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The dean of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, invites applications for job vacancy with a deadline for applications April 29, 2025

Your job will entail: Teaching German to non-disciplinary students; general language courses (at A1-B2 level) and specialized courses (specific skills or disciplines) Regularly innovating existing courses, creating and delivering new courses Creating teaching materials for both face-to-face and online course support in Moodle Preparation of exams and their implementation Active participation in methodological workshops and conferences Participation in the administrative work for the department We offer: Full-time collaboration (40 hours, 16 hours of direct teaching per week) Stable background in a large educational institution Interesting and innovative work in a pleasant team Workplace in the centre of Prague with excellent transport accessibility Vacation: 8 weeks (paid leave per annum) Faculty and university employee benefits:https://www.ff.cuni.cz/fakulta/oddělení-dekanatu/osobni-oddeleni/benefity Personal and professional development (training, workshops, language courses, possibility to go abroad via Erasmus+) Possibility of teaching beyond the scope of work in commercial courses Required documents specified Attachment 1: A „teaching statement“ in German and Czech containing a reflection on your own teaching activities (What are your teaching goals? What do you consider important? What methods do you use in teaching?) – approx. 1 standard page Attachment 2: A proposal for a new German course (that would be useful for students of the Faculty of Arts and would supplement the current offer of the Language Centre) – title, annotation, objectives, subject areas – in Czech

Application Instructions

  • Submission by mail or in person: The Application (download here) with all its attachments can be sent by mail or delivered in person to the following address: Bc. Jana Martinková, Human Resources Dept., FF UK, nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, 116 38 Praha, Czech Republic

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If the career development plan is required, it must aim to commence the habilitation procedure (procedure for the granting of associate professorship) no later than nine years after the expected beginning of employment.

Based on the committee’s decision, either all applicants or selected applicants only will be invited to the second round of the competition, i.e. an interview.

Based on the submission of an application in the hiring procedure, the Faculty of Arts of Charles University will process the personal data of applicants in accordance with the relevant legal regulations and other regulations of Charles University. Information on the processing of personal data is available here: https://cuni.cz/UK-9056.html

The Dean of the Charles University Faculty of Arts reserves the right to cancel the selection procedure at any time during its course. Each participant in the selection procedure bears his/her own costs and is not entitled to reimbursement.

Qualifications

  • University degree (M.A.), preference for a degree in philology and/or education Experience in group teaching of German as a foreign language Willingness to undertake further training Ability to work as part of a team Communication skills

Expertise

  • German

Required Documents

  • filled-in application form
  • structured CV
  • teaching activities overview
  • education credentials, proof of academic degrees and ranks
  • Attachment no. 1 according to vacancy description
  • Attachment no. 2 according to vacancy description

Job offer code: 202504-L1-FF-JC-020
Published: 2025-03-21
Starting date by agreement: Yes
Hours per week: 40
Duration: 3 years
Pay grade: L1
Contract for an indefinite period: No

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