Assistant Professor - Institute of Czech History

22 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts

Department

Institute of Czech History

Research Field

History » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

23 May 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Prague)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

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

Job title: Assistant Professor
Field and specialization: Museum studies, history education and public history
Expected salary/job rank: AP2
Full-time position: 1,0 (40 hours per week)

Job description:

• Teaching courses in the Museum Studies programme in the fields of memory policy, public space and history
• Preparation of foreign cooperation projects in the field of SP Museum Studies with a focus on cultural heritage and current issues
• Conducting courses focused on formal and informal historical education
• Conducting theses on museum studies, public history and history education
• Coordination and implementation of cooperation with memory and educational institutions (museum practice, teaching practice)

Expected starting date: 1. 9. 2024
Application deadline: to 23. 5. 2024

Requirements

Research Field

History » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• At least a Ph.D. academic degree
• Experience with projects related to cultural heritage or memory institutions
• Experience and practice in university teaching in the minimum scope of one academic year
• Orientation in the interdisciplinary context of applied historiography (museology, museum and heritage education, public history, didactics of history, memory studies) and publications in at least two given areas
• Experience with lecturing workshops/courses for museum professionals, teachers, public
• Experience with the application of the outputs of historiography in the field of education, e.g. development of educational materials in museums or schools

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Complete applications will include the following:

• Application form
• structured CV including professional experience
• summary of expert, teaching and publication activities
• the candidate's academic career development plan expecting the candidate to commence the habilitation procedure (procedure for the granting of associate professorship) no later than nine years after the expected beginning of employment
• copies of educational documents (translated into Czech, if applicable)

Selection process

Submitting the application:

• Submission by mail or in person:
  The application with all its attachments can be sent by mail or delivered in person to the following address:
  Zuzana Pálková, Human Resources Dept., FF UK, nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, 116 38 Praha, Czech Republic

Or

• Submission by e-mail:
  The application with all its attachments can be sent by e-mail to the address [email protected]

 

Additional comments

Based on the committee’s decision, either all applicants or selected applicants only will be invited to the second round of the competition, i.e. an interview.

Based on the submission of an application in the hiring procedure, the Faculty of Arts of Charles University will process the personal data of applicants in accordance with the relevant legal regulations and other regulations of Charles University. Information on the processing of personal data is available here: https://cuni.cz/UK-9056.html .

 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts

Country

Czech Republic

City

Prague

Postal Code

11638

Street

nám. Jana Palacha 1/2

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Prague

Website

http://www.ff.cuni.cz/

Street

nam. Jana Palacha 2

Postal Code

116 38

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED