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Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mathematics

Position ID:
907-AP2_MS [#27247]
Position Title:
Assistant Professor position (tenure track) in Mathematics
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha 186 75, Czechia
Subject Area:
Any area of mathematics
Appl Deadline:
2026/01/15 11:59PMhelp popup (posted 2025/10/06)
Position Description:
   

Position Description

Assistant Professor in Mathematics

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University (Prague) invites applications for an assistant professor position (tenure-track). First contract is for 3 years, it can be prolonged after an evaluation up to 9 years. After the habilitation, a permanent position will be offered.

We aim to hire an outstanding, internationally recognized researcher with excellent track record in mathematics (with a reasonable chance to receive international grant awards such as ERC grants).

Requirements:

  • PhD received at most 10 years ago (excluding maternity leave, long-term sickness, etc.)
  • excellent publication and citation records,
  • long-term foreign experience (3 years abroad during or after Ph.D.),
  • at least 3 years of postdoctoral experience elsewhere than the Ph.D. granting university,
  • positive attitude towards pedagogical work,
  • ability to integrate scientific activities, teaching and supervision of student theses, including training of doctoral students.

    No knowledge of the Czech language is necessary. However, basic communication in Czech language after four years period is expected.

    A competitive salary is guaranteed for two years. After that, the selected candidate is expected to obtain a grant (eg, from ERC and/or Czech Science Foundation) supporting a part of the salary.

    The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University is the leading institution in mathematics in Czechia, with highly motivated and well educated students in our mathematics programs. The School of Mathematics has about 110 academic positions, as well as >30 international postdocs, covering most of the major areas of mathematics. We offer an open minded environment, with outstanding conditions for independent research.
    More information can be found at the faculty website and the website of the School of Mathematics.

    Informal inquiries concerning the position are welcome - please email Vit Dolejsi at vit.dolejsi@matfyz.cuni.cz .

    The official application instructions and requirements are at faculty web page here


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    Charles University
    Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
    Sokolovská 83,
    186 75, Praha 8,
    Czech Republic
    Web Page: https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/math/about-school