C/ Procedure
1. The research centre proposes a viable theme
(annotation), falling within its research activities, to be tackled by
the applicant's project. After being conveyed to the relevant department
of the faculty, this theme is made public in the accessible media
(pages of the faculty, CU, foreign portals). One component of this
publicization is the proposal of the faculty submitted directly also at
the foreign faculty with which the home centre has co-operative research
ties.
2. After consultation with the research centre proposing
the theme, the applicant draws up a detailed project and submits it to
the faculty by a stated deadline. His/her application includes a CV and
list of publications, a statement from his/her PhD supervisor and a
letter of recommendation from the head of the department/institute where
the applicant studied for his/her doctorate (‘Application for post-doc
grant at Charles University in Prague‘ and ‘Letter of Reference‘).
3. The faculty passes the application with project
details to the CU Rectorate by a stated deadline. Academic communication
will proceed with the research centre proposing the theme.
4. The University Committee of five members is appointed
by the Rector. This evaluates the project, makes a recommendation and
determines the order on whether it should be granted funds from the
‘Post-DocResearch Fund‘ for the relevant year. The definitive allocation
of funds is approved by the Rector.
5. The applicant is informed of the results of the
procedure, including the possible date of commencement of the stay, and
completes the necessary formalities (visa etc.).
6. After the first year of work on the project, the
University Committee as determined above will – by means of an interview
with the post-doc worker – evaluate the results achieved and will
confirm the continuation of his/her stay for the following year. This
interim checking process will include a written report from the head of
the centre (mentor) on the course of progress of the project. The result
of the interview is then handed on to the CU Rectorate's International
Affairs Office.
7. Towards the end of the two-year period the
realisation of the project is evaluated by the CU University Committee
(presentation of final conclusions with submission of publications), and
the committee produces a report on the realisation of the project. The
CU Research Board is then informed of the result.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE CHARLES UNIVERSITY
From : 1st of July 2012 Until : 1st of July 2014
* Faculty of Social Sciences
Title: Social space: a transdisciplinary issue of knowledge in the areas studies
The project of research proposes to question the
valuable assets of spatiality in social sciences theoretical inquiries.
The project intends to propose a reflexion to the following question: To
what extend the social space is (or isn’t) a transdisciplinary issue of
knowledge in social sciences ?
Besides an historiographical and theoretical research,
the project aims at proposing a teaching activity in the form of a
monthly seminar where scholars (PhD student and researchers) of the
faculty will be introduced with theories of place and space in the area
studies and will discuss the potential assets of these concepts for
their own researches.
To perform the tasks, the research will follow two
complementary axis. The first one is dedicated to the introduction of
space in theoretical inquiries in the area studies.
The second axis will question the geographical point of
view of cultural memory. This axis is directly linked to researches at
the UNCE Centrum pro výzkum kolektivní paměti led by doc. PhDr. Jiří
Vykoukal, CSc.
Axis 1. The introduction of space in theoretical inquiries in the
area studies: In this axis, we will question the increasing number of
empirical and theoretical problematics in the area studies that
introduced spatiality as an object of research. We will analyze to what
extend the social space in social sciences is not only an object of
analysis, but a tool of comprehension and interpration of social
phenomena.
Axis 2. Questioning social pasts in the present: toward a cultural geographical inquiry of spatial diachrony.
If the social construction of time and the social
relation to space have been largely studied separately, we consider that
the deconstruction of scientific conception of time and space and,
especially, their relations, permits to approach the spatial phenomena
in the variety of its temporalities. Through the analysis of the socio
anthropological relation to places and spaces the project proposes a
cognitive access to the way societies construct their relation to the
pasts.
Contact person: JUDr. PhDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 251 080 278
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Smetanovo nábř. 995/6
110 01 Prague 1, CZ
* Faculty of Law
Title: Comparative Rights of EU
Citizens and their Family Members in the Czech Republic and in other EM
Member State(s): Transition and Implementation of the Directive
2004/38/EC of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and
their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of
the Member States
Contact person: Prof. JUDr. Luboš Tichý, CSc.
Tel.: + 420 221 005 576
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law, Centrum právní komparistiky, nám. Curiových 7
116 46 Prague 1, CZ
* Faculty of Physical Education and Training
Titles:
1. Identification of rates for sports talent in the young generation
2. Individual reflection of physical activities in an environment of postmodern society
Contact person: Doc. PaedDr. Bronislav Kračmar, CSc.,
Tel.: +420 220 172 004
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education and Training,
José Martího, 31, 116 32 Prague 6, CZ
* Faculty of Natural Sciences
Title: Numerical modelling of unsaturated soils
Contact person: Doc. RNDr. David Mašín, Ph.D.
Tel: +420 221 951 552
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering
Geology and Applied Geophysics,
Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague 2, CZ
Title: The role of seed bank in plant invasions: metaanalytical and experimental approach
Contact person: Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Jarošík, CSc.
Tel: +420 221 951 854
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology,
Viničná 7, 128 43 Prague 2, CZ
Title: Interspecific hybridization, gene flow, and cryptic diversity in the Daphnia longispina species complex
Contact person: Doc. RNDr. Adam Petrusek, Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 221 951 874
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology,
Viničná 7, Prague 2, CZ
* Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen
Title: The early embryonic development – regulatory mechanisms of differentiation
Contact person: Doc. MUDr. Milena Králíčková, Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 604 724 171, +420 377 593 321
Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Dpt. of Histology and Embryology
Karlovarská 48, 301 00 Pilsen CZ
* 1st Faculty of Medicine
Title: Developmental mechanisms of arrhythmias
The successful candidate will work under the direction
of David Sedmera on a project elucidating developmental mechanisms of
arrhythmias using the techniques of high-speed optical mapping of
electrical activation in the embryonic heart established in the lab
(Reckova et al., 2003) in combination with state-of-the-art
morphological techniques (in situ hybridization, immunoconfocal
microscopy, 3D reconstruction techniques). The model organisms used by
the laboratory are avian embryos in ovo and transgenic mice. This line
of research has a close relationship with the other directions of the
laboratory that include work on hypoxia (Nanka et al., 2008) and
pathogenesis of embryonic heart failure (deAlmeida et al., 2007).The
candidate would also benefit from close interaction with the Departments
of Developmental Cardiology and Cardiovascular Morphogenesis at
Institute of Physiology of the Academy of Sciences, located half an hour
away in the campus of biomedical institutes at Krc
(www.biomed.cas.cz/fgu).
Contact person: Ass. Prof. David Sedmera, MD., D.Sc.
Tel. +420 224 965 941
Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy
U nemocnice 3, 128 00 Prague CZ
* Third Faculty of Medicine
Title: Electrophysiological recording of the spinal cord functions during spine surgery
Contact person: Ass. Prof. Martin Krbec, M.D., Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 267 162 431
Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,
Šrobárova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, building H, CZ
Title: Mitochondrial dysfunction in initial stages of metabolic disorders
Contact person: MUDr. Jan Trnka Ph.D. MPhil.
Tel.: +420 267 102 407
Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology-Division of Biochemistry,
Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague 2, CZ
Title: Mechanism of spinal cord stimulation in pain suppression
Contact person: Ass. Prof. MVDr. Šimon Vaculín, Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 224 923 241
Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine, Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology,
Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague 2, CZ
Title: Modulation of GABA B receptor for neuropathic pain treatment
Contact person: Ass. Prof. MUDr. Miloslav Franěk, Ph.D.
Tel.: +420 224 923 241
Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine, Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology,
Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague 2, CZ
Title: Biological high-resolution X-ray imaging using Medipix detectors
Contact person: MUDr. Jan Trnka Ph.D. MPhil.
Tel.: +420 267 102 407
Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology-Division of Biochemistry,
Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague 2, CZ
* Charles University in Prague, Environment Center
Title: Behavior and Environmental Economics: Applied Econometrics
More specifically, we invite applications in the field
of applied econometrics with applications to residential energy demand
and valuation of health benefits by stated preference techniques.
Experience in the field of household energy demand, mortality risk
valuation, conjoint choice modelling will be an asset. It is assumed
that the applicant will collaborate with research fellows working in
Environmental Economics & Sociology Unit of this Center.
Contact person: Dr. Milan Ščasný
Tel: +420 220 199 460
Charles Univesity in Prague, Environment Center, José Martíno 407/2
130 00 Prague 6, CZ
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