Senior Researcher (Eastern European Studies)
CALL FOR COMPETITION FOR A POSITION
Senior Researcher (Eastern European Studies)
Institute of International Relations and Political Science.
The date of the call for the competition: 06 January 2025.
Deadline for document submission: 05 February 2025 (local time zone UTC+2)
Senior researcher of Vilnius University is an independent researcher in their science field. The senior researcher’s responsibilities include scientific research and/or experimental development activities, as well as disseminating its results at national and international levels, training researchers, providing expert recommendations, and educating the society at large.
Description and responsibilities of the position:
It is expected that senior researcher will perform scientific research of international and high national level individually (and/or in a team with other researchers) in the fields of Belarusian studies, non-democratic regimes in Eastern Europe and civil society and will publish the results of their research in high level international publications. Senior researcher will submit proposals for research project funding and will implement the projects; convene teams of researchers and lead them. As an expert in their field, senior researcher will provide insights and recommendations to society, when necessary. They will maintain professional relations with their colleagues abroad and will take an active part in national and international associations in their field. They will implement other functions assigned to a senior researcher related to research, methodological and organisational activity, as provided for in the legal acts of the University.
Required qualifications:
Doctoral degree in social sciences.
Ability to teach in English.
Description of Mandatory Competences for the Career Stages of Researchers at Higher Education and Research Institutions HERE.
Description of other required qualifications is available HERE.
In case the candidates are of equal standing, the following will be considered an advantage:
Experience in leading and participating in international research projects, quality of publications, participation in international research networks and organisations
The selection of candidates will be held on the basis of qualitative expert evaluation and, when necessary, in other ways. A more detailed description of the procedure for holding recruiting competitions is available HERE.
Starting at: 01 September 2025, duration of contract –5 years.
Workload: 0,5 full-time post.
Official salary: 1548,40 EUR (before tax).
Candidates shall submit the following documents:
Description of academic activities in English together with a list of publications (when completing the Activity Plan section, please prepare an activity plan that would be aligned with the priorities of the Vilnius University Strategic Plan as well as the action plan of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science).
Curriculum Vitae.
Certified copies of qualification documents and diplomas (not applicable to current Vilnius University employees).
All documents shall be submitted to , with ‘Senior researcher (Eastern European Studies)’ in the subject line.