Department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Science
Deadline: 20 Nov 2021
Start date: 1.2.2022
Job type: full-time
Job field: Science and research  |  Education and schooling

Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position Assistant professor in social geography

Workplace: Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Type of Contract: temporary position with 3-years contract (with possible extension), academic
Working Hours: 1 FTE (full-time employment of 40 hours per week)
Expected Start Date: 1.2.2022 or negotiable with respect to immigration timelines for non EU candidates
Number of Open Positions: 1
Pay: negotiable
Application Deadline: November 20, 2021
EU Researcher Profile: R2

About the Workplace

Masaryk University is the second-largest university in the Czech Republic with ten faculties, more than 5000 staff, and more than 30 000 students.

Faculty of Science MU, a proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission, is a research-oriented faculty, offering university education (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree programs) closely linked to both primary and applied research and high school teaching of the following sciences: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth sciences. We are the most productive scientific unit of the Masaryk University generating around 40 % of MU research results.

The Institute of Geography at the Faculty of Science of MU is the second largest geography department in the Czech Republic. The department conducts multidisciplinary scientific research and teaching activities in the interrelated fields of human geography, physical geography, geoinformatics and geographic cartography. The staff of the Institute of Geography is involved in a number of research projects and grants programmes, as well as a wide range of application projects.

Job Description

• Teaching and mentoring students in selected areas of human geography
• Research activities in the fields of transport geography and spatial mobility

Skills and Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in human/social geography, regional geography or other related field
• Publication activity appropriate to the teaching and research position and length of professional experience
• Good command of the English language (written and verbal)
• Experience of carrying out research or application projects
• Ability to participate in activities related to the daily running of the department

Informal inquiries about the position can be sent to doc. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc., email kubicek@geogr.muni.cz, phone 549491491

We Offer

• An interesting job in a dynamically-expanding university area.
• Opportunity to participate in the activities of an established research group on mobilities and spatio-temporal rhythms.
• Flexible working hours and occasional home office to support personal needs in family and career compatibility.
• Employee benefits such as 8 weeks of paid vacation per year, pension insurance contribution, a financial meal allowance, lunches in canteens of MU, Multisport card, vaccinations free of charge, discounted language courses, university cinema discount, exclusive mobile tariff offer by Vodafone, childcare group-Campus.
• Opportunity to work and live in a modern and dynamic city.

Application Process

The application shall be submitted online by November 20, 2021 via an e-application, please find the reference to the e-application in the beginning and end of the advertisement.

The candidate shall provide following:

• CV
• Cover letter describing candidate's research priorities
• Summary of research outputs and publications
• Names and contact details of at least 2 references.

After submitting your application successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from jobs.muni.cz.

Selection Process

Received applications will be considered carefully in line with principles of the EU Charter and Code for Researchers. Selection criteria: (i) meeting qualification requirements described above, (ii) all required documents provided.

If we do not contact you within 10 working days after the application deadline at the latest, it means that we have shortlisted other candidates meeting the position requirements.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a personal or online interview.

The Faculty Recruitment Policy (OTM-R) can be seen here.

Faculty of Science, Masaryk University is an equal opportunity employer. We support diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Visit our Career page.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!