Join our research team! Deadline for applications is 10. 12. 2025

We are announcing the position of post-doctoral researcher within the project!

The Czechs and the Colonial World project examines how Czechs engaged with non-European societies and cultures and sought to understand them through visual culture. It considers how Czech ideas about identity also emerged from these encounters. It analyses the social, political and cultural factors that shaped these ideas and examines how attitudes and representations evolved over the period examined by the project. The project is looking for researchers who will be able to develop independent research agendas in connection with the project topics. The project will also consider proposals from researchers who want to conduct comparative research analysing the Czech case within the broader framework of Central Europe and the question of coloniality in visual culture.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

• undertaking research in consultation with the project leader

• publishing research findings in academic journals and disseminating interim of research results at conferences and other public venues

• working independently as well as collaboratively with other members of the project team

• undertaking management and administrative activities arising from the project

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

• a PhD degree in art history or a relevant related field

• a record of academic publications in art history or a relevant related field

Language skills

• excellent knowledge of English

• excellent written and spoken knowledge of the Czech language and / or another relevant language (e.g. Hungarian, Polish or German)

Requirements related to job content

• ability independently to formulate research goals and objectives within the framework of the project

• ability to undertake research independently as well as in collaboration with other team members

• ability to cooperate in solving complex scientific, research, development and organizational tasks in a research team

• ability to clearly formulate research results and to disseminate them in public

• ability to publish high quality research in relevant academic journals

• capacity for self-reflection

The advantage is

• experience of working in a university environment

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

Name and surname: Prof. Matthew Rampley

Email: rampley@phil.muni.cz

Phone: +420 778 029 886