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Offer DescriptionDean of the Faculty of Culture and Arts announces a competition for an assistant professor position, full-time, in the ERC Advanced Grant Scholars, Animals, Images, Geographies, and the Arts: De-exoticizing Eastern Europe in the Early Modern Period (SAIGA)Project’s abstractBuilding on Claude Lévi-Strauss’s oft-cited claim that “animals are good to think with,” SAIGA sets out to forge a zoological trail in the understanding of Eastern Europe between the sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries. Focusing on animal representations, the project will shed new light on the role of images in the production and transfer of knowledge.
The project will highlight the region’s underrated contributions to the development of natural history by examining the overlooked Eastern European nodes in networks of scholars. By investigating various patterns of transmission of knowledge from East to West, this study will consider the vital role of Eastern informants, both trusted experts and unreliable amateurs. With animals as the primary object of investigation, the project will direct attention to the arduous processes of discovering Eastern European fauna. While some species had already been recorded by ancient authors (though seldom if ever seen), other species were only documented in the early modern period, turning Eastern Europe into a rewarding research opportunity for naturalists. Tracing the replication of images of Eastern European fauna, the project seeks to understand how early modern naturalists accounted for the discrepancies among ancient, medieval, and contemporaneous sources, and how their strategies of verification varied between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Mapping this knowledge transfer onto the articulation of early modern geographies-which also attempted to make sense of the regions situated between Europe and Asia-the project promises to move the study of Eastern Europe beyond the paradigm of “demi-Orientalism,” which all too often imposes a modern othering lens onto the earlier past of the region. Finally, the project will foreground the role of the arts, above all various printmaking techniques, in projecting the image of the region as an environmental and cultural landscape defined and distinguished by its animals.Where to apply E-mailg.jurkowlaniec@uw.edu.plRequirementsResearch Field All Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/QualificationsCandidates must meet the conditions outlined in Article 113 of Ustawa Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce z dnia 20 lipca 2018 roku (Dz. U. z 2023 r., poz. 742 z późniejszymi zmianami) – the Polish Higher Education and Science Law Act of 20 July 2018 (Journal of Laws 2023, item 742, with amendments), and have the following qualifications:

• A PhD degree
• Publication record documenting expertise in studying visual or material sources in early modern natural history
• Ability to work with written sources in various languages used by scholars from the 15th to 19th centuries

Proficiency in English, both spoken and writtenAdditional assets * Knowledge of other languages (especially Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian, enabling the study of relevant literature)

• Expertise in the history of zoology from the 15th to 19th centuries
• Experience collaborating with Eastern European institutions
• Experience and competence in digital humanities

Specific RequirementsThe position involves conducting research within the “Scholars” cluster of the SAIGA project, focusing on the role of visual and material sources in the study of the fauna of Eastern Europe in the 16th-18th centuries. Responsibilities include:

• Preparing a monograph (either single-authored or in collaboration with the SAIGA team) in English
• Developing selected topics into articles or conference presentations and publishing results in reputable journals or international presses
• Participating in the organization of an international academic conference
• Contributing to and monitoring the accuracy of data in the URUS database (urus.uw.edu.pl) developed as part of the SAIGA project

Languages ENGLISH Level ExcellentInternal Application form(s) neededScholars ENG(1) WNKS.1220-05-2024.pdfEnglish(708.75 KB – PDF)Additional InformationBenefitsFull-time employment at the Faculty of Culture and Arts, University of Warsaw, on a fixed-term contract for 57 months (starting on 1 January 2025).
Gross monthly salary (including all bonuses): approximately PLN 16,200 (PLN 210,600 yearly).Selection processRequired documents

• Application addressed to the Rector of the University of Warsaw
• Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment (

) * Information on personal data processing (
) * Statement on primary place of employment (
) * Copy of the PhD diploma or other document confirming the awarding of the PhD degree

• Copies of other diplomas or certificates confirming higher education, postgraduate studies, or other courses relevant to the planned research
• Academic CV including a list of publications
• Motivation letter in English, including a preliminary concept (max. 5 pages) for individual research within the “Scholars” cluster of the SAIGA project (additional information on the cluster can be requested from

) * Names, surnames, and email addresses of two referees whom the committee may contact for recommendations

• A statement confirming knowledge and acceptance of the rules for academic recruitment available on the faculty’s website (

; English version: )The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2024, 23:59
Documents should be sent electronically to as signed scans or digitally signed PDF files.The committee will review the submitted materials, assessing their formal compliance with the announcement and their substantive quality. All candidates will be notified of the results of this phase via email between 4 and 10 November 2024.
Selected candidates will be invited for an online interview, scheduled between 12 and 19 November 2024.
The anticipated decision date for the competition is 19 November 2024.Note: This competition is the first stage in the process of hiring an academic teacher, as outlined in the University of Warsaw Statute. A positive outcome of the competition is the basis for proceeding with the further employment process.Work Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Faculty of Culture and Arts Country Poland GeofieldContact State/ProvinceMazovia CityWarsaw StreetKrakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 Postal Code00-927STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Warszawa, mazowieckie

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Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:37:28 GMT

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