Overview

Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position:

Post-doctoral Researcher

 

Workplace:   Centre for Modern Art and Theory, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
EU Researcher Profile:   R3
Amount of Working Hours:   full-time – 40 hours per week
Number of Open Positions:  1
Expected Start:  1 January 2026
Type of Employment Contract:   fixed term (​3 years​)
Application Deadline:   10 December 2025

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

The Center for Modern Art and Theory is announcing the position of post-doctoral researcher within the project Czechs and the Colonial World: Design and Visual Culture since 1848 (https://globalczechs.cz/), funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

The Czechs and the Colonial World project examines how Czechs engaged with non-European societies and cultures and sought to understand them through visual culture. It considers how Czech ideas about identity also emerged from these encounters. It analyses the social, political and cultural factors that shaped these ideas and examines how attitudes and representations evolved over the period examined by the project. The project is looking for researchers who will be able to develop independent research agendas in connection with the project topics. The project will also consider proposals from researchers who want to conduct comparative research analysing the Czech case within the broader framework of Central Europe and the question of coloniality in visual culture.

 

MAIN JOB CONTENT

  • undertaking research in consultation with the project leader
  • publishing research findings in academic journals and disseminating interim of research
  • results at conferences and other public venues
  • working independently as well as collaboratively with other members of the project team
  • undertaking management and administrative activities arising from the project

 

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

  • a PhD degree in art history or a relevant related field
  • a record of academic publications in art history or a relevant related field

Language skills

  • excellent knowledge of English
  • excellent written and spoken knowledge of the Czech language and / or another relevant language (e.g. Hungarian, Polish or German)

Requirements related to job content

  • ability independently to formulate research goals and objectives within the framework of the project
  • ability to undertake research independently as well as in collaboration with other team members
  • ability to cooperate in solving complex scientific, research, development and organizational tasks in a research team
  • ability to clearly formulate research results and to disseminate them in public
  • ability to publish high quality research in relevant academic journals
  • capacity for self-reflection

The advantage is

  • experience of working in a university environment

WE OFFER

Working environment

  • a friendly and inspiring environment
  • opportunity to work with an international, interdisciplinary team
  • employment in an institution that has won the HR Excellence in Research Award
  • a friendly approach to balancing work and personal life
  • a conveniently located workplace in the centre of the city of Brno

Employee benefits

6 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees near the faculty.

Training and development

Opportunities for training and personal development, e.g., language and other courses provided by MU, use of MU libraries, use of placements and mobilities abroad, participation in conferences, etc.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your application via the electronic application link: https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/careers/available-positions/80029

by 10. 12. 2025 and please attach all required documents.

 

The following documents are required as a part of your application:

  • cover letter (1500 words) describing your previous relevant experience and specifying your area of research interest in the project (indicating, too, how you would approach the selected topic)
  • structured CV with an overview of previous experience and list of research publications
  • copies of proof of education
  • evidence of language abilities e.g. certificate
  • at least 2 examples of published work

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps.

If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Lída Oplatková, e-mail: oplatkova@phil.muni.cz

 

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection criteria:

  • submitting of all required documents in the e-application
  • compliance of the candidate’s profile with the requirements for the job as stated above

Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference.

 

Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY AND THE DEPARTMENT

Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality.

The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important centre of humanities and social science education, science, research, and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region.

Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one fifth of MU’s research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university.
Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission.

You can find out more information about the faculty on the website  or on Facebook.

For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website.

 

Department

Information about the Center for Research on Modern Art and Theory at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found HERE.

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

Name and surname: Prof. Matthew Rampley

Email: rampley@phil.muni.cz

Phone: +420 778 029 886

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