• Completion of second-cycle higher education studies in history or related fields;
• Holding the degree of doctor habilitatus in the discipline of history;
• Documented scholarly output in the field of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, participation in international conferences, and publications in Polish and foreign journals;
• Knowledge of a modern foreign language at a minimum B2 level;
• Participation in project teams connected with conducting scholarly research, especially in projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), the National Programme for the Development of Humanities (NPRH), or European funds;
• Experience in higher education teaching;
• Experience working in Polish and foreign archives and libraries holding Polish and foreign archival collections;
• Submission of a written declaration of readiness to submit statements in accordance with the Law on Higher Education and Science, namely: a statement authorising the Institute of History of the University of Opole to include the person among employees conducting scientific activity — the “N number” — and to report the employee’s scientific achievements for the purposes of evaluating scientific activity.

• Availability and readiness to work in a team;
• Experience in international scholarly cooperation;
• Completed internships, scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of scholarly activity at research institutions in Poland and abroad;
• Research conducted in the field of the history of Silesia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries;
• Management of project teams connected with conducting scholarly research, especially projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), the National Programme for the Development of Humanities (NPRH), or European funds;
• Skills and experience in related areas of historical education, including courses, certificates, and participation in projects in the fields of archival studies, museology, heritage protection, cooperation with local government units in promotional activities, etc.;
• A C1 certificate in English or German;
• Experience in teaching or public speaking in a foreign language, preferably English;
• Openness to contact with people, including the ability to carry out organisational work with young people, e.g. organising study trips and supervising student research clubs;
• Readiness to participate actively in promotional activities, including online and social media activities, and to cooperate with the wider environment of the University of Opole.

• Stable employment at a higher education institution under an employment contract.
• Start-up support.
• Attractive working conditions:
  • thirteenth salary,
  • seniority allowance,
  • jubilee awards.
• Social benefits, in accordance with the applicable regulations:
  • co-financing of holidays,
  • co-financing of cultural and educational activities,
  • financial assistance grants,
  • St Nicholas’ Day vouchers for children,
  • repayable housing assistance in the form of a loan.
• Possibility of participating in the MultiSport programme.
• Possibility of using the Employee Mutual Benefit and Loan Fund.
• Possibility of joining group life insurance on preferential terms.

• Availability and readiness to work in a team;
• Experience in international scholarly cooperation;
• Completed internships, scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of scholarly activity at research institutions in Poland and abroad;
• Research conducted in the field of the history of Silesia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries;
• Management of project teams connected with conducting scholarly research, especially projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), the National Programme for the Development of Humanities (NPRH), or European funds;
• Skills and experience in related areas of historical education, including courses, certificates, and participation in projects in the fields of archival studies, museology, heritage protection, cooperation with local government units in promotional activities, etc.;
• A C1 certificate in English or German;
• Experience in teaching or public speaking in a foreign language, preferably English;
• Openness to contact with people, including the ability to carry out organisational work with young people, e.g. organising study trips and supervising student research clubs;
• Readiness to participate actively in promotional activities, including online and social media activities, and to cooperate with the wider environment of the University of Opole.

From 10 June to 31 August 2026, at the Secretariat of the Institute of History of the University of Opole, ul. Strzelców Bytomskich 2, 45-084 Opole, e-mail: insth@uni.opole.pl.

Documents may be submitted in person or sent in paper form by post. If documents are sent by post, the date of submission shall be deemed to be the date on which the documents are received by the University of Opole.

Language: English
Spoken level: min. B2
Written level: min. B2

Language: Second modern foreign language, e.g. German, French, etc.
Spoken level: B2
Written level: B2