Academic jobs, research positions and scholarships
Academic opportunity: RECTOR of the Jagiellonian University announces a selection procedure for the position of an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (F/M). Position at Uniwersytet Jagielloński in Instytut Psychologii, Poland. Please open the original opportunity for the complete official details and application instructions.
Academic opportunity: Post-doc assistant professor (in the research group) - EuroSoHo (Numer projektu: 101218797) and FUTURA (Numer projektu: 101295156). Position at The Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences in Szczecin, Poland. Please open the original opportunity for the complete official details and application instructions.
Academic opportunity: Competition for the position of Assistant in the SPACETIME project (SPatial Analysis of Cancer Evolution in the Tumor Immune MicroEnvironment). Position at Faculty of Mathematics in Informatics and Mechanics Research Field: Computer science Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Funding Programme: Horizon Europe Application Deadline: 12 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw), Poland. Please open the original opportunity for the complete official details and application instructions.
Academic opportunity: Postoc at the High Energy Physics Division (ref. BP3_572). Position at National Centre for Nuclear Research in Warsaw, Poland. Please open the original opportunity for the complete official details and application instructions.
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. On 1st August – as each year – the University of Warsaw academic community will pay tribute to the Warsaw Uprising soldiers. The ceremony will begin at 12:00 noon at the University’s Main Gate. 82 years ago, in the day of the beginning of Warsaw Uprising, the 8th Group of the First Region of the…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. A team of researchers from the University of Warsaw, the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and the National Museum in Warsaw has developed an innovative application of organogel in the conservation of paintings. Research carried out by the scientists has confirmed the effectiveness of the new material in the safe cleaning of…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Researchers from the University of Warsaw have shown that stories told in sign language, using hand gestures and facial expressions, synchronise our brain activity in a similar way to stories told through speech. An article presenting the research findings was published in the journal “Nature Communications”. The research was carried out by a team comprising…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has published the provisional results of the evaluation of the quality of research activity. The University of Warsaw achieved nine top-tier ratings (A+), which is the best result among all universities and research institutions evaluated in Poland. The evaluation assessed the quality of research activities carried out between…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. An international team of researchers, including Dr Ricardo Fernandes from the UW Faculty of Archaeology, has shown that maize-based polyculture, rather than monoculture, formed the foundation of the livelihoods of pre-colonial communities in the Brazilian Cerrado. The findings were published in the journal Science Advances. A team of researchers, including Dr Ricardo Fernandes, has shown…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The admissions process for the University of Warsaw’s doctoral schools for the 2026/2027 academic year has concluded. The admissions panels have recommended the admission of 333 candidates, who will begin their studies at one of the UW’s four doctoral schools on 1st October. The University of Warsaw has four doctoral schools: the Doctoral School of…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Prof. Magdalena Wojcieszak from the Centre of Excellence in Social Sciences at the UW and the University of California, Davis, together with an international team of researchers, has conducted research into the exposure to and impact of content from untrustworthy sources on social media users. The results of the analysis were published in the journal…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The University of Warsaw has been highly ranked in the first edition of the Research Collaboration Index 2027 – a new international ranking assessing academic collaboration between universities. The ranking covers 1,195 higher education institutions from 81 countries and is based on an analysis of bibliometric data and information on national and international research partnerships.…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Academic staff at the University of Warsaw can apply for funding for their projects or the opportunity to carry them out at a 4EU+ Alliance partner institution. The call for applications for two competitions – Visiting Professorships and SEED4EU+ – is open until 13th October. Research and teaching staff at the University of Warsaw may…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. UW academic teachers can once again submit courses that are fully delivered (including assessment) in an online or hybrid mode to be made available to students and doctoral candidates from 4EU+ Alliance member universities. The courses will be made available as part of the 4EU+ shared courses initiative. Proposals must be submitted by 9th September. To…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has updated the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure. It showcases the country’s most important unique equipment, laboratories and research systems. Among the 165 infrastructure facilities included, 11 were submitted by the University of Warsaw. The Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure showcases equipment, systems and laboratories with the highest…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. This year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, known as the Shanghai Ranking, has been published. The University of Warsaw is among the world’s top 500 universities, ranking between 401st and 500th. This is the best result among Polish universities. ARWU is an international ranking of the world’s best universities, published since 2003. This year’s ranking…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. During archaeological excavations carried out in the Machu Picchu complex area, previously unknown roads dating from the Inca period were discovered. The UW Center for Andean Studies and its partner, the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, have made a significant contribution to this discovery. The discovery is the result of research carried out within…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Researchers have determined the structure of the protein rubredoxin at 0.43 Ångström resolution. The results of the research in which Prof. Paulina Dominiak from the University of Warsaw took part have been published in the journal „Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology”. Researchers have determined the structure of the protein rubredoxin at 0.43 Ångström resolution.…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Dr Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna and Prof. Michał Parniak have been awarded prestigious Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The projects, which they will carry out at the UW, concern the return of deportees to countries deemed unsafe and the quantum detection of electromagnetic waves in the microwave and millimetre-wave ranges using excited Rybdergov atoms.…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Dr Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna, an ERC Starting Grant laureate, will carry out her project at the UW’s Centre of Migration Research. She will investigate why deportations to countries considered dangerous – previously suspended due to wars or other threats – are once again becoming possible and acceptable. On 3rd September, Dr Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna was awarded an…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. “In the QURA project, we are proposing a paradigm shift: instead of measuring waves using metal, we are using Rydberg atoms, which act as natural and extremely sensitive quantum sensors,” says Prof. Michał Parniak from the Faculty of Physics and the Centre of New Technologies at the UW, a recipient of the prestigious Starting Grant…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, in collaboration with Dr Marcin Gronowski and Professor Michał Tomza from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, have published a paper in Nature describing an innovative method for studying individual molecular ions. They demonstrated that the absorption of a single photon by a single polyatomic CaOH⁺…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. Projects led by Prof. Łukasz Drewniak, Prof. Magdalena Stobińska-Moretto and Prof. Dariusz Plewczyński have secured funding from the Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning programme. The grants will enable researchers from the UW to strengthen their collaboration with researchers from leading research centres. The Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning programme is a European Commission initiative designed to support…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The inauguration of the 2026/2027 academic year at the University of Warsaw will begin at 2.00 pm on 1st October. The ceremony, attended by university officials and invited guests, will take place in the Auditorium Maximum on the Main Campus on Krakowskie Przedmieście. The opening lecture will be delivered by Prof. Andrzej Mencwel. The opening…
Source: University of Warsaw official jobs feed. The University of Warsaw has been ranked in seven disciplines in this year’s edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Compared with 2025, physics, sociology and mathematics have improved their positions. The UW is the national leader in four disciplines. Seven academic disciplines taught at the University of Warsaw were ranked in this…