He is also the vice-chair of the Jagiellonian University Centre for Research on Higher Education. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Free University of Brussels (1981–1982) and Tokyo University (1982–1983) and a senior lecturer at University Paris 6 (1988–1990). He is a member of the advisory board of the International Journal Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems (INDECS). He is also a member of EURASHE Council and Bologna Expert for Poland. His current research interests include stochastic dynamics of onlinear chemical systems, foundations of thermodynamics, applications of complexity theory (complex adaptive systems, active walks in adaptive landscapes) to natural and social systems, and modeling of dynamics of higher education reforms in Europe.