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

RESEARCHER

 

Workplace:   Department of Archaeology and Museology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
EU Researcher Profile:   R1
Amount of Working Hours:   20 hours per week
Number of Open Positions:  1
Expected Start:  1 January 2026
Type of Employment Contract:   employment contract for 1 year with the possibility of extension
Application Deadline:   14 November 2025

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a colleague to join the Department of Archaeology and Museology with focus on humanities or natural sciences, such as archaeology, art history, anthropology, genetics, geology, climatology, botany and geophysics. The successful candidate will participate in research activities of the project “Ready for the future: understanding long-term resilience of the human culture (RES-HUM)” which is focused on understanding basic principles of the resilience of human society in a historical perspective using long time series and on the transfer of the acquired knowledge into everyday social life.

 

MAIN JOB CONTENT

Framework

  • Performance of auxiliary/partial research and development work according to the instructions of the senior employee.
  • Work in a research team/group.
  • Involvement in publication activities, possibly also presentation of research results.
  • The content of the research: collaboration on the collection, analysis, and evaluation of field data.
  • The researcher will be integrated in the research team of doc. Dr. Peter Milo in collaboration with his research group at Masaryk university. The candidate is expected to apply an innovative approach to archaeology and other disciplines, to pursue a holistic and interdisciplinary concept of research on human society and its resilience in the past.
  • The applicant will be free to decide on which research he/she wants to participate in the project (prehistoric, protohistoric, medieval, classical archaeology, cooperation with natural science disciplines, etc.).

Other

  • Participation in ensuring operational and administrative activities related to the position according to the instructions of the department head.

 

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

  • be a PhD student – condition
  • research focus on Archaeology / Anthropology / Biology / Geology / History / Geophysics – advantage
  • have a publication activity is an advantage – in the past 3 years, at least 1 publication such as “articles”, “books”, “book chapters”, “letters” and “reviews” – advantage

Length of experience required

  • experience in the field is not required

Language skills

  • knowledge of English language at B2 level
  • knowledge of the Czech language in both written and spoken form is an advantage

Requirements related to job content

  • have excellent communication skills and be able to collaborate with multiple teams
  • demonstrate a capacity for innovative research, new methods & methodologies, and cross-disciplinary thinking
  • be able to cooperate on an international research project
  • ability to carry out independent scientific research
  • ability to collaborate on complex scientific, research, development or artistic tasks in a research team
  • ability to present research results
  • ability to publish
  • IT skills in research work
  • diligence, responsibility, reliability
  • openness to change
  • team spirit

The advantage is

  • knowledge of the university environment

 

WE OFFER

Working environment

  • stable working environment in a prestigious institution
  • employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research
  • access to interesting and interdisciplinary project “Ready for the future: understanding long-term resilience of the human culture (RES-HUM)”
  • the opportunity to work in an international, interdisciplinary team of experts from the Masaryk University,
  • Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague, Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS and The National Museum as the project partners
  • friendly and inspiring working environment
  • convenient location of the faculty in the city centre
  • a friendly approach to work-life balance

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/79909 by 14. 11. 2025  and please attach all required documents.

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

  • cover letter specifying the area of research interest
  • structured CV with an overview of previous experience
  • copies of proof of education (Ph.D.)
  • overview of scientific and publishing activities

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 Department of Archaeology and Museology at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found HERE.

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

First name and surname: doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo

E-mail: 101090@mail.muni.cz

Telephone: +420 549 49 6124

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