Assistant professor for Department of Chemistry

Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position

Assistant professor for Department of Chemistry

Workplace: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Type of Contract: temporary position with 1-year contract (with possible extension), academic

Working Hours: 1 FTE

Expected Start Date: negotiable

Number of Open Positions: 1

Pay: negotiable

Application Deadline: 14. 5. 2026

About the Workplace

Masaryk University is modern, dynamic and the most attractive university in the Czech Republic with ten faculties, more than 7 000 staff and 33 000 students, a wide range of research areas and a strong international position. We are the largest academic employer in the South Moravian Region.

Faculty of Science MU, a holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission, is a research-oriented faculty, offering university education (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree programs) closely linked to both primary and applied research and high school teaching of the following sciences: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth sciences. We are the most productive scientific unit of the Masaryk University generating around 40 % of MU research results.

Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Science MU is one of the largest departments of the Faculty of Science. Our research covers all main fields of chemistry – analytical, inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry – as well as materials and biophysical chemistry and restoration and conservation chemistry. Degree programs cover all levels, from bachelor's to doctoral level. We also participate in the teaching of a number of other study programs.

Job Description

Key Duties:

• Conducting independent research and publishing of results in international academic journals.
• Participation in research projects and grants, and active acquisition of grant funding.
• Supervision and consultation of final theses for students at all levels of study.
• Theoretical and practical teaching in the fields of chemistry in Czech and English.
• Establishing research collaborations with domestic and international partners.

Skills and Qualifications

• PhD degree in the field of Chemistry.
• Previous international experience - PhD study or long-term postdoctoral fellowship (at least 2 years) at internationally recognized institutions.
• Significant publication outputs.
• Proven capability of independent scientific work, publish outputs and presentation activities.
• Ability to establish and lead an independent research group within the Department of Chemistry.
• Successful grant history.
• Experience in teaching and supervising students in Chemistry.
• Knowledge of English and Czech (expected knowledge of Czech within two years at level B1).
• Good communication and organizational skills.

Informal inquiries about the position can be sent to the director of the Department of Chemistry Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Petr Táborský, Ph.D. email taborsky@chemi.muni.cz, phone 549 49 1429.

We Offer

• Adequate laboratories and workrooms in the modern university campus with access to the instrumentation of the Department of Chemistry and shared core facilities.
• Participate in developing interdisciplinary collaboration with research groups at university campus.
• Career growth with the possibility of a permanent position.
• Participate in the development of existing and new interdisciplinary study programs.
• An interesting job in a dynamically-expanding university area.
• Flexible working hours and occasional home office to support personal needs in family and career compatibility.
• Employee benefits such as 8 weeks of paid vacation per year, pension insurance contribution/long-term investment product/nursery/children´s group allowance, a financial meal allowance, lunches in canteens of MU, Multisport card, psychological counselling, vaccinations free of charge, discounted language courses, exclusive mobile tariff offer by Vodafone, childcare groups at Campus and Komenského náměstí).
• Opportunity to work and live in a modern and dynamic city (for more information on costs of living, you can refer to Numbeo).
• Welcome Office provides support with your relocation to Brno.

Application Process

The application shall be submitted online by 14. 5. 2026 via an e-application, please find the reference to the e-application in the beginning and end of the advertisement.

The candidate shall provide following:

• CV.
• Cover letter describing candidate's research interest and teaching experience.
• Summary of research outputs and publications.
• Names and contact details of at least 2 references.

After submitting your application successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from jobs.muni.cz.

Selection Process

Received applications will be considered carefully in line with principles of the EU Charter and Code for Researchers. Selection criteria: (i) meeting qualification requirements described above, (ii) all required documents provided.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a personal or online interview.

The Faculty Recruitment Policy (OTM-R) can be seen here.

Faculty of Science, Masaryk University is an equal opportunity employer. We support diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Visit our Career page.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!