Assistant Professor of Arts
Masaryk University
Workplace: Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
Position Type: academic position
EU Researcher Profile: R2
Amount of Working Hours: full-time 40 hours per week
Employment Contract Type: fixed term (employment contract for 1 year)
Expected Start Date: 01. 10. 2025 or by agreement
Number of Open Positions: 1
Application Deadline: 10. 08. 2025
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
The Department of History is looking for a colleague with a specialization in teaching history (didactics). Preference is given to a person prepared to hold a position combining teaching and research activities. We offer a stable working environment and significant administrative and professional support in the scholarly and pedagogical work.
MAIN JOB CONTENT
- Teaching reflective seminars and didactic courses in the Master's programme Teaching History for Secondary Schools. Participation in tripartite and tandem teaching. Possible involvement in teaching specialized historical courses according to one's own research specialization. Teaching load: 3–4 courses per semester.
- Theses supervision.
- Own research in the field of didactics or specialized history.
- Preparation of research projects.
- Organisation of scholarly workshops and conferences.
WE REQUEST
- Completed university studies (MA) or postgraduate studies (Ph.D.).
- Experience in teaching at secondary (or primary) school.
- Ability to give lectures and seminars in Czech and English.
- Ability to work independently as a researcher.
- Readiness to participate in scholarly and educational projects.
- International work experience (scholarships, research internships, participation in projects) is welcome.
WE OFFER
Working environment
- stable and inspiring working environment
- employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research
- access to scholarly and teaching projects
- convenient location of the faculty in the city centre
- a friendly approach to work-life balance
Employee benefits
8 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, MultiSport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees near the faculty.
Training and development
Opportunities for training and personal development, e.g., language and other courses provided by MU, use of MU libraries, use of placements and mobilities abroad, participation in conferences, etc.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your application via the electronic application link by 10. 08. 2025 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.
The following documents are required as a part of your application:
- cover letter
- structured CV with an overview of previous experience
- copies of proof of education
- overview of scientific and publishing activities
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your email address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps. If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office:
Mgr. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, email: eva.urbanova@phil.muni.cz, telephone: +420 594 49 5227
SELECTION PROCESS
Selection criteria:
- submitting of all required documents in the e-application
- compliance of the candidate's profile with the requirements for the job as stated above
Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference.
Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY AND THE DEPARTMENT
Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality.
The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important centre of humanities and social science education, science, research, and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region.
Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one fifth of MU's research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university.
Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission. You can find out more information about the faculty on the website https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FacultyofArtsMasarykUniversity.
For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website: https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/about-us/hrs4r-hr-award/.
Department:
The Department of History is one of the founding institutes of the Faculty of Arts at MU. It is one of the leading educational and scholarly institutions in the Czech Republic in the field of history. Its employees are primarily engaged in the study of Central European history, historiography and methodology in historical sciences, as well as of the didactics of history. All relevant information can be found on the Department's website https://historie.phil.muni.cz/.
Contact person at the department for questions about the position:
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D., email: malytomas@phil.muni.cz