific achievements in the form of domestic and foreign scientific articles.
Advantages
- Documented interest in borderlands;
- Experience in working in other research projects.
Description of tasks
The person employed as post-doc at the Institute of Slavic Studies will work in the project „Faces of smuggling in the Polish-Slovak borderland between 1918 and 1949”.
The key tasks will include:
- Archival research conducted in diverse resources in Polish and foreign central and institutional archives, Polish and foreign local and regional archives and other types of archives;
- The research in selected press titles, an analysis of the existing literature on the subject and a search of internet resources;
- Individual and team-based critical analysis of collected sources and their processing and storage in accordance with the project data management plan;
- Participation in field research;
- Participation in project team meetings;
- Publication of at least two articles (including at least one in English) in highly ranked scientific journals meeting open access criteria;
- Dissemination of research results through active participation (paper presentation) in a domestic or foreign conference;
- Co-administration of the project (formal aspects of the grant for which the Institute of Slavic Studies is in charge).
Type of grant programme
- SONATA 19 – HS, National Science Centre
Application deadline
- 14 March, 2025
How to apply
- Please send an email to sekretariat@ispan.edu.pl, in the subject please type Konkurs na stanowisko post-doc w projekcie Sonata-19.
After verifying and assessing the submitted documents, selected candidates will be invited for an online interview.
Interviews
- 17–21 March, 2025
Announcement of recruitment results
- 28 March, 2025
Employment begins
- 1 April, 2025
Financial conditions
- Monthly salary of 140,000 PLN gross gross per annum, full-time employment;
- During the period of employment, the post-doc researcher must not receive another remuneration from direct costs in research projects financed by the National Science Centre;
- During the period of employment, the post-doc researcher must not receive another salary from another employer in Poland and abroad based on employment or service contract (umowa o pracę).
Employment duration
- Employment begins on 1 April, 2025;
- Employment duration – till 27 November, 2027.
Required documents
- Resume / CV;
- A copy of the PhD diploma;
- List of scholarly achievements, including publications, conference and seminar papers, participation in research projects, academic internships, prizes and awards);
- Contact information.
On the application, please include a clause:
“Pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR, and the general regulation on the protection of personal data of 27 April 2016 (Journal of Laws UE L 119 of 04/05/2016), I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the personal questionnaire, called CV, for the purposes of current and future recruitment.”
Information clause on personal data processing in the recruitment process, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
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- The Controller has appointed a Personal Data Officer, Mr Krzysztof Radtke, who can be contacted by e-mail at iod@ispan.edu.pl.
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