Postdoctoral Fellow

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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Offer DescriptionWe are looking for a candidate for a researcher for the Polish Returns project entitled: “Enlightenment-Era Pedagogical Reforms and Arguments against the Gendered Conception of Human Progress in Poland and Germany” carried out by Ph.D. Olga Lenczewska.The candidates have to conform to the conditions stated in art. 113 of Higher Education Law dated 20.07.2018. (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2023, item 742 with further amendments).Restrictions:

• The person obtained the doctoral degree in an entity other than the one where the post is planned to be filled.

Key responsibilities:

• implementation of research tasks in the project related to the analysis of: (1) the practical philosophy of Immanuel Kant, in particular his socio-political philosophy and views on women; (2) feminist writings of the Enlightenment period in Europe; (3) the social, political, economic and educational situation of women in Europe during the Enlightenment.
• organization and regular participation in research team meetings; cooperation with the principal investigator and other team members aimed at exchanging and developing knowledge in the field of the project and joint work on articles;
• presenting research results at important academic conferences of national and international range;
• publishing research results in high-ranking international journals and presses;
• organisation of seminars, workshops and research visits with the participation of invited scientists.

Where to apply E-mail[email protected]RequirementsResearch Field Philosophy Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in the field of philosophy obtained not earlier than 7 years before the year of employment within this project

; * Significant research achievements in the history of modern philosophy (especially Kant), socio-political philosophy, or feminist theory; achievements should be confirmed by publications (publications in English are especially welcome);

• Very good command of spoken and written English.

This period does not include breaks caused by maternity leave, leave under the conditions of maternity leave, paternal leave, parental leave granted in accordance with the principles stipulated in the provisions of the labour law, or breaks during which sickness benefit or rehabilitation benefit in connection with inability to work, including inability to work as a consequence of an illness necessitating therapeutic rehabilitation, were received. For women, the indicated seven-year period may be extended by 18 months for each natural or adopted child.Specific RequirementsKnowledge of German and Polish is welcomeLanguages ENGLISH Level ExcellentResearch Field PhilosophyInternal Application form(s) neededNo. 1 – Information on personal data processing.pdfEnglish(560.52 KB – PDF)No. 2 – DECLARATION.pdfEnglish(273.94 KB – PDF)Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment.pdfEnglish(395.14 KB – PDF)WFZ-1210-1-2024 en.pdfEnglish(1.03 MB – PDF)Additional InformationEligibility criteriaThe candidate is expected to hold a doctoral degree in philosophy.Selection processAll documents shall be submitted electronically in the form of pdf files sent to the following addresss:Applications shall be sent by7 October 2024Attention! Incomplete applications, or applications not fulfilling formal conditions will not be considered.The decision will be made by 26 November 2024Applicants will be informed about the results of the procedure per e-mail.This is the first stage of the employment procedure specified by the Statute of the University of Warsaw. Its positive result is the basis for further procedure.Additional comments

• Personal questionnaire for applicants (available at

) with a photo and an e-mail address; * Information on the processing of personal data (information and consent clause); cf. Appendix No. 1 to this announcement;

• Document confirming the PhD degree;
• Scientific CV – (with particular reference to and justification of any career breaks) including information on participation in research projects, and conferences, scholarships, scientific awards, membership in scientific organisations, in editorial teams of scientific journals;
• List of publications – divided into publications relevant to scope of research foreseen in the project and other publications;
• Copies of the two most important publications from the applicant’s output;
• 2 reference letters by professors in the field of philosophy (other than from the University of Warsaw), or in the case of foreign researchers – reference letters from persons with a substantial scientific output and an established reputation in the international scientific community (sent by the authors directly to:

); * Employment certificates, if applicable;

• A declaration by the candidate that he/she has not been found guilty of breaching standards of good research practice in disciplinary, administrative or judicial proceedings;
• Statement of the candidate confirming that they are acquainted with and accept the rules for carrying the recruitment procedure for the position of the academic teacher (Appendix No. 2 to this announcement)

Additional information about the project may be obtained from PI Dr Olga Lenczewska ( ).Work Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw Country Poland GeofieldContact CityWarsaw WebsiteStreetNowy Świat 69STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Warszawa, mazowieckie

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Sat, 03 Aug 2024 02:48:46 GMT

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