Job Opportunities

Tenure track Researcher in the field of Human Geography and/or Local and Regional Development and Sustainability Transition – project REFRESH

The Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava announces a selection procedure to fill the following vacancy

• Tenure track Researcher in the field of Human Geography and/or Local and Regional Development and Sustainability Transition – project "REFRESH – Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries"
  
  

The above mentioned position is to be filled within the framework of the project "REFRESH – Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries", reg. no. CZ.10.3.01/00/22_003/0000048, Research Programme Social Lab 1 Governance of Sustainability Transition by a foreign or Czech researcher with excellent scientific results in the field of human geography and urban, local and regional development studies; and/or sustainability transition studies and governance on an international scale with a high contribution to this investigated research area. Deep knowledge and working skills in sub-areas of economic geography, spatial statistics, GIS and/or qualitative methods are preferred.

Job title

• Tenure track researcher II
• Type of systemised position: Researcher II or Researcher III (non-academic employee)
  
  

Job Description

• Tenure track researcher independently solves demanding science-research tasks in the field of human geography and/or sustainability transition
• Participates in the implementation of the research programme Social Lab 1 Governance of Sustainability Transition and cooperates with members of the research team and participating researchers
• Publishes actively according to the requirements of the field
  
  

Qualifications and other requirements

• A foreign researcher, or above-average talented Czech home researcher with international experience (min. 3 months)
• Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or equivalent in human geography or a related field (in the case of Ph.D. degree obtained abroad, recognition of the foreign university degree will be required)
• EU research level: R3 – Established/R4 – Leading (research group), at least 5 years of postdoctoral research experience
• Deep knowledge and working skills in sub-areas of economic geography, spatial statistics, GIS and/or qualitative methods are preferred
• The researcher must also be an author of publications in prestigious international journals or achieve a comparable result proving the excellence in the field of human geography and/or sustainability transition
• For FORD 1,3,5: 3x Jimp, for FORD6: min. 7 publications of type Jimp, Jsc, B, C, where the outputs are comparable to the international research level (the most significant are those where the researcher/worker is the main author, or Q1 and Q2 journals), references to preprints may be included if publicly available (preprints must be suitably referenced with either a link to the preprint or a DOI)
• H-index of the researcher min. 3 (FORD 1,3,5), 2 WOS/4 Scholar (FORD6). Alternatively, 30 documented citations of own works
• Documented involvement in projects of basic/applied/contractual research. Alternatively, international internships totalling 3 months
• Fluent English, comparable to Level B2, knowledge of other languages an advantage
• Independent, responsible and creative approach to work
  
  

Estimated amount of work

• 1 vacancy at 1.0 FTE
  
  

Expected start date

• January 6^st, 2025 (or by agreement)
• Fixed-term contract
  
  

Wage conditions

• According to the Internal Wage Regulations of the University of Ostrava and for the Tenure track researcher in the REFRESH project, i.e. 1.0 FTE = 65 000 CZK before tax + bonuses for fulfilled tasks
  
  

Language in which the selection process will be conducted

• English (applies to international candidates)
• Czech (applies to Czech candidates)
  
  

List of Documents Required from the Applicant (in English)

• Signed Consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the selection procedure 4,03 MB
• Structured professional CV with an overview of previous experience and publications
• Cover letter
• Scanned copy of the highest academic degree
• A four-year research proposal relating to at least one of the above-mentioned research fields, of no more than 5 standard pages
  
  

Date, Method, Form, and Place for the Delivery of the Application and Required Documents from the Applicant

Application for the selection procedure containing all the required documents are to be sent electronically to the following address: . Applications sent differently will not be accepted.

Deadline for on-time applications

• December 2^nd, 2024
  
  

The first round of the selection procedure will involve the assessment of the materials submitted by the candidates. Only selected candidates will be invited to take part in a second round of remote interviews. The Employer reserves the right to cancel the selection procedure or to decide not to accept any of the applications without giving reasons.

The position was created with the financial support of the European Union within the REFRESH project with reg. no. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048, Operation program Just Transition Fund.

Factual consultations are possible via e-mail to Assoc. prof. RNDr. Petr Rumpel, Ph.D., Project Refresh Work package 1 – leader, Head of Department of Human Geography: .

Contact:

University of Ostrava
Faculty of Science
HR department
Bc. Lucie Malovcová
Mlýnská 5
702 00 Ostrava – Moravská Ostrava
Czech Republic

E-mail:
Phone: +420 553 46 2107