Overview

The Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, announces a call for applications for an academic position related to the project « IMPREF – Implementation of the Teacher Education Reform at the UO: Competency Education based on Practice, Research, Internationalization and Cooperation with the Clinical School »

 

·        Assistant professor – foreign academic/researcher (Post Doc) in general didactics, subject didactics, educational science or educational psychology.

 

 

Position

·        Assistant professor – foreign academic/researcher (postdoc) in general didactics, subject didactics, educational science or educational psychology.

·        Type of systemized position: Assistant professor

 

Job description

·        Carrying out independent research activities in the field of didactics, educational science or educational psychology (obligation to apply for a research grant)

·        Publication activity

·        Involvement in teaching (language of instruction: English, Czech or Slovak)

·        Supervision of bachelor’s and diploma theses

·        Participation in international conferences

 

Research profile specification

·        R2 – Recognized

 

Expected amount of working time

·        Full-time (or as agreed)

 

Requirements and expectations

Following the terms of the project, a foreign academic worker is defined as « an employee who, during the last 5 years, has worked outside the territory of the Czech Republic for at least 2 years in an academic position at a university for at least 0.5 full-time, or has been a PhD student at a university abroad. Citizens of the Czech Republic are not excluded. »

 

·        Completed PhD studies in general didactics, subject didactics, education science, or educational psychology

·        Publication activity

·        Experience in submitting and implementing research projects

·        Experience of working at least 2 years at a foreign university or PhD studies at a foreign university in the last 5 years

·        Experience with inclusive education is an advantage

·        High-quality written and oral communication in English (min. B2 level)

·        EU research level: R2 Recognized

 

 

Estimated start date

·        January 1, 2025 (or by agreement) until December 31, 2026

 

Salary

·        Following the Internal Wage Regulations of the University and the conditions of the IMPREF project for the position of Assistant Professor, full-time 100 per cent (1.0) = CZK 70,000 per month

 

Benefits

 

·        8 weeks of annual leave

·        5 days off for personal leave

·        Meal vouchers worth CZK 115 per day

·        Rent discounts at Heimstaden accommodation

·        Private kindergarten Elánek

·        Free use of the university library

·        Language and other university education courses

 

Documents required for the application

·         A structured professional CV with a list of publications

·         Cover letter

·         Consent to the processing of personal data for the selection procedure HERE

·         Evidence of qualifications (in the case of personal participation, originals or certified copies of documents will be required)

·         Citizens of the Czech Republic – evidence of work/study abroad according to the required qualifications

 

Application procedure

Please send a structured professional CV with a list of publishing activities, a motivation letter, documents on educational attainment and a signed Consent to the processing of personal data for the selection procedure by November 30, 2024, via email to PersonalniPDF@osu.cz

 

More information:

Associate Professor Zuzana Sikorová, PhD (principal investigator of the project)

E-mail: zuzana.sikorova@osu.cz