"Head of the Second Department of Surgery"

Department: First Department of Surgery – Faculty of Medicine

Deadline: 5 Apr 2026

Start date: Upon agreement

Job type: full-time

Job field: Science and research | Education and schooling

Director of the St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University announces a selection procedure for the position:

Head of the Second Department of Surgery

The Second Department of Surgery is a therapeutic, educational and research clinic of the St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno and the Faculty of Medicine of MU. It is a highly specialized workplace on the issue of vascular diseases. The main activities are vascular-surgical programs. In cooperation with interventional radiologists and angiologists, the clinic provides comprehensive care for vascular patients, including 24-hour permanent service for acute vascular events within the region and supraregionally. As an accredited workplace, it provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in vascular surgery, is involved in scientific research activities and participates in the solution of international randomized multicenter studies. II. The surgical clinic is a part of the Complex Cardiovascular Center and the Cerebrovascular Center established by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.

The Department Head position candidate must be a respected expert in the field of surgery, with experience of working in a given area and with expertise in pre-graduate and postgraduate education.

The Head of the department will be responsible for the management of the clinic, undergraduate medical education, doctoral studies, publishing and coordination of research conducted at the clinic. The Candidate for Department Head will present his/her idea of fulfilling the above during the selection process.

Requirements for a declared position:

• University education in general medicine or equivalent education acquired abroad;
• Eligibility to pursue the profession of physician in the relevant field in accordance with Section 5 of Act No. 95/2004 Coll.;
• Academic degree PhD or scientific rank of CSc;
• Habilitation within the meaning of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education, the scientific-pedagogical title of professor is an advantage;
• Personal and professional requirements for managing the medical and academic team of the clinic;
• Teaching experience and readiness to guarantee vocational subjects taught at the workplace;
• Scientific and publishing activities in the given field
• Active knowledge of the Czech language;
• Moral integrity;
• Fulfilment of prerequisites according to Act No. 451/1991 Coll. (the Lustration Act); does not have to document persons born after 1 December 1971 and foreign applicants.

We offer:

• Work in an inspiring intellectual environment with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary cooperation;
• Work in a top medical and educational workplace, with involvement in teaching in a unique simulation centre;
• Professional growth and the possibility of continuous education (including language);
• Motivating financial remuneration;
• Workplace within easy reach of public transport, accommodation near the hospital;
• Strong emphasis on the safety and health of workers in the workplace, support for family policy;
• Supplementary pension insurance and life insurance, sick days, holiday allowance and other benefits.

Applications together with

• a structured CV,
• an overview of scientific and publishing activities,
• contact details of two persons for references (name, position, telephone number),
• photocopies of qualification papers and diplomas (external applicants only),
• a valid licence issued by the Czech Medical Chamber for the position of Head Physician or Chief Physician (or proof of having applied for the licence),
• a criminal record (no older than three months),
• certificate according to Act No. 451/1991 Coll. (he so-called Lustration Act; persons born after 1 December 1971 and foreign applicants do not have to provide proof),

should be sent to the HR department of the Faculty of Medicine via the e-Application (see below) or a paper form. For more information, please contact Adela Otáhalová at e-mail: adela.otahalova@med.muni.cz