"ASSISTANT"

Department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Faculty of Arts

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

Start date: 1. 10. 2025

Job type: part-time

Job field: Science and research | Education and schooling

The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position:

ASSISTANT

Workplace: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Position Type: academic position

EU Researcher Profile: R1

Amount of Working Hours: part-time 20 hours per week

Employment Contract Type: fixed term (employment contract for 3 months with a possibility of extension)

Expected Start Date: 1. 10. 2025

Number of Open Positions: 1

Application Deadline: 31. 8. 2025

We are looking for a colleague to join the Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies with focus on Mongolian and Inner Asian Studies.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

• Pedagogical: Participating in lecturing or other forms of teaching in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme and lifelong learning programmes, specifically, participation in theoretical and practical language teaching.
• Research: Participation in the investigation of grant projects, specifically: assistance with research and publication activities in the project “Changing Adaptive Strategies of Mobile Pastoralists in Mongolia: Dynamics in Community Histories and Movement Patterns Documented Through Oral Sources" (Junior Star project GM23-07108M, GAČR), especially professional processing, editing, translations and analysis of written historical sources and recordings from field research; in connection with this activity, active participation in domestic and foreign conferences and professional meetings and presentation of research results; Participation in the organizational provision of research activity.
• Other: Participation in ensuring operational and administrative activities related to the academic position according to the instructions of the department head, e.g.: routine administrative tasks in the administration of own courses, use of e-learning and communication with students via the MU Information System.

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience: Master's degree in the field of Inner/Central Asian philology, religious studies or a related field – a condition; professional focus on the cultural, political or religious history of the Mongolian cultural region – a condition; experience in the field of philology, literature and/or history of Inner Asia countries for at least 1 year – a condition; active ties with academic institutions in Mongolia – a condition.

Language skills: knowledge of colloquial Mongolian (at least at the level corresponding to C1 CEFR) – a condition; active knowledge of classical Mongolian script and classical Mongolian language – a condition; excellent knowledge of at least one another Inner/Central Asian language relevant to the planned activity (Tibetan, Kazakh, Tuvan …) – a condition; knowledge of English (in case English is not the native language, evidenced by a diploma, or own published text and verification during the interview) – a condition.

Requirements related to job content: presentation, organizational and didactic skills; ability to carry out scientific research; diligence, responsibility, reliability; ability to independently conduct archival research, independently study historical written sources from the region of Inner Asia in the original languages; research ties to Western Mongolia – an advantage; independent academic research in the Czech Republic and willingness to reside in the Czech Republic for the duration of the employment.

WE OFFER

Working environment: employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research; the opportunity to work in an international, interdisciplinary team of experts; friendly and inspiring working environment; 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 31. 8. 2025 and please attach all required documents: cover letter, structured CV with an overview of previous experience, copies of proof of education, overview of scientific and publishing activities. In accordance with Section 70(5) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions, as amended, the CV must include information about current employers.

If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, email: eva.urbanova@phil.muni.cz, telephone: +420 549 49 5227.