The Dean of the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University Olomouc, in the Czech Republic, hereby announces a call for applications for university teaching positions.
Language Centre
Position: lecturer
Field: English language
Workload: 1.0; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 February 2020
Requirements: Native speaker; university education is welcomed; teaching competence for teaching English as a foreign language (i.e. TESOL/TEFL); reliability; motivation, responsibility; the knowledge of another foreign language is an advantage.
The Kurt and Ursula Schubert Center for Jewish Studies
Position: assistant professor
Field: Jewish Studies - history
Workload: 0.5; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. or a higher qualification with a focus on the history of Jews in the Middle Ages and the Early modern period, the history of Jewish-Christian relations, the history of Jews in Moravia; Medieval literature; biblical Hebrew.
Position: lecturer
Field: Jewish Studies - history
Workload: 0.2; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Master’s degree or a higher qualification in the modern history of Jews, Shoah, oral history.
Department of English and American Studies
Position: assistant professor
Field: English linguistics – formal grammar
Workload: 1.0; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. in the field; prerequisites for scholarly activity in the field.
Department of History
Position: assistant professor
Field: History (Early modern period)
Workload: 0.6; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. in the field; experience with teaching and publishing; prerequisites for scholarly activity in the field.
Position: assistant professor
Field: Archeology
Workload: 0.7; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. in the field; experience with teaching and publishing; prerequisites for scholarly activity in the field.
Department of Psychology
Position: assistant professor
Field: Organizational Psychology/Social Psychology
Workload: 0.5; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. in the field; tertiary education practice from abroad; publications in the field of organizational psychology and social psychology with international impact; experience with project management from abroad; command of English at the C1 level; knowledge of statistical softwares.
Position: associate professor/professor
Field: Traffic Psychology
Workload: 0.2; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: habilitation in the field of Traffic Psychology; publications in the field; command of English.
Department of Slavonic Studies
Position: lecturer
Field: Polish language
Workload: 1.0; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Ph.D. in Slavonic studies – specialization in Polish philology; the position requires at least five-year experience with teaching Polish as a foreign language; command of Polish at the C2 level; command of English at the B1 level; command of Russian at the B2 level.
Position: junior researcher
Field: Russian literature; Russian culture
Workload: 1.0; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: Master’s degree in Russian Philology; knowledge of Russian literature and culture; command of German at the C1 level; command of English at the B1 level; prerequisites for scholarly activity in the field; Ph.D. degree in the field welcomed.
Department of Sociology, Andragogy and Cultural Anthropology
Position: assistant professor
Field: Andragogy
Workload: 1.0; number of vacant positions: 1
Beginning of employment: 1 January 2020
Requirements: university degree in Andragogy or a similar field; teaching skills; prerequisites for scholarly activity in the field, publications in the field (including active participations at foreign conferences); knowledge of at least one world language (ability to lecture in English), PC skills.
Applications along with a CV, educational documentation and an overview of professional history, scholarly and publication activities should be sent to the Personnel Department of the Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 10, Olomouc, 771 80, or by e-mail to: personalni.ff@upol.cz, The deadline is 14 November 2019.
The most promising candidates will be invited to take part in the selection procedure in the weeks to come. We highly appreciate if the candidates attend the interview in person. If this is not feasible, the interview via Skype is an option.
For formal and organization questions contact: ondrej.molnar@upol.cz.
General information about Palacký University Olomouc
Palacký University Olomouc is the second-oldest university in the Czech Republic, educating scholars since the 16th century. Olomouc is also the site of the second-largest historical monuments preserve in the country (after Prague). The conservation part of the city is home to over 23,000 students from all over the world. The leading traveller guide Lonely Planet has ranked Olomouc for two years in a row among the top ten European destinations, claiming that “Olomouc is one of the Czech Republic´s most underrated destinations, with a great nightlife scene and a mini-Prague feel.” Dozens of parks, cafés, and mysterious nooks, theatres, diverse music clubs, and varied sports centres – all this will be at your fingertips.
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is the largest faculty of the university and offers more than 600 combinations of humanities, social, linguistic, and arts studies programmes. The Faculty of Arts offers a liberal approach in arranging one’s own curriculum, a personal approach to students, and development of individual skills. An open space for discussion is promoted and creative thinking is welcome.
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