Selection Procedures
Institute of Archeology of the CAS, Brno 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 Research assistant/graduate student (qualification grades 1 or 2 by the Career Development Rules for CAS Employees with a University Degree)..
The Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, announces on 10 November 2025, following the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, as the Act No. 420/2005 Coll., the Statutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and by its internal regulations, a public tender for the following position:
Research assistant/graduate student (qualification grades 1 or 2 by the Career Development Rules for CAS Employees with a University Degree).
Job description:
We are seeking a colleague to join the newly formed team working on the project „Evolutionary Drama of the Last Ice Age,“ which will be conducted between 2026 and 2031 at the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno. The main specialization of the position is radiocarbon dating and isotope analysis.
Requirements:
- Completed university education (Master’s degree, Ing.) in archaeology and/or geology and/or nuclear physics
- Appropriate professional experience in archaeology, geosciences, nuclear physics, and related disciplines
- Appropriate publication activity in peer-reviewed international scientific journals
- Experience in designing, organizing, and implementing domestic and international research projects, involvement in international research teams, adequate network of global contacts with the potential to participate in new international projects
- Willingness to join a newly formed research team and collaborate with experts from various institutions. Ability to work systematically and creatively in a scientific environment, and teamwork
- Active knowledge of spoken and written English
- In addition to theoretical basic research, the job description also includes participation in field, organizational, editorial, and promotional activities of the workplace
- Group B driver’s license is an advantage
We offer
- Part-time employment (0.5 FTE)
- Fixed-term contract (initially for 1 year) with the possibility of extension based on evaluation
- Expected start date: 1 January 2026
- Guaranteed employee benefits (flexible working hours, home office, 25 days of paid holiday, 5 days of sick leave, food subsidy, contribution to supplementary pension insurance and other retirement savings products, subsidized language courses organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences, MultiSport card)
- Opportunity to develop own research topics within the research centre, participation in international and national research projects
- Creative environment in the field of basic research in a friendly international team at a renowned scientific institution
Please send written offers and your CV electronically to the e-mail address: zakovsky@arub.cz, or by post to the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno (Dr Petr Žákovský, Čechyňská 363/19, 602 00 Brno). In addition to a structured CV, the applocation should include a completed form (available for download here). Candidates will be informed by e-mail or telephone after the regulatory procedure is complete.
Application deadline: 12/10/2025