8 Mar 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Mendel University in Brno- Research Field
Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
Czech Republic- Application Deadline
5 Apr 2024 - 22:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Offer Starting Date
1 Sep 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Academic Staff Member - Assistant or Assistant Professor for the Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics
Research field: dendrometry, statistics, biometrics, forest management
We are a modern university, teaching and researching agriculture, forestry, economics and technical disciplines in regional and international contexts. Since 2018, we have been the holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award for improving employee care, awarded to us as the first Czech university by the European Commission.
Currently, the Department is developing the field of precision forestry, which synthesizes elements of forest management (FM) with a link to applied geoinformatics technologies, where modern geoinformatics technologies (GIT) play an important role. Precision forestry in the framework of GIT-based HCM is an approach with a number of multidisciplinary overlaps developing classical and non-contact methods of forest health survey, mathematical-statistical processing of biometric data, forest growth and production science and differentiated adaptive forest management.
What will be your job role?
- implementation of educational activities in accredited study programmes
- conducting lectures and tutorials, as well as field trips and field exercises
- evaluating students in written and/or oral exercises and examinations
- reviewing students' final theses and providing expertise in the field of science
- solving scientific and research tasks in the field of dendrometry, statistics, biometry, forest management
- publication of research results in professional scientific journals, conferences and seminars
What are our requirements?
- Master's degree in forestry, landscape or natural sciences, Ph.D. degree (or actively studying) or higher scientific degree an advantage
- broad practical and theoretical knowledge of dendrometry, biometry, forest management, statistics
- ability to teach independently in Czech and English both in the classroom and in the field
- ability to publish scientific papers in English, work with scientific texts (independently and in teams)
- ability to supervise bachelor and diploma student theses
- active knowledge of working in at least one data analysis software (e.g. R, Matlab, Statistica, etc.)
- knowledge of working with Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) at a high level
- ability to work in project teams (even international)
- experience in preparing and solving scientific projects for national or international grant agencies
What can we offer you?
- Welcome Office assistance
- 8 weeks of holiday
- support for work-life balance
- food allowance (Meal vouchers/Canteen)
- discounted MultiSport card
- ITIC card with which you can benefit from various discounts
- the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the university environment, such as sports courses at the Sports Activities Centre, the Counselling and Careers Centre, recreation centres, libraries and the purchase of university products
- university kindergarten, summer day camps for children of employees
- employer contribution to a pension or life insurance after 3 years of employment
Job status: 1,0 (40 hodin týdně)
Expected start: September 2024 or by agreement
Employment contract: for a fixed term of 1 year with the possibility of extension for an indefinite period
Place of work: Brno
Are you interested in the position and would you like to become a member of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology?
Send us your electronic application to [email protected] with the title of the position in the subject line of the e-mail by 6 April supported by:
- professional CV
- cover letter
- list of the most important publications in the field
- overview of academic teaching
How does the recruitment process look like at our university? Find out on orlz.mendelu.cz/en/selection-procedure
Find out what makes #BRNOREGION the perfect place to live (brnoregion.com/en/).
We look forward to meeting you!
Requirements
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Mendel University in Brno
- Country
- Czech Republic
- City
- Brno
- Postal Code
- 61300
- Street
- Zemědělská 1
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED
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