Head of Department – Chief Surgeon – University Teacher in the Department of Neurosurgery

4 Mar 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Medical University of Warsaw

Department

HR Departament

Research Field

Medical sciences » Medicine

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Positions

Other Positions

Application Deadline

3 Apr 2026 - 15:00 (Africa/Abidjan)

Country

Poland

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

AO/1220 - 21/2026

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Medical University of Warsaw

announces a competition for the post of 

Head of Department – Chief Surgeon – University Teacher

in the Department of Neurosurgery

(m/f)

Faculty of Dental Medicine

Ref. No AO/1220 - 21/2026

Where to apply

E-mail

konkursy.kierownicy@wum.edu.pl

Requirements

Research Field

Medical sciences » Medicine

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

I. Qualification requirements:

academic title of Professor or a post-doctoral degree (doktor habilitowany) in the respective field of science,

professional title of Medical Doctor,

license to practice as a Medical Doctor in the Republic of Poland,

specialty in Neurosurgery,

experience in organizing and teaching university-level courses,

significant professional and scientific achievements in the field and discipline represented by the Department,

experience in organizational work and managing workplace teams,

experience in managing a Neurosurgery Department/Ward in a teaching/municipal/regional hospital,

proficiency in Polish and a working command of English.

The following will be an advantage:

experience teaching students of medicine, physical therapy,

experience in securing and implementing scientific projects financed from external sources.

Specific Requirements

Required documents:

CV with a description of scientific, teaching, and organizational experience,

copies of documents confirming professional qualifications and education, 
in particular diplomas of: completion of higher education studies; conferring the doctoral / postdoctoral degree / title of Professor, specialist title; recognition of a foreign diploma as equivalent to the relevant Polish diploma,

copy of a document confirming the right to practice medicine in Poland,

copy of documents confirming the Candidate's scientific and teaching achievements, including a list of publications complete with ranking scores such as the Impact Factor, the place on the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education ranking list, the number of citations (MUW employees should provide their lists of publications confirmed by the MUW Library) - if applicable.

PLEASE NOTE: MUW employees are requested to send only the documents listed in points 1 and 4 above. 

 

Required statements and declarations: 

declaration of having full legal capacity,

declaration of enjoying full civil rights,

statement of no prior conviction for intentional offence or intentional tax offence,

statement of no disciplinary penalty referred to in Article 276, Section 1, Items 7 and 8 of the Law on Higher Education and Science,

declaration that MUW will be the Candidate’s primary workplace in case of winning the competition, as defined in Article 120 of the Law on Higher Education and Science,

a statement that from July 22, 1944 to July 31, 1990, one did not work in state security agendas within the meaning of Art. 2 of the Act on the disclosure of information about documents of the state security organs from 1944–1990 and the content of these documents, did not serve in them or cooperate with those authorities,

statement reading as follows: "I hereby declare that I have read the information on the processing of personal data provided in the documents and statements submitted by me for the purpose of recruitment for the post of Head of Department – Chief Surgeon – University Teacher in the Department of Neurosurgery”,

declaration on submitting a statement authorizing MUW to include the Candidate in the group of employees conducting scientific activity in a given discipline (Declaration on disciplines / Declaration on qualification for the N number as per Appendix 5 to the Recruitment Policy of the employees of the Medical University of Warsaw).

Languages

POLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Additional comments

The rules for the protection of personal data used by the Medical University of Warsaw:

• The Administrator of the Candidate’s personal data is the Medical University of Warsaw located in Warsaw at the following address: ul. Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warszawa.
• The Data Protection Officer may be contacted at telephone number +48-22-5720240, email address iod@wum.edu.pl , or the address of the Administrator's headquarters.
• Personal data will be processed in order to implement the recruitment process pursuant to Article 22[1] of the Labor Code and Article 32, Section 2 (on managerial position appointments) and Section 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] 2022.574 of 11 March 2022, consolidated text as amended), i.e. pursuant to Article 6, Section 1, Paragraphs b and c of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Official Journal of the European Union, L 119, 4 May 2016, page 1), hereinafter referred to as "GDPR". Providing other data in the scope not specified by law shall be treated as the Candidate’s consent to their processing. For the execution of the legitimate interests of the Administrator, i.e. pursuing claims or defending against claims, the Candidate’s personal data will be processed on the legal basis of Article 6, Section 1, Paragraph f of the GDPR.
• Access to personal data within the Administrator's organizational structure shall be granted only to the employees authorized by the Administrator in the necessary scope.
• Personal data will not be disclosed to other entities, except to entities authorized by law or cooperating with the Administrator.
• Personal data provided in the application documents will be processed in accordance with the archival category assigned by the Administrator (permanently), whereas the applications of unsuccessful Candidates will be kept on file for 3 years and subsequently disposed of.
• The Candidate has the right to:
• access their personal data (in accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR);
• rectify their personal data (in accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR);
• obtain restriction on processing of their personal data from the Administrator (in accordance with Article 18 of the GDPR) with the exception of situations mentioned in Article 18, Section 2 of the GDPR;
• transmit their personal data to a third party (in accordance with Article 20 of the GDPR);
• object to data processing – only if it takes place pursuant to Article 6, Section 1, Paragraph f of the GDPR (in accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR).
• The Candidate has the right to obtain the erasure of personal data unless Article 17, Section 3 of the GDPR applies.
• The Candidate has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of voluntarily submitted personal data at any time, which will not affect the lawfulness of the processing prior to the consent withdrawal.
• The Candidate has the right to lodge a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection when this is justified by personal data being processed by the Administrator in breach of the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data of 27 April 2016.
• While providing personal data is voluntary, it is necessary in order to participate in the recruitment process to the extent specified in the regulations listed in point 3 above, and voluntary in the remaining scope.
• Decisions will not be taken in an automated manner, and personal data will not be subject to profiling.

 

The deadline for applications is April 3rd 2026 by 3:00 p.m.

Applications should be submitted:

• in Polish,
• by email to the address: konkursy.kierownicy@wum.edu.pl  with the Reference Number in the email title; paper-based documents will not be accepted.

 

Please refer to the Recruitment Policy of the employees of the Medical University of Warsaw, available at: https://bip.wum.edu.pl/artykul/318/1421/polityka-rekrutacji-pracownikow-warszawskiego-uniwersytetu-medycznego

By submitting the application, the Candidate accepts the recruitment rules and conditions specified in the above-mentioned Recruitment Policy.

Results of the competition will be announced on the MUW website at https://bip.wum.edu.pl/ .

Please be advised that we do not return documents. 

MUW reserves the right to cancel the competition at any time without stating any reasons. 

To protect classified information that constitutes a trade secret, an employed person may be subject to standard screening in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Classified Information.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Medical University of Warsaw

Country

Poland

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Mazovian Voivodship

City

Warsaw

Website

https://www.wum.edu.pl/

Street

Żwirki i Wigury 61

Postal Code

02-091

STATUS: EXPIRED

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