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

Workplace: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
EU Researcher Profile: R2
Amount of Working Hours: full-time – 40 hours per week
Number of Open Positions: 1
Expected Start: 1 January 2026
Type of Employment Contract: 3 years​
Application Deadline: 30 September 2025

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Researcher II position (roughly equivalent to a postdoc) to join the Department of Romance languages and literatures with a focus on the development of second or additional language structures (at the phonological and/or morphosyntactic level) by adults. The successful candidate will work within a research project hosted at Masaryk University and investigated jointly with the Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Sciences (PI Pavel Caha). The specific research topic within the project is the acquisition of additional language(s) – in particular, Romance languages – by adults in migration contexts. The postdoc will work on this topic in collaboration with Egle Mocciaro.

 

MAIN JOB CONTENT

Framework

  • Independent performance of specialised research with a focus on analysis of adults’ oral production in a second language acquisition (phonology and/or morphosyntax).
  • Work within a research group.
  • Optimisation of procedures and methods of investigation.
  • Active publication activity (including in indexed journals, ideally Q1), both individual and in collaboration with others in the team.
  • Searching for grants, writing and submitting grant applications.
  • Contribution to sub-task “Research on Migrant Language” within research project “A lifetime with language: the nature and ontogeny of linguistic communication” (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008726, co-funded by the European Union)
  • The content of the research activity:
    • Oral data collection and processing.
    • Second or additional language’s structures analysis (phonological phenomena and/or morphosyntax).

Other

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

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

  • Ph.D. – Doctoral Degree Programme in Linguistics or Second Language Acquisition is required.
  • Focus on phonology and/or morphosyntax is an advantage.
  • Experience in usage-based methodologies is an advantage.

 

Length of experience required

  • Professional experience in the field (e.g. post doc) is not required.
  • Prior work on the research topic is an advantage.

Language skills

  • Knowledge of English language at B2/C1 level.
  • Knowledge of Czech is not required.

Requirements related to job content

  • A researcher who has obtained their Ph.D. (or equivalent, ISCED level 8) no more than 7 years ago (from the date of dissertation defence). This period may be extended for maternity and parental leave, long-term illness (more than 90 days), care for a family member (more than 90 days), pre-attestation preparation, or military service.
  • At least one scholarly publication in the last 3 years listed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science or Scopus database, and of the type “article,” “book,” “book chapter,” “letter,” or “review” (as of the date of selection). The applicant must be the main author of at least one publication (depending on field-specific standards, this may be the first author, corresponding author, reprint author, or the role may be specified in the article text).
  • Ability to conduct independent scientific research.
  • Ability to collaborate on complex scientific, research, and development tasks within a research team.
  • Ability to apply basic principles of project management.
  • Ability to clearly formulate research results.
  • Ability to present research results.
  • Diligence, responsibility, reliability, openness to change, team spirit, patience, consideration, empathy, and friendliness when working and dealing with people & self-reflection.

The advantage is

Experience in research outside the Czech Republic with at least a 0.5 FTE, or Ph.D. studies abroad is an advantage. Czech citizens are not excluded.

 

WE OFFER

Working environment

  • Employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research.
  • The opportunity to work in an international, interdisciplinary team of experts from the fields of linguistics, psycholinguistics and speech and language pathology.
  • Friendly and inspiring working environment
  • Convenient location of the faculty in the city centre
  • 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/79631 by 30. 09. 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
  • The names and e-mail addresses of 2 references (may be included in the CV or the cover letter)

In accordance with the Act on Higher Education (Act No. 111/1998 Coll. – only in Czech) the CV includes a list of current employers.

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 Romance languages and literatures 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: Egle Mocciaro

E-mail: egle.mocciaro@mail.muni.cz

Telephone: +420 549 49 4887

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