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Researcher III

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The Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava announces a selection procedure to fill the new job position

  • Researcher III

Workplace

  • Faculty of Science, Department of Human Geography and Regional Development

Position classification

  • Researcher III

The above mentioned position is to be filled within the framework of the project „INTERFER – Foreign Interference in the Context of Geopolitical and Technological Change“, reg. no. CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008692, Programme Johannes Amos Comenius, call No 02_23_025 Social sciences and humanities: individual and humanity in contemporary global challenges, by a researcher with recognized scientific results in the field of political geography and/or area studies, international relations, security studies, and political science (or related disciplines) on an international scale.

Job description

  • researcher III conducts research in the field of political geography and/or related disciplines;
  • in particular plans and organizes fieldwork in the countries of South-Eastern Europe with a focus on foreign interference;
  • publishes actively.

Responsibilities:

  • ability to prepare research design;
  • preparation and implementation of short-term field research in the targeted region;
  • collecting and analysing research data;
  • publication activity in respected journals (author or co-author of at one article during the project period);
  • co-authorship of policy paper and of chapter(s) in an edited volume;
  • participate in disseminating of research results (conferences, discussions with experts, students, journalists);
  • collaborate with other members of the research team.

Qualification requirements – required

  • doctoral degree in political geography, international relations, political science, area studies or related study programme. The degree must be obtained before the start of the employment;
  • the researcher must be an author of publications in respected international journals (at least 2 articles in WoS/Scopus) or achieve a comparable result proving the research level R3 – Established Researcher (e.g., a monograph, book chapters); manuscripts accepted for publications (with acceptance letter from editorial office) may be included, as well as references to preprints if publicly available (preprints must be suitably referenced with either a link to the preprint or a DOI) ;
  • the experience with fieldwork and qualitative research methods (interviews, thematic analysis, content analysis, discourse analysis);
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in spoken and written English (equivalent of min. level B2);
  • independent, responsible, and creative approach to work.

Qualification requirements – preferred

  • the experience with qualitative data analysis tools and software an advantage;
  • the experience with fieldwork in the countries of Post-Soviet Eurasia and/or South-Eastern Europe an advantage;
  • knowledge of the Czech language is not required, knowledge of other languages is an advantage (in particular languages of the countries of Post-Soviet Eurasia and South-Eastern Europe).

Research level

  • R3 – Established researcher

The expected form of employment

  • 20 % (or by agreement)

The expected start date

  • 1 November 2026 (or by agreement)

Benefits

  • Vacation (6 weeks per year for non-academic positions, 8 weeks per year for academic positions)
  • 5 sick days for medical treatment (after trial period)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Occasional home office
  • Vaccination center of the Faculty of Medicine
  • Access to magnetic resonance imaging with an appointment within 14 days (City Campus of the University of Ostrava)
  • Multisport card
  • Discount on admission to the City Campus sports complex of the University of Ostrava
  • CZK 200 contribution for shared bikes
  • Access to Faculty of Arts concerts
  • Discount programs with partners
  • English language courses and other educational programs and courses
  • Free access to the University Library, including e-books on Bookport and the option of free interlibrary loan service
  • 15% discount on books in the OUshop
  • Access to the SEDUO platform
  • Elánek kindergarten with a 50% discount on kindergarten fee
  • Discount on rent at Heimstaden
  • Meal vouchers worth CZK 123
  • T-Mobile′s discounted mobile tariffs
  • More details

The language in which the selection procedure will be conducted

  • English

Documents required from the participant

Application deadline

  • 10 September 2026 (inclusive)

Information about the selection procedure

Factual consultations are possible via e-mail to Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Vincenc Kopeček, Ph.D., University of Ostrava INTERFER project coordinator, Deputy Head of the Department of Human Geography and Regional Development: .

To apply for the selection process, please send us the completed form and the required documents.

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 dean of the faculty reserves the right not to fill the position or to cancel the selection process.

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