"Researcher"

Department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

Start date: 01. 01. 2026/by agreement

Job type: full-time

Job field: Science and research

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

Workplace: Department of Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University

EU Researcher Profile: R2

Amount of Working Hours: full-time - 40 hours per week

Number of Open Positions: 1

Expected Start: 1 January 2026 or by agreement

Type of Employment Contract: 3 years

Application Deadline: 31 August 2025

We are looking to fill a Researcher II position (roughly equivalent to a postdoc) with a focus on grammaticalization and language change in Latin or Greek. The successful candidate will work within a research project hosted at Masaryk University and investigated jointly with the Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Sciences (PI Pavel Caha). The specific research topic within the project is grammaticalization (pragmaticalization), language development, and language change. The postdoc will work on this topic in collaboration with Jana Mikulová.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

• Independent research on the topic of the project.
• Work within a research team/group.
• Publishing research results (ideally in Q1 journals).
• Writing and submitting grant applications.
• The content of the research activity: grammaticalization or pragmaticalization in Latin or Greek; language development, language change, language contact.
• Carrying out administrative duties related to the position.

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

• Ph.D. in Latin or Greek philology with a focus on linguistics or related disciplines – required.
• A research worker who obtained their Ph.D. (or an equivalent qualification at ISCED level 8) no more than 7 years ago (from the date of dissertation defense). This period may be extended for maternity or parental leave, long-term illness (more than 90 days), caregiving for a family member (more than 90 days), pre-certification training, or military service.
• At least one scholarly publication indexed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science or Scopus databases within the last three years, classified as "article," "book," "book chapter," "letter," or "review" (as of the date of selection). The applicant must be the main author of at least one publication (depending on field specifics, this may be the first author, corresponding author, reprint author, or another explicitly defined role in the article).
• Experience in research outside the Czech Republic with at least a 0.5 full-time equivalent position or a Ph.D. degree obtained abroad is an advantage. Czech citizens are not excluded.
• Prior work on the research topic and/or experience with research projects is an advantage.
• Expertise relevant to the research topic.
• Ability to: conduct independent scholarly research, collaborate on complex scientific, research, and development tasks within a research team, apply basic principles of project management, clearly formulate research findings and present research results effectively.

Language skills

• Knowledge of English at the B2/C1 level.
• Knowledge of Czech is not required.

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.
• Friendly and inspiring working environment.
• Convenient location of the faculty in the city centre.
• A friendly approach to work-life balance.

Employee benefits

• 6 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 31.08.2025 and attach all required documents: cover letter, CV with an overview of scientific and publishing activities, copies of proof of education, the names and e-mail addresses of 2 references.

If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Lída Oplatková, e-mail: oplatkova@phil.muni.cz