Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Faculty of Christian Philosophy – Institute of Psychology
announces a competition for a POST-DOC position in the „OPUS” project financed by the Polish National Science Center (NCN)
General information
UKSW UNIT: Faculty of Christian Philosophy, Institute of Psychology
POSITION: post-doc in the research grant led by prof. dr hab. Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska (P.I.); NCN OPUS 2024/55/B/HS6/00282; title “The Integrated Agency-Communion Model of Collective Narcissism: Implications for intergroup relations, conspiracy thinking, and support for the populists”
Number of positions: one
Scientific discipline: psychology
OPENING DATE: 20th June 2025 r.
CLOSING DATE: 31st July 2025 r.
PLACE OF POSTING the ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.wfch.uksw.edu.pl/konkursy
Method of sending applications: email
DESCRIPTION:
EMPLOYEMENT PERIOD: (12 months) from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026; full-time
SALARY: 140,000 PLN in total (for 12 month)
In recent years, there has been rapid scientific progress in the study of political ideology (including support for populist parties), intergroup relations and narcissism (i.e. a self-centered, dominant and exploitative attitude toward other people, manifested at both the individual and group levels). Although it seems that research on collective narcissism can no longer provide much new knowledge in understanding sympathy for populism and negative attitudes towards out-groups, many questions remain unanswered. Our project is based on the newly proposed model of agentic-communal collective narcissism. According to this model, enhancing the group self (i.e., a positive image of the in-group) is based on both perceived agency (i.e., the exceptional competence or power of the in-group) and perceived communion (i.e., the exceptional morality or benevolence of the in-group), resulting in a distinct effects on intergroup relations. In the project, we plan cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental research in countries with different political systems, varying stability of these political systems and different religious traditions. Our goal is to examine collective narcissism (both agentic and communal) in conjunction with different group identities (national, religious, and organizational) in order to systematically examine the “acting” of narcissistic in-group attachment. The main research goals of our project are: (1) validation of our theoretical model, (2) examining the role of collective narcissism in the acceptance of populist ideology (3) examining the importance of situational, motivational and cognitive factors responsible for reluctance towards specific social groups, belief in conspiracy theories and supporting parties using populist rhetoric. To this end, we propose a series of 12 studies using correlational, longitudinal, and experimental designs. As part of the project, we will conduct research in various countries (Poland, India, Türkiye, the U.S.) with different political and religious traditions. We will combine quantitative and qualitative analyses to understand how different types of collective narcissism influence prejudice, conspiratorial thinking, and support for populist parties. The results of our research will help explain the mechanisms of acceptance of disinformation and the processes leading to the growth of populist sentiments, while also indicating how their negative effects can be limited, and even non-obvious positive manifestations of collective narcissism (such as humanitarian aid) can be detected.
- FORMAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ph.D. in psychology or sociology, obtained no earlier than 12 years before starting position.
- Advanced methodological skills evidenced in publication records and/or relevant certificates.
- His/her research interests, documented by publications and/or conference presentations to date, concern social, cross-cultural, and/or political psychology.
- Scientific achievements in the form of conference presentations and publications.
- High proficiency in English (work in an international research team). Knowledge of Polish is not mandatory.
In accordance with NCN requirement: A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator for a person who has been conferred a PhD degree within 12 years before employment in the project. This period may be extended pursuant to the Types of costs in research projects funded by the National Science Centre.
A post-doc must have been conferred a PhD degree by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or must have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree. As of this call edition, a prospective post-doc may have had the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation (as long as the other terms of the Regulations are met).
- RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conducting advanced analyses related to cross-cultural data (MGCFA, MLM) and longitudinal data (CLPM).
- Preparing preregistrations (in addition to those already existing), posting materials on osf,
- Preparing publications and conference presentations with collaboration with core team and external experts
- Application should include:
- Motivation letter (in Polish or in English, max 1 page).
- CV in Polish or in English (incl. list of publications, conference presentations, information on academic career an previous positions, scholarships in the own country and abroad; other relevant information s important for tasks in the project, especially certificates documenting statistical skills)
- Confirmation of Ph.D. degree – e.g., scanned copy of the Ph.D. diploma (in Polish/English or with certified translation into Polish or English).
In Polish: Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla potrzeb niezbędnych dla realizacji procesu rekrutacji (zgodnie z ustawą o ochronie danych osobowych z dnia 29.08.1997 r. Dz. U. Nr 133, Poz. 883).
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Podpis
In English: I consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process (in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of 29 August 1997, Journal of Laws No. 133, item 883).
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In Polish:
Oświadczam, że wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie i wykorzystywanie moich danych osobowych ujawnionych w dokumentach aplikacyjnych zgodnie z Rozporządzeniem Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2016/679 z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r. w sprawie ochrony osób fizycznych w związku z przetwarzaniem danych osobowych i w sprawie swobodnego przepływu takich danych oraz uchylenia dyrektywy 95/46/WE – RODO – 4.5.2016 PL Dziennik Urzędowy Unii Europejskiej I. 119/1 przez Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie w celu prowadzenia przez Uniwersytet procesu rekrutacji.
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In English: I declare that I consent to the processing and use of my personal data disclosed in the application documents in accordance with 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC – GDPR – 4.5.2016 PL Official Journal of the European Union I. 119/1 by the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw for the purpose of conducting the recruitment process by the University.
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Please submit your proposals to the email address of the project manager, prof. dr hab. Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska: m.zemojtel-piotrowska@uksw.edu.pl
Procedure of competition:
The competition will be two-stage. In the first stage of the procedure, the Competition Committee will assess the applications of candidates based on the submitted documents in three categories: (1) the candidate’s scientific achievements, taking into account publications in renowned publishing houses/scientific journals, (2) participation in research projects and participation in scientific conferences in own country and abroad, and (3) competences to carry out specific tasks in the research project. In the second stage, it is planned to conduct an interview with the highest rated (maximum three) candidates from the first stage of the competition.
The right to close the competition without selecting a scholarship holder is reserved.
Competition results: August 8th, 2025.
In accordance with Article 13 of 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ EU L 119/1 of 4 May 2016), I inform you that:
1. The administrator of your personal data is Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, ul. Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warsaw.
2. The Administrator has appointed a Data Protection Inspector at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw to supervise the correctness of data protection, who can be contacted at the following e-mail address: iod@uksw.edu.pl
3. Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of carrying out the recruitment process pursuant to Article 221 of the Labor Code Act and in the case of providing a wider scope of data based on art. 6 sec. 1 letter a of the GDPR – your consent.
4. Only employees authorized by the Administrator will have access to your personal data within the organizational structure of the University to the extent necessary.
5. Your personal data will not be disclosed to other entities, except for entities authorized by law.
6. Your personal data will be stored for the period necessary to complete the recruitment process (up to 12 months from the recruitment process decision).
7. You have the right to access the content of your data, the right to rectify it, delete it, limit its processing, the right to transfer data, the right to object to processing, the right to withdraw consent.
8. You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time, which will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
9. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, if it is justified that your personal data are processed by the administrator in breach of the general regulation on the protection of personal data of 27 April 2016.
10. Providing personal data is voluntary, and necessary to participate in the recruitment process to the extent specified in art. 22 § 1 of the Labor Code, in the remaining scope voluntary.
11. Decisions will not be made in an automated manner; you will not be subject to profiling.
19 czerwca 2025
