Selection Procedures
Institute of Sociology of the CAS announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION AT INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY OF THE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Job description
The successful candidate will join Work Package 8 of the CoRe project "Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building". The project investigates the causes and manifestations of social and political polarization, including how disruptive events such as economic shocks, migration, and the war in Ukraine intensify polarization and weaken societies’ capacity to manage conflict and respond to crises. The researcher will use longitudinal data from the Czech Attitude Barometer and/or the Czech High School Panel Survey to examine how individual, contextual and/or institutional characteristics are associated with changes in social/political attitudes, alongside other attitudes and behaviors related to personal or societal crises. This full-time postdoctoral position combines research with research management responsibilities. The researcher will be supporting the data collection and will conduct research in close collaboration with the team leader and other project members.
The successful candidate will be able to:
- provide support regarding fieldwork and data management
- analyze survey data
- contribute as a main author or co-author to academic articles and research reports
- present his or her research at conferences and seminars
Employment requirements
- Ph.D. degree in Psychology, Sociology or other relevant discipline
- advanced methodological skills and experience with quantitative survey analysis
- experience with analyzing panel data
- excellent spoken and written English
- experience with network analysis is an asset
Duration of employment: 18 months (1.1.2027–30.6.2028)
Employment level in hours per week: 40 (full-time)
Work location: Department of Social Stratification at Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, Czech Republic)
Application materials:
- Academic CV, including publications, education, and relevant research experience.
- A short motivation letter (1–2 pages) outlining research interests, fit with the project, and experience with longitudinal data, quantitative methods, and survey research.
- Contact details for two academic referees, with references requested only for shortlisted candidates.
Applications are accepted via email to ales.kudrnac@soc.cas.cz latest November 15th 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for online interviews. The employment starts 1.1. 2027. For additional queries, please contact ales.kudrnac@soc.cas.cz.
All personal data provided by applicants will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), as well as the relevant provisions of Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on the Processing of Personal Data. For further information, please visit: https://www.soc.cas.cz/cz/ochrana-osobnich-udaju. Applicants' personal data will be processed for no longer than 4 months following the completion of the recruitment procedure. Notice for applicants with residence outside the Czech Republic: This position may be the candidate’s only place of employment and taxes, health and social insurance paid in the Czech Republic and/or in line with the relevant tax and insurance laws.
Application deadline: 11/15/2026