Associate Professor for the Department of History

Department: Department of History  – Faculty of Education
Deadline: 6 Jan 2023
Start date: 1st February.2023
Job type: full-time
Job field: Education and schooling

Dean of the Faculty of Education Masaryk University is announced in accordance with § 77 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. the tender for a position of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (AP) with a focus on teaching Czech history of the 19th and 20th centuries, contemporary history, Czech and world historiography of the 20th century, media education

Workplace: Department of History
University/Faculty: Masaryk University/Faculty of Education
Employment: fixed-term
Level of employment: full-time (1.0), i.e. 40 hours per week
Position category: R3
Start date:1st February.2023
Number of open positions: 1
Closing date for applications: 06.01.2022

The Department of History at the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University in Brno is one of the most important Czech historical and didactic institutions preparing future history teachers. It cooperates with many Czech and foreign historical departments, focuses on history didactics, regional history and practical exploration in the form of professional excursions, internships and archaeological practices.

More information about the faculty can be found at the end of the advertisement, and about the workplace at: https://historie.ped.muni.cz/

Job description

The position is aimed at these activities:

The associate professor mainly performs the following activities:

• conducts lectures, seminars, compulsory elective lectures in full-time and combined studies, participates in students' work experience (sitting in on classes, etc.),
• submits and implements grants, projects and creates space for the involvement of other members of the department,
• guarantees the Master's degree,
• supervises bachelor, master and doctoral theses,
• publishes in renowned professional and scientific journals, prepares monographs,
• represents the Department at national and international conferences, participates in the preparation of Department events, participates in professional scientific committees,
• participates in the provision of operational and administrative activities related to the agreed type of work as instructed by the Head of the Department,
• develops the scientific field, performs scientific and research tasks as part of creative activities.

Requirements

Qualification requirements:

• graduate of a Master's degree programme in history,
• scientific and pedagogical rank of associate professor in history,
• ability to teach in Czech (minimum level C1 or native speaker),
• potential for international professional/research activities, evidence of a list of publications in the last 5 years,
• active knowledge of academic English (minimum level B2),
• ability to actively serve on the editorial board of a departmental journal,
• ability to popularise history, to transfer professional knowledge into teaching practice.

Expertise and skills

• PC user skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), data, information and digital content management, communication through digital technologies (MS Teams, ZOOM, etc.),
• flexibility and willingness to participate in the development of quality undergraduate student training,
• good organizational and communication skills, independence, responsibility, proactivity,
• ability to participate in the organization of conferences, seminars.

WE OFFER

Employee benefits

• eight weeks of vacation, flexible working hours, pension contribution,
• meals in MU canteens, 
• possibility to use sports facilities in Brno,

Work environment

• Employment in a prestigious institution awarded the HR Excellence in Research Award,
• combining science with teaching activities,
• a well-equipped working environment in a well accessible location in Brno.

Education and development

• Career development and growth, the possibility of being assigned a mentor on entry, 
• education, language and other courses provided by MU, use of MUNI libraries,
• possibility to take advantage of foreign stays and internships, participation in conferences.

HOW TO APPLY?

Apply via the online application link to January 6, 2023 and submit the required documents:

• Structured CV in PDF format (min. 1 A4)
• Copy of diploma from the highest level of education (without notarial certificate)
• A structured list of publications and professional activities for the last 5 years.

After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps. 

MORE INFORMATION

Submitting the required documents when sending the e-application

In case of failure to provide the copies via the e-application, the applicant will be at most once asked to provide them by a specific date. If he/she fails to submit the materials by that date, he/she will not be admitted to the next round of the selection process, which is the interview.

Selection process and selection criteria

Non-discrimination declaration

At that Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, we promote equal access; every applicant has a chance to get a job regardless of age, gender, social or other disadvantages. Selection procedures are conducted following the University Selection Procedure Regulations.

Information about the faculty

The Faculty of Education, recipient of the prestigious international HR Excellence in Research Award, is a faculty with a relevant research focus based on interdisciplinarity linking teaching, scientific research and social engagement in academia. It develops HR strategy, supports career development, reconciliation of work and personal life of employed persons and provides a diverse range of benefits.