Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- University of Ostrava
- Department
- Faculty of Science
- Research Field
- Geography
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Part-time
- Hours Per Week
- 20,8
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- Yes
Offer Description
The Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava announces a selection procedure to fill the following vacancies:
Postdoc in the field of human geography and/or local and regional development and sustainability transition – project „REFRESH – Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries“
The above mentioned position is to be filled within the framework of the project „REFRESH – Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries“, reg. no. CZ.10.3.01/00/22_003/0000048, Research Programme Social Lab 1 Governance of Sustainability Transition by a foreign or Czech researcher with good scientific results in the field of human geography and urban, local and regional development studies; and/or sustainability transition studies and governance on an international scale with a high contribution to this investigated research area.
Systemised position: postdoc (non-academic employee)
Job description:
- Collaborates within the research team and with participating researchers
- Publishes actively according to the requirements of the field
- Postdoc independently solves science-research tasks in the field of human geography and/or sustainability transition under the guidance of a senior researcher
Expected start date:
- May 1st, 2024 (or by agreement)
- Fixed-term contract
Requirements
- Research Field
- Geography
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Qualifications and other requirements:
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or equivalent degree obtained less than 5 years ago, excl. maternity/parental leave (for Ph.D. degree obtained abroad, recognition of the foreign university degree will be required)
- EU research level: R2 - Recognized
- FORD 1,3,5: 3x Jimp. FORD6: min. 4 publications of type Jimp, Jsc, B, C, or D where the outputs are comparable to the international research level
- Documented involvement in projects of basic/applied/contractual research. Alternatively, international internships totalling 1 month
- Fluent English, comparable to Level B2, knowledge of other languages an advantage
- Good knowledge and work capabilities in the field of economic geography, statistical methods and GIS will be preferred
- Independent, responsible and creative approach to work
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Geography
Additional Information
Wage conditions
- According to the Internal Wage Regulations of the University of Ostrava and for the Researcher II. in the REFRESH project, i.e. 1.0 FTE = 1.700 EUR before tax + bonuses for fulfilled tasks
Language in which the selection process will be conducted:
- English (applies to international candidates)
- Czech (applies to Czech candidates)
List of Documents Required from the Applicant (in English)
- Signed Consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the selection procedure (for download here)
- Structured professional CV with an overview of previous experience and publications
- Cover letter
- Scanned copy of the highest academic degree
- A four-year research proposal relating to at least one of the above-mentioned research fields, of no more than 5 standard pages
Date, Method, Form, and Place for the Delivery of the Application and Required Documents from the Applicant:
- Application for the selection procedure containing all the required documents are to be sent electronically to the following address: personalni.prf@osu.cz. Applications sent differently will not be accepted.
Deadline for on-time applications:
- April 4th, 2024
The first round of the selection procedure will involve the assessment of the materials submitted by the candidates. Only selected candidates will be invited to take part in a second round of remote interviews. The Employer reserves the right to cancel the selection procedure or to decide not to accept any of the applications without giving reasons.
The position was created with the financial support of the European Union within the REFRESH project with reg. No. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048, Operational Programme Just Transition Fund.
Factual consultations are possible via e-mail to Assoc. prof. RNDr. Petr Rumpel, Ph.D., Project Refresh Work package 1 – leader, Head of Department of Human Geography: petr.rumpel@osu.cz.
Formal information can be reached at Human Resources Department: lucie.malovcova@osu.cz.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 3
- Company/Institute
- University of Ostrava
- Country
- Czech Republic
- City
- Ostrava
- Postal Code
- 70103
- Street
- Dvořákova 7
- Geofield
Where to apply
- personalni.prf@osu.cz
Contact
- City
- Ostrava
- Website
- Street
- Dvořákova 7
- Postal Code
- 701 03
- personalni.prf@osu.cz