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Centre for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies of the Jagiellonian University announces a competitive selection process for a scholarship for a student in an international, cross-disciplinary research project „City&Co: Older Adults Co-Creating a Sustainable Age-friendly City” financed by Program ENUTC: ERA-NET Urban Transformation Capacities of the National Science Centre.

Research will be conducted by the scientists from the Netherlands, Poland and Romania, focusing on the four cities: Hague, Wroclaw, Cracow and Bucharest.

The Polish Team consists of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow (Project Leader: dr hab. Jolanta Perek–Białas , prof. UJ) and a team of scientists from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences leaded by dr hab. inż. Jan Kazak, prof. UPWr from the Institute of Spatial Management.

Participation in the project entitles to a scholarship in the amount of 1500 PLN / per month for the entire project duration. Competitive selection process, duration of the scholarship entitlement, as well as the participation in the project will be implemented according to “Terms and conditions of granting the scientific scholarships financed by National Science Centre”  - Attachment to the Resolution of the Council No 25/2019 from March 14, 2019.

The Scholarship is financed by National Science Centre by Program EN-UTC ERA-NET Urban Transformation Capacities, financial agreement No UMO-2021/03/Y/HS6/00213.  

Scope of the research activities planned in the project: cooperation in the scientific research and preparation of the analysis, conducting interviews, analysing the data from the research, cooperation with gathering the data to geoportal, cooperation with project partners.

Bachelor or Master’s students (first-cycle or second-cycle students) are welcomed to participate in the competitive selection process.

Candidate’s requirements:

1. Interest in the project subject matter
2. Very good work organization, reliability, and punctuality, ability to work in a cross-disciplinary team,
3. Excellent communication skills,
4. Fluent English,
5. Knowledge of MS Office Package.

Additional requirements:

• Ability to work in a team
• Very good work organization skills
• Excellent communication skills and manners

Additional candidate’s assets:

• Interests in the fields of research and activities of Centre for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies,
• Experience in realization of quantitative or/and qualitative research methods, confirmation of achievements and additional scientific activities during the course of studies (participation in the research projects, being active in the Student’s Scientific Associations,
• Experience in the research projects and preparation of the research reports.

Assessment criteria for granting the scholarship:

• Scientific achievements of the candidate, including publications and scientific presentations,
• Awards, scholarships and the research expertise gained outside the primary scientific institution in Poland and abroad,
• Competences to implement the activities included in the research project.

Required documents:

• CV and the motivation letter in electronic version (up to 5 MB)
• Personal data processing information for job applicants available at:  https://cwn.uj.edu.pl/wynagrodzenia/stypendia

Applications covering the required documents should be submitted to the following address: jolanta.perek-bialas@uj.edu.pl , ceapp@uj.edu.pl until March 21, 2022.

In the title please include the subject: CITY&CO NCN – Student/ Scholarship in the project.
The competitive selection process will be concluded by:  March 24, 2022.

Announcement details: 
Announcement STUDENT stypendysta Urban Europe
Announcement STUDENT scholarship  Urban Europe

Funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, within the EN-UTC Programme that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101003758

We are glad to announce the success of the project “City&Co – Older Adults Co-Creating a Sustainable Age-friendly City” (pl. „Miasto i Współpraca: Starsze osoby współtworzące zrównoważone i przyjazne bez względu na wiek miasto”), which Polish team is leaded by dr hab. Jolanta Perek-Białas, prof. UJ. Project was recommended for funding in the ERA-NET Cofund Urban Transformation Capacities (ENUTC) call. 

The call ENUTC: ERA-NET Cofund Urban Transformation Capacities have met significant interest of Polish research environment. 152 research applications were submitted including 50 with the participation of Polish research teams. 16 applications received funding of 16,8 mln EUR. 5 projects with participation of Polish researchers received 4,8 mln PLN, including 4 mnl PLN from National Science Centre.

The projects could be submitted in areas such as: 

• Urban circular economies,
• Community-based developments and urban innovation ecosystems,
• Robust and resilient urban infrastructure and built environment.

​​Jagiellonian University is the leader of Polish team, consisting of Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (dr hab. inż. Jan Kazak, prof. UPWr), Municipality of Kraków (Gmina Miejska Kraków) and Municipality of Wrocław (Gmina Miejska Wrocław).

Coordinator of the international project consortium is Prof. Joost van Hoof (The Hague University of Applied Sciences). Consortium consists of the institutions from the Netherlands (Academy on age-friendly environments in Europe BV (NL), Municipality of The Hague) (NL), VNG – Association of Netherlands Municipalities) (NL), Poland and Romania. Start of the project is planned for March 2022. 

Project which was recommended for funding, “City&Co – Older Adults Co-Creating a Sustainable Age-friendly City”, will consist of the research module describing the way the cities can support the sustainable and friendly areas, regardless the age, as well as application module. Collaboration of the partners based on conducted research will enable to design the information system answering the needs of current and future city inhabitants. In scope of the project research will be conducted as well as creating, testing and assessing the urban policies with active participation of citizens which will result in recommendations for other European cities. 

JPI Urban Europe network which collaborates with Polish National Science Centre since 2015, supports the researchers implementing international and cross-discipline projects answering the challenges of cities and urban areas. In the last call of ENUTC 2021 it was possible to submit the applications concernig building and developing the competences for transformation of the cities and urban areas. 

Results of the call and the projects recommended for funding can be found on the JPI Urban Europe Website.

More about the project - Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr)   

More information about the projects recommended for funding
More information on the NCN Website
More about the call ERA-NET Cofund Urban Transformation Capacities
PowerPoint presentations
https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ENUTC-info-web-20210218.pdf
Webinar JPI URBAN EUROPE

Funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, within the EN-UTC Programme that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101003758

Positive Health Program (POS-H-PRO) is a new project implemented in CEAPP. 
Project Director is dr hab. Dorota Węziak-Białowolska, prof. UJ - link to CV and list of publications
Project duration: 15.10.2021r. - 14.10.2023 (24 months)
Ordering institution: National Science Centre 
Project value: 856 375,00 zł

About the project: 
There is a common agreement regarding the importance of conventional exposures and adverse conditions (environmental, behavioral and  psychosocial ones) that contribute to elevated health risks. Without inclusion of positive assets, a deficient picture of determinants of health at the population level is likely to emerge. These positive factors are hypothesized not only to favorably affect health but also to potentially alleviate negative consequences of risk factors and harmful exposures. They, therefore, are argued to have a potential to play a powerful role in not only ill-health and injury prevention but – more importantly – in health and well-being promotion. Identifying and promoting factors positively contributing to positive health and well-being (and not merely eliminating barriers or mitigating existing risks) is vital for enabling individuals to live fulfilled lives, especially in an environment of dynamically changing demographic structures mostly related to population aging, evolving lifestyles (sedentary lifestyles, e-cigarettes), and environmental challenges.

POS-H-PRO will aim to provide evidence on the impact of selected positive factors (positive exposures) and establish which policies will be most likely successful in their promotion. Specifically, the POS-H-PRO will focus on the examination of:

- the impact of positive stimuli in life and at work on alleviating the negative effects of disease burden, social distancing and economic shutdowns related to COVID-19,
- the impact (1) passive/receptive and (2) active/participatory art engagement has on longevity and well-being,
- antecedents of purpose and meaning in life because purpose in life is a well-recognized factor positively affecting health and longevity.

Centre for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies cooperates within the implemented projects and initiatives with the below mentioned departments and external institutions:

• Institute of Sociology UJ – the agreement for conducting the consultations and research with the preparation of recommendations for the studies programme in the field of sociology and social science,
• Jagiellonian Language Centre – the agreement for conducting the consultations and research with the preparation of recommendations for the courses programme and the changes in the offer of JCJ as well as the analysis of the needs of academic teachers,
• Institute of Economy, Finances and Management - the agreement for conducting the trainings and consultations covering the research methodology, preparing the thematic scope for trainings and designing the materials for the trainings' participants,
• Centre for the Socio-Legal Analysis - the agreement for conducting the research projects, initiatives for cooperation with the socio-economic environment as well as education initiatives,
• Medical University - the agreement for conducting the trainings and consultations covering the research methodology in the project CARTHAGO,
• Office for the Strategic Programme Initiative of Excellence – Priority Research Area Heritage
• Boston College – agreement for conducting the analysis of the workers aged 50+ and the subjective assessment of the remote work in the agreement "Solidifying the Sloan Research Network”
• Analysis of the effects of the remote education effects during the pandemic 2020,
• Jagiellonian Panel Study 2002+ - panel study in the Priority Research Area Society of the Future in the Strategic Programme Initiative of Excellence at the Jagiellonian University. The aim of the project is to analyse the selected aspects of life such as education activity, social activity (such as the social work, volunteering), being active on labour market, the assessment of health condition, the plans for continuing education, the social connectedness etc.

The Project Leader - Regional Centre for Social Policy in Kraków - announced closing of the last call for applications. Currently the formal, substantial and strategic assessment of the applications is ongoing. More information can be found on the Leader Website. 

Announcement is available at the Project Leader Website - Regional Centre for Social Policy in Cracow

Social Inclusion Incubator Project Team

Job offer has expired

RECTOR of the Jagiellonian University
​announces a competitive selection process for the post of an
ASSISTANT in the research staff
at the Center for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies of the Faculty of Philosophy
in the project "Positive Health Program", financed by the National Science Center
as a part of the POLS competition (el. PSP: Z/IPZ/00348)

The competitive selection process is open for all individuals, who meet the requirements set out in Articles 113 and 116.2.4) of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science, and who meet the following eligibility criteria according to § 166 of the Statute of the Jagiellonian University:

1) Holding at least a Master’s degree, Master of Science degree or an equivalent degree;
2) Exhibiting aptitude for research work.

Recruitment for the position of an assistant in the project "Positive Health Program" is combined with the recruitment to the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the Jagiellonian University (for a 3-year program) according to a special competition procedure. A person who will be hired will also have a status of a doctoral student during the employment period.

Additional requirements:

1. Master’s degree (in the discipline of social sciences and health sciences, e.g., psychology, sociology, quantitative methods, economics, statistics, demography, public health),
2. Research interests related to the project,
3. Interest in preparing a PhD thesis under the supervision of the PI,
4. Knowledge of statistics, analytical skills, experience in statistical analysis, and experience in working with quantitative data, 
5. Very good work organization, reliability, and punctuality,
6. Excellent communication skills,
7. Fluent English.
The knowledge of Polish is not required.

What we offer:

1. Salary- max amount of funds for the whole employment are about 170 thousands PLN (for the entire duration of the project, until October 14, 2023.
2. Full-time employment at the Jagiellonian University until the end of the project, that is till October 14, 2023, with an extension option.
3. Becoming a doctoral student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences (a six-semester program in the discipline of sociological sciences).
4. After October 14, 2022 (end of the project) guaranteed financing under the doctoral scholarship for the remaining period of doctoral studies (3 years in total).
5. Close cooperation with the Principal Investigator, who has an extensive experience in research (research scientist at Harvard University and the European Commission Joint Research Centre), publication (over 50 scientific articles published in journals listed in the Web of Science database) and mentoring (undergraduate students, master's, doctoral students and post-docs).
6. Mentoring in the preparation of the proposal of a Ph.D. dissertation and the dissertation itself.
7. Mentoring and collaboration in the preparation of scientific publications.
8. Possibility of collaboration in other projects carried out at the Center for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies of the Jagiellonian University.

The candidates, who would like to take part in the competitive selection process, should submit the following documents to the Centre for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, ul. Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, room 209 or via e-mail: ceapp@uj.edu.pl

1. Application form;
2. CV, along with information on the candidate's research, teaching and organizational achievements and a list of publications (if the candidate has one),
3. personal questionnaire filled in by the candidate;
4. copy of the master’s diploma or a doctoral diploma, if applicable;
5. latest performance evaluation form, if the candidate was subject to such an evaluation;
6. declaration of the candidate, confirming that the Jagiellonian University will be their primary place of work, should they be selected in the competitive selection process;
7. declaration under Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Attachment No. 1);
8. declaration on acknowledging and accepting the rules and regulations concerning intellectual property management and commercialisation in force at the Jagiellonian University;
9. information regarding processing of personal data.

More information about the project is available at https://ceapp.uj.edu.pl/pols

Opening date: 03.12.2021
Application submission deadline: 31.12.2021
The competitive selection process will be concluded by: 10.01.2022

The Jagiellonian University does not provide housing.
Declaration forms can be downloaded from:
http://www.cso.uj.edu.pl/-nauczyciele

Announcement in pdf PL
Announcement in pdf ENG
Announcement BIP UJ
Announcement Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Announcement EURAXESS
 

'Human Capital Study' 
Findings of the project - „Competences of the employees - current state and labour market challenges"

The conference presents the latest findings, the most interesting trends and challenges of the current labour market situation: profiles of the working generations, including 'millenials' and senior employees (50+). 

The main topics are the changes on the labour market including growing percantage of the younger population (so called 'millenials') as well as senior workers ('50+'). The conference gives a chance to discuss competences required from employees and employees' self-assesment on the level of  competences they posses. The conference is aimed to show at glance the current status of the competences and existing challenges. 

The conference is dedicated to present the latest results of the project findings. "Bilans Kapitału Ludzkiego" (BKL) is one of the biggest European research projects on competences, employment and labour market trends. 

The research is being conducted by Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) - authority responsible for creating business-friendly environment in Poland and Jagiellonian University since 2009. 

More information on the website of Polish Agency of Enterprise Development (PARP): www.parp.gov.pl/konferencjabkl