Researcher in Economics

Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, is looking for a highly motivated and productive Postdoctoral Researcher on the following fields: business management with an emphasis on human resource management, strategic management, sustainable business management, or business information technology management. We are offering a full-time early career position with a 3-year contract.

The position is designed to allow the candidate to work in one of three established teams corresponding to the candidate’s background and research focus. The main agenda will be publishing papers in international top journals within the field, attracting external research funding, and developing international research cooperation. Limited participation in teaching (both lecturing and tutoring in English) is also a part of the job.

We are looking for a candidate:

• In the early career stage after the Ph.D. graduation,
• with a Ph.D. degree (or expected to get the degree by June 2025) in business management, business administration, human resource management, economics, finance, psychology, or a related field from a respected ranked university,
• with research interest in strategic management, sustainable business management, business technology management, or human resource management, which is evident from the candidate's previous research and other activities,
• with excellent background in statistics and quantitative research methods relevant to the field,
• potential to publish in leading international scientific journals,
• able to discuss, write, and teach in English (at least C1 level),
• ready to start the job in February 2025 or in September 2025.

What does the position entail?

• Planning and conducting research studies, writing research manuscripts,
• active collaboration with other department members on research and teaching,
• publishing research papers in leading international journals,
• submission of grant proposals,
• international research and project collaboration,
• participation in teaching bachelor and master courses for 2 - 4 hours a week, 24 weeks per year,
• supervision of student theses,
• popularization of own research agenda to the public.

What do we offer?

• A full-time (40 hours a week) Postdoctoral Researcher position at one of the highest-ranked universities in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.
• A 3-year initial contract.
• The monthly salary from 57 000 CZK (i.e. €2,400) before taxes (gross average wage in the Czech Republic is around €1800/month, median wage is €1500/month; your salary will be burdened with 20 – 25% income taxes). In the case of meeting the annual goals, the employee is entitled to bonuses.
• Professional support with project management and grant applications.
• Relocation support and help from the International Staff Office (ISO).
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• Flexible working hours and home office to support personal needs.
• Employee benefits.
• Friendly and international working environment
• Opportunity to work and live in a modern and dynamic university city.

About the workplace

Masaryk University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 35,000 students and 5,500 employees. Department of Business Management (https://www.econ.muni.cz/en/about-us/organizational-structure/562000-deptof-business-management) is the largest department of the Faculty of Economics and Administration. The Department is one of the leading Czech research institutes in the field of business management. It caters to nearly 800 students in Czech and English bachelor, master, and Ph.D. programs focused on Business Management and Business Informatics. The Department has an internationally diverse staff, and the main language of communication is English.

MUNI is located in the university city of Brno, Czech Republic. Based on the most recent OECD Better Life Index data, the Czech Republic ranks next to the US and the UK. Proximity to nature and other historical cities (e.g., Prague, Vienna, Budapest), variety of cultural and entertainment attractions, and top personal safety make Brno one of the top 100 university cities in the world according to students. More details can be found here.

This position is internally funded. The successful candidate will become part of a team that matches their
research focus.

Application and selection procedure

The application shall be submitted online by October 31st, 2024 (11:59 p.m., CET) via an e-application (please, use the link in the e-application section below). Interviews for the position will be held online or in-person at Masaryk University.

Your application must include:

• cover letter with a description of your motivation to get the position and an overview of your current and desired research agenda,
• a full professional academic CV,
• up to three research papers (full-texts of working papers or journal articles), that you consider to be the best,
• names and contact of three referees that will provide recommendation letters upon request.

Your application will be considered by an expert committee. Candidates of interest will be invited to an interview and, if relevant, to deliver a presentation at an internal research seminar.

After submitting your application successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from jobs.muni.cz.

For further information about the position and the department, please contact the head of the Department of Business Management Jakub Prochazka, e-mail: jakub.prochazka@econ.muni.cz.

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact the head of HR department Jana Levá, e-mail: jana.leva@econ.muni.cz.  

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of personal background. The selection process is based on an Open Transparent Merit-based Recruitment Policy. Masaryk University does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and sexual orientation. The faculty holds the HR Excellence Award.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D.

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration