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

Researcher

 

Workplace: Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic

Position Type: non-academic position

EU Researcher Profile: R2

Amount of Working Hours: full-time 40 hours per week

Employment Contract Type: fixed term (employment contract for 3 years)

Expected Start Date: 1. 1. 2027

Number of Open Positions: 1

Application Deadline: 31. 8. 2026

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR 

We are looking to fill a Researcher II (postdoc) position in morphology or syntax at the Department of Czech Language. The successful candidate will work on one or more of the areas of study of the project Gradience and variation in natural language (PI Guy Tabachnick), which is focused on quantitative and theoretical research of gradience and variable phenomenon, primarily in inflectional paradigms and the syntax of clitics, as well as other areas of syntax.

 

MAIN JOB CONTENT 

  • Independent performance of specialized research and development work.
  • Work within a research team/group.
  • Publishing research results (ideally in Q1 journals).
  • Presenting research results at conferences.
  • Type of research:
    • quantitative research (corpus studies/experiments, e.g. wug tests) of gradience and variable phenomena,
    • theoretical analysis of these phenomena.
  • Subject of research:
    • inflectional allomorphy and the organization of inflectional paradigms (e.g. inference between paradigm cells), or syntax, especially agreement or clitics, or the influence of phonology on syntax.

Other 

Carrying out administrative activities related to the position.

 

WE REQUEST 

  • The candidate must have a Ph.D. in linguistics or a related field. In the ideal case, the candidate will have a PhD in hand by the start date or shortly thereafter.
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 2 publications (article, book, book chapter, letter or review) in WoS/Scopus within the last 3 years. The postdoc is the main (first/corresponding) author of at least one of these publications. Alternative publication records will be considered.
  • Prior work on the research topic and/or experience with research projects is an advantage

Language skills 

  • Knowledge of English at the C1 level.
  • Knowledge of Czech is not required.

 

WE OFFER 

Working environment

  • employment in a prestigious institution that has received the HR Excellence in Research Award,
  • the opportunity to work in a friendly international and interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Department of Czech Language,
  • positive 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 by 31. 8. 2026 https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/careers/available-positions/81036 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 ,
  • the names and e-mail addresses of 2 references (may be included in the CV or the cover letter).

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, email: 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 Czech Language at the Faculty of Arts of MU
can be found at: https://cestina.phil.muni.cz/en

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:  

First name and surname: Guy Tabachnick

E-mail: guy@phil.muni.cz

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