Workplace: Department of Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR We are looking to fill a Researcher II position (roughly equivalent to a postdoc) with a focus on grammaticalization and language change in Latin or Greek. The successful candidate will work within a research project hosted at Masaryk University and investigated jointly with the Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Sciences (PI Pavel Caha). The specific research topic within the project is grammaticalization (pragmaticalization), language development, and language change. The postdoc will work on this topic in collaboration with Jana Mikulová. MAIN JOB CONTENT Framework
Other Carrying out administrative duties related to the position. WE REQUEST Professional education, qualifications and experience
Language skills
WE OFFER Working environment
Employee benefits 6 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees 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 31. 08. 2025 (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:
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. Lída Oplatková, e-mail: oplatkova@phil.muni.cz SELECTION PROCESS Selection criteria:
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. 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 centre 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. For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website. Department Information about the Department of Classical Studies at the Faculty of Arts of MU Contact person at the department for questions about the position: First name and surname: Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. E-mail: jana.mikulova@mail.muni.cz Telephone: +420 549 49 5319
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