Research and Teaching Assistant

Offer Description

The Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Science and Technology invites applications for the position of Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Architecture and Visual Arts, within the Industrial Architecture Teaching Group.

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching while pursuing research in the field of Circular Economy in Architecture as a member of an international research team.

Where to apply

E-mail: praca.w1@pwr.edu.pl

Requirements

Research Field: Architecture » Other

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Deliver teaching and supervise student learning in undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's) programmes in Architecture in both Polish and English.
• Contribute to the academic and administrative activities of the Department and the Faculty.
• Continuously develop academic, research and professional competences.
• Adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity and professional ethics, including compliance with the Code of Ethics for Employees of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
• Conduct high-quality research, including as a member of an international research team.
• Prepare for and participate in a series of co-creation workshops and collaborative research activities undertaken by an international team working on Circular Economy in Architecture.
• Undertake other teaching, research and administrative duties assigned by the Head of Department or Faculty authorities.

Specific Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the requirements set out in the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 742, as amended) and the Statute of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

In addition, candidates should demonstrate the following:

• A Master's degree (or equivalent) in Architecture or Architecture and Urban Planning.
• Being in the final stage of doctoral studies or having submitted a doctoral dissertation in the discipline of Architecture and Urban Planning, confirmed by the doctoral supervisor.
• An established research profile in Circular Economy, with particular emphasis on the recovery and reuse of secondary construction materials, demonstrated through publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including at least one publication in a Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-indexed journal with an Impact Factor and awarded 140 points in the current Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education journal ranking.
• Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written Polish.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English, including scientific and technical English, evidenced by an appropriate language certificate or completion of a University Language Centre course (minimum B2+), together with international study experience or professional experience in an international architectural practice.
• Completion of the Higher Education Teaching Programme (minimum Part II).
• Training in communication skills and the principles of Project-Based Learning (PBL).
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in architectural practice.
• Demonstrated expertise in architectural design sufficient to teach architectural design studios, including documented teaching experience, particularly in residential and industrial architectural design.
• Proficiency in digital tools supporting architectural design.

Research and creative activities

The candidate should demonstrate scientific, research and/or creative activity that fits into the priority areas of the Faculty’s development, covering at least one of the following areas:

• Landscape architecture and green-blue infrastructure,
• AI, data, and digital tools in design,
• Technologies, materials, and prototyping,
• Adaptive and circular architecture,
• Social research, participation, and mediation,
• Crisis, extreme, and interventionist architecture,
• Specialised and technological architecture,
• Criticism, analysis, and interpretation of architecture.

Note: International activity will be rated higher than domestic activity.

Obligatory:

• Conducting research in at least one of the areas listed above
• Documented scientific and research achievements – authorship or co-authorship of at least one English-language publication from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education list, for a minimum of 140 points
• Active participation in scientific conferences (domestic or international)
• Building license in the architectural specialty for unlimited design

Welcome:

• Patents, utility models, and implementations
• Unpublished and popular science works
• Authorship of an architectural and conservation project
• Authorship of a spatial planning and development project
• Authorship of a visual work or artistic project, including a multimedia, performative, audiovisual, sculptural, or interdisciplinary project, a series of visual or photographic works
• Authorship of a visual work in the field of design arts, including industrial design, interior design, or landscape architecture
• Management of an international or Polish research project
• Participation in Polish and international research projects, implementation of work commissioned by industry
• Ekspertyzy, wdrożenia, współpraca z przemysłem, transfer technologii, utworzenie spin-off
• Documented collaboration with foreign/domestic research centers, foreign/domestic research internships
• Reviews of books, monographs, textbooks, and scientific articles
• Experience as a scientific supervisor
• Awards and distinctions for research or creative work

Teaching Activities

The candidate should demonstrate teaching experience or the potential to develop education that addresses contemporary challenges in architecture and urban planning, particularly in at least one of the following areas:

• Design for environmental challenges – ecosystem sustainability, carbon footprint, and resilience of the built environment,
• Protection and adaptation of architectural heritage,
• Architecture for the needs of users and communities,
• Architectural theory, critical thinking, and speculative and experimental design,
• Integrated design and design at various scales – from interiors and buildings to urban structures,
• Design experimentation, modelling, prototyping, and research methods in design.

Note: International activities will be prioritised over domestic activities

Obligatory: Experience in conducting teaching classes

Welcome:

• Conducting teaching classes at the invitation of a foreign unit or as part of international programs
• Supervision of diploma theses in Polish (Eng./M.Sc./Bachelor's degrees)
• Supervision of diploma theses in a foreign language (Eng./M.Sc./Bachelor's degrees)
• Supervision of students pursuing individual study plans
• Supervision of international students
• Supervision of students with disabilities
• Supervision of students within tutoring programs
• Supervision of the teaching laboratory and classroom
• Educational publications (textbooks and scripts)
• Educational publications published jointly with students
• Development of new courses
• Development of new teaching aids, instructions, and laboratory stations
• Preparation of teaching materials on an e-learning platform
• Organisation of camps and educational trips
• Supervision of student groups
• Participation in an international teaching project or teaching-related event
• Awards and distinctions in teaching

Organizational Activities

The candidate should demonstrate experience or potential in organising and developing academic activities supporting inter-area cooperation, internationalisation, relations with the socio-economic environment and the implementation of new forms of research, teaching and design practice.

• Participation and activity in the collegial bodies of universities or other entities
• Participation in the organisational work of universities or other entities
• Performed functions as a unit/entity manager or team leader
• Activity in the journal publishing process
• Activity in the organisation of conferences or trade fairs
• Activity in the popularisation of science and technology

Languages

• POLISH - Level: Excellent
• ENGLISH - Level: Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed

• rodo-2-en.pdf (English, 224.56 KB - PDF)
• ZW_34_2026-z3a1 Zgłoszenie przystąpienia do konkursu (ang).pdf (English, 125.08 KB - PDF)
• ZW_34_2026-z3b1 Oświadczenie o danych osobowych (ang).pdf (English, 201.43 KB - PDF)
• ZW_34_2026-z3c1 Oświadczenie kandydata (ang).pdf (English, 111.72 KB - PDF)
• ZW_34_2026-z3d1 Oświadczenie kandydata - PWr podstawowe miejsce pracy (ang).pdf (English, 117.11 KB - PDF)

Additional Information

Benefits

We offer:

1. Stable employment at a prestigious university;
2. Opportunities for professional development;
3. Work in a creative and supportive team.

Development prospects:

1. In terms of academic development: the opportunity to participate in research and projects conducted at the University, which will enable the development of one's own skills and the acquisition of scientific and professional experience, including in collaboration with other research centres and external companies;
2. In terms of education: the opportunity to participate in training programs to improve qualifications conducted at the University and implemented by cooperating institutions;
3. In terms of international cooperation, the opportunity to participate in exchange and international cooperation programs implemented at the University, as well as in international research projects.

Selection process

Required documents:

1. Application to the Rector(Appendix 3a1)
2. Summary curriculum vitae (CV)
3. Copy of document confirming professional title, academic degree/title
4. Information on research, teaching, and organisational activities
5. List of publications
6. List and description of research internships
7. Declaration of receipt of information regarding personal data processing(Appendix 3b1)
8. Declaration of compliance with the requirements specified in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science(Appendix 3c1)
9. Declaration by the candidate that, if successful, Wrocław University of Science and Technology will be their primary place of employment(Appendix 3d1)

* If the competition is won by an individual who is employed under an employment relationship with another employer conducting research, research and teaching, research and development, or implementation activities (excluding cases specified in Article 125, Section 3 of the Act), and such employment does not expire on the date of employment at Wrocław University of Science and Technology as their primary place of work, then, in accordance with Article 125, Section 1 of the Act, taking into account Article 125, Section 2 of the Act, such individual is required to obtain the Rector's consent to additional employment under an employment relationship with another employer after being hired at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. If the competition is won by an individual who conducts business activity, the requirement of Article 125, Section 7 of the Act must be met.

Additional comments

Please send application documents in Polish or English:

• by traditional mail to the correspondence address: Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Bolesława Prusa 53/55, 50-317 Wrocław, room 25, building E-1
• by e-mail to the unit's e-mail address dedicated to submitting applications: praca.w1@pwr.edu.pl
• By September 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

Please include the reference number in the subject line: AS1/K01W01D01/08/2026

Applications submitted without a specific reference number or after the application deadline will not be considered. For any information regarding the competition, please contact the Human Resources Assistant at: praca.w1@pwr.edu.pl

The date of receipt of documents is decisive. The deadline for receipt of application documents is 2:00 PM on the day specified in the Competition Information. Receipt of the candidate's documents will be confirmed by the Human Resources Assistant via email to the address provided in the application.

Candidates' applications will be reviewed by a selection committee appointed by Magdalena Baborska-Narożny, PhD, DSc, Eng, Arch., University Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture. After the competition process closes, applications submitted by post to candidates who were not accepted will be returned. Applicants will be able to collect their applications from the Human Resources Assistant within six months of the competition process closing, with acknowledgment of receipt.

Information on how to conduct the competition can be found in the Guide for Applicants

LINK PL: https://pwr.edu.pl/uczelnia/europejska-strategia-dla-naukowcow/otm-r

LINK EN: https://pwr.edu.pl/en/university/european-human-resources-strategy-for-researchers/otm-r

The university reserves the right to reject the competition.

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology's recruitment and competitions are open and conducted in accordance with transparent and transparent principles based on clear and unambiguous merit-based evaluation criteria, considering diverse career paths. Wroclaw University of Science and Technology conducts recruitment procedures in accordance with the guidelines of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, as well as the Open, Transparent, and Merit-Based Recruitment of Researchers (OTM-R) at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.

LINK PL: https://pwr.edu.pl/uczelnia/europejska-strategia-dla-naukowcow/otm-r

LINK EN: https://pwr.edu.pl/en/university/european-human-resources-strategy-for-researchers/otm-r

Recruitments and competitions conducted by the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology are conducted with the equal opportunities policy in mind, in accordance with the "Equality, Diversity and Well-being Policy of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology for 2025-2028"

LINK PL: https://rowna.pwr.edu.pl/fcp/BGBUTODtYP0c5WRc5HApeDRZIBzo5CBA/191/public/docs/polityka_rownosci_roznorodnosci_i_dobrostanu_2025-2028.pdf

LINK EN: https://rowna.pwr.edu.pl/en/

As a friendly employer, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology supports the employment of people with disabilities. Information on the accessibility of selected Wroclaw University of Science and Technology buildings: https://przewodnik.pwr.edu.pl/pl/. Information about support for employees with disabilities and special needs: http://dzd.pwr.edu.pl/pl.

Before establishing an employment relationship with the successful candidate, Wrocław University of Science and Technology will conduct a background check in accordance with the Act of 13 May 2016 on Counteracting Sexual Crime Threats and Protecting Minors. The data required for this verification (PESEL number or, in the absence thereof, maiden name, father's name, mother's name, date of birth) will be obtained solely from the successful candidate and should not be provided at the application stage.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology has a Regulation on Reporting Irregularities and Protecting Reporters (Whistleblowers). It can be found at the link below: https://pwr.edu.pl/uczelnia/informacje-ogolne/wladze/pelnomocnicy-rektora/pelnomocnik-ds-przeciwdzialania-korupcji

Website for additional job details: https://pwr.edu.pl/en/

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Country: Poland
• City: Wrocław
• Postal Code: 50-317
• Street: Bolesława Prusa 53/55

Contact

• City: Wroclaw
• Website: https://pwr.edu.pl/en/ / https://wa.pwr.edu.pl/en/
• Street: Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27
• Postal Code: 50-370
• E-Mail: praca.w1@pwr.edu.pl