Department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Deadline: 1 Jul 2024
Start date: 1 September 2024 (negotiable)
Job type: part-time
Job field: Science and research  |  Education and schooling

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

Lecturer

Workplace: Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
EU Researcher Profile: R2 (Lescturer) 

Amount of Working Hours: part-time - 20 hours per week
Number of Open Positions: 1
Expected Start: 1 September 2024 (negotiable)
Type of Employment Contract: fixed term (employment contract for 3 years)
Application Deadline: 1 July 2024

The Department of Czech Language is searching for candidates to fill the position of Lecturer II with a focus on Czech language didactics.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

Education

• Conducting lectures or other forms of teaching in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme as well as in lifelong learning programmes.
• Supervising, consulting or reviewing Bachelor’s and Master’s theses.
• In exceptional cases, a supervisor or consultant in doctoral degree programmes, or a degree programme guarantor, especially for programmes focused on education.
• Participating in publishing activity, especially for educational purposes.

Research

• Participation in the activities of research, development, and innovation.

Other

Participation in ensuring operational and administrative activities related to the academic position according to the instructions of the department head, e.g.:

• routine administrative tasks in the administration of own courses, use of e-learning and communication with students via the MU Information System,
• organising and participating in foreign internships for students and academic staff,
• participation in the promotion of the field.

WE REQUEST

• The candidate must hold Master’s Degree in upper / lower secondary school teacher training in the field of Czech Language and Literature.
• The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in the area of linguistics (e.g., Czech Language, Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or similar).
• The candidate must show a track record of research activities (published studies in peer-reviewed journals/proceedings, presentations at conferences, etc.).
• Knowledge of Czech language at C2 level – condition.
• Knowledge of English language at B2 level – advantage.

Requirements related to job content 

• Presentation, organizational, didactic, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to motivate and support students in problem solving.
• Ability to listen to students, answer their questions and encourage their active participation in the course and in discussions.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to students.
• Ability to reach a diverse group of students and to adapt your teaching accordingly.
• Ability to use modern teaching resources and materials.
• Openness to new approaches to teaching.
• Willingness to learn and develop continuously.
• Ability to publish independently, especially for educational purposes.

The advantage is

• Knowledge of the university environment.
• Previous experience in working in education.

WE OFFER

Working environment 

• Employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research.
• Friendly and inspiring working environment with flexibility in balancing work and personal life.
• Support in submission of individual or group grant projects and publication activities.
• Access to library resources and electronic informational resources.

Employee benefits

• 8 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for a better work-life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution, selected vaccinations free of charge, favorable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the possibility to place your child in the nursery school Elánek 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 1. 7. 2024 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.  

The following documents are required as a part of your application:

• Cover letter specifying the area of research interest.
• Structured CV 
• Copies of proof of education.
• Overview of scientific and publishing activities.

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps.

If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, e-mail: eva.urbanova@phil.muni.cz

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection criteria:

• submitting of all required documents in the e-application,
• compliance of the candidate's profile with the requirements for the job as stated above.

Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference. Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page here.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY, AND THE DEPARTMENT

Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality.

The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important center of humanities and social science education, science, research and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region.

Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one-fifth of MU's research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university.

Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission.

You can find out more information about the faculty on the website https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FacultyofArtsMasarykUniversity.

For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website:

https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/about-us/hrs4r-hr-award/.

Department

Information about the Department of Czech Language at the Faculty of Arts of MU
can be found at: https://cestina.phil.muni.cz/

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

First name and surname: Pavel Kosek
E-mail: kosek@phil.muni.cz