18 Oct 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava
Research Field: Economics » Business economics; Economics » Financial science
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Application Deadline: 5 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Prague)
Country: Czech Republic
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 18 Oct 2026
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Dean of the Faculty of Economics VSB – Technical University of Ostrava announces a selection procedure for a post of Postdoc (researcher) for Economics and Business.
The position is suitable for both women and men.
We will accept incoming Ph.D. holders of non-Czech nationality who have obtained their Ph.D. abroad and are not residents of the Czech Republic or have not spent more than 12 months in the Czech Republic in the last 36 months,
or
Ph.D. holders of Czech nationality who have long-term experience abroad. Long-term foreign experience can be considered to be at least 12 continuous months out of the last 36 months, either in the form of doctoral studies abroad or in the form of employment at a foreign scientific institution, or in combination.
Candidates must be no more than 5 years post PhD (career breaks, e.g. maternity/parental leave or long-term illness not included).
This is a two-round selection process in which successful candidates from faculty selection process advance to the next round at the university-wide level.
Required expertise:
Empirical analysis in the field of economics and business with articles published in high quality WoS journals.
Activity description:
- Study and evaluation of phenomena in economics, finance, business, or related fields.
- Advanced empirical analysis.
- Active participation in the internal meetings and active presentation of achieved results.
- Writing and publishing scientific papers.
Full time equivalent: full-time employment
Type of job contract: fixed-term employment
Expected start of employment: early 2027
We require:
- PhD in economics or econometrics,.
- Advanced skills in quantitative analysis.
- Scientific creativity and team spirit.
- Ability to conduct research independently.
- Experience in publishing in WoS journals.
- Active participation in internal meetings.
- Producing high quality scientific publications.
We offer:
- Work in a promising organization.
- Salary evaluation according to project conditions and candidate’s experience.
- Modern building and equipment.
- Opportunity to join a high-quality research team.
- Possibility of further education.
- 6 weeks of holidays.
- Flexible working hours.
- University kindergarten.
- Company catering in the canteen.
- MultiSport card.
- Other employee benefits according to the employer’s offer.
Your personal data will be processed to the extent necessary for the implementation of the selection procedure in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/679. https://www.vsb.cz/export/sites/vsb/en/.content/files/Informace-pro-uchazece-o-zamestnani-AJ.pdf
Documents required to apply:
- CV,
- motivation letter (max. 2 pages),
- research proposal (max. 5 pages),
- list of publications in impacted journals according to Web of Science (at least 3),
- number of publications on which you appear as a corresponding author or as 2nd or 3rd co-author,
- at least 1 letter of recommendation from a foreign institution,
- copies of proof of education.
All documents should be sent to email address:
[contact details available in the full listing]
by November 5, 2026.
In the subject of the email, please state “Open Call for the position of Postdoc for Economics and Business”.
For more information, see https://www.ekf.vsb.cz/en/research/global-postdoc-fellowship-program.
Where to apply
E-mail:
[contact details available in the full listing]
Requirements
Research Field: Economics » Econometrics
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
Country: Czech Republic
City: Ostrava - Poruba
Postal Code: 70800
Street: 17. listopadu 2172/15
Contact
State/Province: Czech Republic
City: Ostrava - Poruba
Website: http://www.vsb.cz/
Street: 17. listopadu 2172/15
Postal Code: 708 00
