Selection Procedures

The Institute of Czech Literature of the Czech Academy of Sciences announces a competition for the following position:

RESEARCHER IN DIGITAL HUMANITIES to the Department of the Czech Literary Bibliography (CLB). 

Job description:

• Data-driven research on Czech literature primarily based on bibliographical data;
• Analysis of bibliographical and non-bibliographical literary data;
• Data modelling and statistical analysis;
• Participation in the presentation of research results in spoken and written form;
• Preparation and automatised enrichment of datasets for further processing, including conversions of data from external sources;
• Participation in developing the CLB software tools (if interested).

Requirements:

• Interest in working with data, data-driven research or digital humanities;
• Basic knowledge of the Python language;
• Experience of working with spreadsheets (MS Excel, Google Sheets, etc.);
• Analytical approach to problem solving;
• Diligence, conscientiousness, independence, teamwork skills;
• Willingness to constantly and independently learn new things;
• Knowledge of English at a level required for the professional academic communication, both spoken and written;
• Basic command of Czech, sufficient for team communication.

Advantage:

• Advanced knowledge of the Python language;
• Ongoing, completed, or at least planned doctoral studies in the humanities, social sciences, and related fields that methodologically use data analysis, data modelling, and statistics;
• Experience with data modelling and statistical analysis;
• Interest in (Czech) literature, knowledge of literary studies;
• Experience with digital humanities projects;
• Experience with presenting and publishing scientific outputs;
• Knowledge of Linked Open Data concept (especially Wikidata);
• Knowledge of library database systems (especially Aleph, VuFind, KOHA) and formats (MARC21 and MARCXML);
• Knowledge of JSON and XML formats processing;
• At least basic knowledge of Github platform.

We offer

• Friendly working team;
• Work in a respected infrastructural department with a broad portfolio of services and research activities, including involvement in international projects
• 5 weeks of vacation and 6 sick days per year;
• Flexible working conditions – flexible working hours, possibility of working partly from home;
• Work in an academic workplace in Prague city centre near the Masaryk railway station;
• Meal allowance, phone benefit, contribution from the Social Fund (pension insurance);
• Training and the possibility of further education, language courses;
• Discounts on books in the Academia bookshop;

• Possibility to apply for accommodation in the facilities of the Czech Academy of Science.

Working conditions:

• Start date ideally from November 1, 2025;
• Fixed-term contract for 1 year with the possibility of extension;

Please send your application containing a structured CV (possibly with a porfolio of works on GitHub or similar platform/a personal bibliography) and a motivation letter to kariera@ucl.cas.cz.

• Closing date: September 22, 2025
• Expected dates of personal interview: September 25 or 26, 2025

The Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS reserves the right to invite only selected candidates to a personal interview and the right not to select any of the candidates.

Contact person:

Marie Kopecká

kopecka@ucl.cas.cz; +420 222 828 199, +420 731 823 569

The ICL has developed its OTM-R policy and is a recipient of the HR Award.

For more information on the selection process and employment at the ICL, please visit: https://ucl.cas.cz/informace-pro-uchazecky-a-uchazece/.

By replying to this advertisement or by sending your CV and any other personal materials to the Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS, you consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR). This consent may be withdrawn at any time after the end of the selection procedure, in writing.