Selection procedure - Postdoctoral Researcher

The Director of the Institute of History of the CAS, v. v. i., announces a vacancy for the position of:

postdoctoral researcher for the ExpertTurn team, a research project “Expertise in authoritarian societies. Human sciences in the socialist countries of East-Central Europe” (principal investigator Kateřina Lišková, supported by EXPRO of the Czech Science Foundation), more information on the project on request at subrova@hiu.cas.cz.

Start date: 1 January 2023 or by agreement

Workplace: Prague, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic

Job description: research on human science expertise during state socialism in Czechoslovakia, data analysis, discussing findings within the team, writing papers for peer-reviewed journals, presenting research at international conferences, and disseminating the results to the general public.

The minimum job requirements: Ph.D. in social sciences or humanities, research proximity to the topic of the project, knowledge of Czech or Slovak at C1/C2 level, English at C1 level, and relevant publication activity.

We offer:

•    part-time job (0.7 FTE, 28 hours per week)
•    salary 38.000,- CZK
•    flexibility in working hours, workplace in Prague and home office 
•    job offer for one year with an expected extension until June 2025, upon mutual satisfaction             with the first year 
•    working in an international team on exciting new research 
•    close cooperation with accomplished teams and researchers in Europe and beyond 
•    active support for professional and personal development (knowledge and experience sharing       in the team, support in grant applications, etc.)
•    five weeks of vacation

Necessary documents:

•    professional CV with detailed descriptions of your previous work on research projects
•    proof of the highest level of education
•    a sample of your scientific text (ideally a published paper)
•    motivation letter
•    two letters of recommendation

Please send all your application materials electronically to subrova@hiu.cas.cz. The deadline for the submission of applications is 30 November 2022.