Researcher

The Dean of the Faculty of Arts announces a selection procedure for the job position of Researcher.
Research Field: History/Latin or German Philology

Number of Posts: 2
Department/Facility: Department of History
Type of contract: Fixed-term contracts
Hours per Week: 20
Location: Olomouc
Offer Starting Date: 01.01.2026

• Katedra historie
• The grant project Junior Star GA ČR Reconfiguring Bohemian Queenship: Power, Resources, and Effects in ca. 1300-1500 aims to re-evaluate the position of Bohemian royal women and to clarify the quality and form of their power and influence, their resources and effects of their agency. Its goal is to analyse the female part of medieval power with respect to the male one and in a wider chronological and geographical view
• reginalita.ff.upol.cz

• research for the Junior Star project Reconfiguring Bohemian Queenship: Power, Resources, and Effects in ca. 1300-1500 with respect to the economic agency and resources of royal women of Bohemia, queen’s domains, relationship of queens and town, or similar
• archival and methodological research in Czech and non-Czech archives and libraries
• active participation at international events (congresses, conferences, workshops)
• preparation and running of the project’s conference and other events
• publications in peer-reviewed international journals
• participation in the project’s final monograph
• communication of the project’s result to the wider public

• completed MA degree, an ongoing or finished PhD degree in History or related fields, with a specialisation in economic and urban history (other specialisation will be considered)
• a track of scholarly publications, in the form of journal articles, studies, or contributions to collective monographs in the last five years
• experience in presenting papers at scholarly conventions in the last five years
• experience with publishing primary sources appreciated
• experience with collaborating with grant projects appreciated
• proficiency in English on the B2 level, other languages (especially those needed to study primary sources) advantage
• capability of individual work and research
• communication skills, responsibility, reliability, flexibility and adaptability
• capability of team work, organisational skills

• steady background at the top scientific university
• opportunity to be a part of the excellent project scheme
• 8 weeks of paid holiday
• meal allowance and other benefit

CV in English

Scan of Diploma

Overview of the most important research activities, publications and participation in research projects and conferences for the last five years

Names and contacts for two referees

Paštrnák Patrik, Mgr., M.A., D.Phil., patrik.pastrnak@upol.cz, +420585633229

I want to respond to the offer

The deadline for application is 15.05.2025.

Additional Information

If you are interested in this position, please, fill in the contact form and attached the requested documents no later than 15.05.2025.
The advertiser reserves the right to not fill a job position or cancel the selection procedure in exceptional cases without giving a reason.