Lecturers in Programming and Computer Science

Department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications –Faculty of Informatics
Deadline: 30 Jun 2023
Start date: September 2023 / By mutual agreement
Job type: full-time  |  part-time
Job field: Education and schooling

Dean of the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the positions:

Lecturers in Programming and Computer Science

Number of open positions: 1 for full-time / part-time employment is possible

Application deadline: 30 June 2023

Working Hours: full-time (40 hours per week), part-time (at least 20 hours per week)

Expected start: 1 September 2023 / By mutual agreement

Employment: temporary position with 3-year contract with possible extension

Workplace: Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanická 68a, Brno

EU Researcher Profile: Researcher 1 - Researcher 2

Salary: CZK 56 000 - 60 000/month (according to the level of education achieved)

Job description key points

• tutoring of programming and programming skills in various programming languages and paradigms at Bachelor and Master degree levels
• tutoring introductory courses on theoretical foundations of Computer Science at Bachelor level
• preparing, running and coordinating hands-on seminars as part of the teaching duties
• taking part in preparation, realization, and evaluation of exams
• continuous improvement of personal teaching skills

The successful candidate must have

• a Master Degree in Computer Science, Informatics, or related discipline;
• a passion for problem-solving and a desire for continuous improvement in teaching skills;
• a programming experience, preferably in several programming languages and paradigms;
• existing experience with the teaching of programming skills or   programming languages;
• an ability to work well as a team member or leader;
• fluent Czech or Slovak language skills.

Applicants should submit

• CV;
• degree documents;
• summary of work experience, focused on teaching activities (the applicant should explicitly state the subject, duration and scale of previous teaching and tutoring activities, including the organization under which these activities took place);
• cover letter explaining your interest in the position;

We offer

• an interesting job in a prestigious university environment with international overlap and cooperation with the application sphere;
• the opportunity for further training and education;
• employee benefits such as 8 weeks of paid vacation per year, pension insurance contribution, a financial meal allowance, Multisport card, flu and tick-borne encephalitis vaccination allowance, discounted language courses, free access to university libraries, Vodafone mobile tariffs, childcare group at MU building (Komenského nám., Brno);
• workplace close to the centre of Brno with parking directly on the faculty premises.

Please submit your application, including all required documents, preferably online via the MU e-application (Please use the link in the e-application section below). In case this way of submission would not be possible, we also accept a paper application with a declaration of the reason for such a submission.

The selection process is based on the Open Transparent Merit-based Recruitment Policy. Faculty of Informatics holds the HR Excellence in Research Award. The rules of the selection processes at the Faculty of Informatics MU can be found at Selection procedure | FI MU (muni.cz).

Once submitting your application successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation email. Candidates successful in the first round of the selection process will be invited for an in-person interview or a video-conference interview. Candidates who succeed in the second round will be invited to present a public lecture.

Queries regarding the submission procedure can be sent to HR Department: pers@fi.muni.cz.

Queries regarding the position as such can be addressed to Assoc. Prof. Eva Hladká, Head of Department of Computer Systems and Communications, eva@fi.muni.cz.

Further information is available:

• Faculty of Informatics at https://www.fi.muni.cz/index.html.en
• Brno at https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/