"Research Project Manager"

Workplace: Dean's Office, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

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

Working Hours: 1.0 FTE (full-time employment of 40 hours per week)

Expected Start Date: negotiable with respect to immigration timelines for non EU candidates

Number of Open Positions: 1

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.

Project Support Office at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, provides faculty researchers with administrative consultation and assistance in searching for grant opportunities, submitting project applications, and managing the budgets of scientific projects.

What you will do

• Contribute to increasing the faculty's success in prestigious grant competitions and strengthen project support for researchers from the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in international grant calls (especially Horizon Europe)
• Coordinate the preparation of proposals for international research projects
• Provide information services for researchers and individual consultations in the area of grant strategy
• Search for and connect suitable candidates with individual international grant calls
• Communicate with project providers and partners during the project preparation phase and negotiate contracts for approved projects
• Participate in training, workshops, and information days on project calls and schemes

Who we are looking for

• University education (education in the field of natural sciences may be an advantage)
• Experience in preparing or managing research projects (experience with Horizon Europe projects is a great advantage)
• Very good level of spoken and written English
• Ability to formulate texts with a very good level of stylistics
• Proactive approach, excellent communication skills, ability to negotiate with foreign partners, organizational skills
• Willingness to learn new things

What we offer

• Meaningful work for a faculty with high research performance and exceptional potential for success in international grant calls
• Interesting work in a prestigious university environment with the prospect of long-term cooperation
• A pleasant work team
• Flexible working hours and a supportive approach to work-life balance
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth, including participation in educational events and workshops
• Active use of English
• Opportunity to participate in the Erasmus+ program
• Employee benefits such as 6 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 January 15, 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 in English
• Cover letter in English

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.