Selection Procedures
05/15/2025
Institute of Archeology of the CAS, Brno announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position Scientist/scholar (qualification grade 4 by the Career Development Rules for CAS Employees with a University Degree) at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research of the Institute, focusing on geoarchaeology..
Application deadline: 06/15/2025
Institute of Archeology of the CAS, Brno announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position Scientist/scholar (qualification grade 4 by the Career Development Rules for CAS Employees with a University Degree) at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research of the Institute, focusing on geoarchaeology..
Requirements:
- Scientific degree (Ph.D., CSc.) in archaeology and/or geology.
- Professional experience in geoarchaeology, geosciences, soil sciences, and related disciplines. Experience with geoarchaeological research, including analysis of soil and sediment samples from archaeological contexts, and experience with micromorphological analysis of soils/sediments from archaeological contexts.
- Publication track record in peer-reviewed international scientific journals on geoarchaeology and micromorphology.
- Experience in designing, organizing, and implementing domestic and international research projects, involvement in international research teams, and an established network of international contacts with the potential to participate in new projects.
- Preparedness to join a newly formed research team and collaborate with experts from various institutions. Ability to work systematically and creatively, both independently and within a team.
- Active knowledge of English (both spoken and written).
- In addition to theoretical basic research, the position also includes participation in field, organizational, editorial, and popularization activities of the institute.
We offer
- Full-time employment (1.0 FTE)
- Fixed-term contract (5 years)
- Expected start date: July 1, 2025
- Opportunity to develop own research topics within the research centre, participation in international and national research projects
- Creative environment in the field of basic research in a friendly international team at a renowned scientific institution
- Guaranteed employee benefits (flexible working hours, home office, 25 days of paid holiday, 5 days of sick leave, food subsidy, contribution to supplementary pension insurance and other retirement savings products, subsidized language courses organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences, MultiSport card)
Please send written offers and your CV electronically to the e-mail address: zakovsky@arub.cz, or by post to the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno (Dr Petr Žákovský, Čechyňská 363/19, 602 00 Brno). In addition to a structured CV, the offer should include information on the level of language skills, a brief motivation letter, evidence of educational qualifications, an overview of previous professional, publishing, teaching, lecturing, and other similar activities, and an outline of a medium-term concept of the research strategy. Candidates will be informed by e-mail or telephone after the regulatory procedure.
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2025
Application deadline: 06/15/2025