Assistant Or Assistant Professor

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

Assistant or Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University

EU Researcher profile: R1 / R2

Working time: full-time - 40 hours per week

Start date: January 1, 2025

Number of open positions : 1

Application deadline: September 27, 2024

We are looking for a colleague to join the Department of Czech language with focus on contemporary Czech.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

Pedagogical

Participating in lecturing or other forms of teaching in Bachelor's and Master's degree programme and lifelong learning programmes.

Participating in the organizational provision of pedagogical activity.

Supervising, consulting or reviewing Bachelor's theses, in exceptional cases Master's theses.

Participating in publishing activity, especially for educational purposes.

Research

Participation in the activities of research, development, and related innovation.

Participation in the investigation of grant projects.

Participation in the organizational provision of research activity.

Other activities

Participation in ensuring operational and administrative activities related to the academic position according to the instructions of the department head, e.g.:

routine administrative tasks in the administration of own courses, use of e-learning and communication with students via the MU Information System

organising and participating in foreign internships for students and academic staff

participation in the promotion of the field

Candidate requirements:

Master's Degree in the field of linguistics or related (Czech Language, General Linguistics, Computer Linguistics, etc.) – a condition

An advanced stage of a PhD Degree in the field of linguistics or related (Czech Language, General Linguistics, Computer Linguistics, etc.) – a condition (by an advanced stage, we understand that the candidate has fulfilled the study requirements of the program and is about to submit a dissertation)

Excellent publication track relative to the stage of the applicant's career – a condition (papers in prestigious international journals or proceedings, chapters in scientific monographs published by prestigious international publishing houses, conference presentations)

a significant period of study or employment at a foreign academic institution – a condition

research focus on experimental linguistics – a condition

knowledge of English at the C1/C2 level

excellent knowledge of the Czech language in both written and spoken form

Requirements related to job content:

presentation, organizational and didactic skills

ability to communicate effectively with students and engage them in learning

ability to provide constructive feedback to students

ability to use modern teaching resources and materials

willingness to learn and develop continuously

ability to carry out excellent scientific research

ability to contribute to the research projects of the department

diligence, responsibility, reliability

openness to change

team spirit

patience, consideration, empathy, and friendliness when working and dealing with people

self-reflection

Working environment

stable working environment in a prestigious institution

employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research

access to interesting projects of both the national and international character

friendly and inspiring working environment

convenient location of the faculty in the city centre

a friendly approach to work-life balance

Employee benefits

8 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, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the possibility to place your child in the nursery school Elánek 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 27. 9. 2024 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.

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

a cover letter specifying the area of research interest

a structured CV with an overview of previous experience

copies of documents on education (scans of diplomas)

an overview of scientific and publication 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. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, e-mail: [email protected], tel.: +420 549 49 6436

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

Provision of the required documents when submitting the e-application:

In case of non-delivery of documents when submitting the e-application, the candidate may be asked to provide them at most once by a certain date. If they fail to submit the materials by this deadline, they will not be included in the next round of the selection procedure.

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 here.

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 https: // www. phil.muni.cz/en/ or on Facebook https: // www. facebook.com/FacultyofArtsMasarykUniversity .

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

https: // www. phil.muni.cz/en/about-us/hrs4r-hr-award/ .

Department

Information about the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University can be found at: https: // Ústav českého jazyka (muni.cz)

Contact person at the workplace for any questions applicants may have about the position : prof. Mgr. Pavel Kosek, Ph.D., e-mail: [email protected]