Selection procedure - two full-time assistant professor/assistant professor (research, post-doc) positions

Prague, 3 February 2025

The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Charles University invites

qualified candidates to apply for two full-time Assistant Professor positions (research-focused, post-doc) in:

1. Normative and empirical analysis of legal aspects of vulnerability of persons in relation to new technologies (starting in September 2025 or earlier)
2. Law of armed conflicts and/or transitional justice (starting in July 2025 or earlier)

We seek candidates with excellent research background to strengthen our research groups. English is the only language required. Successful candidates will join research teams working in the field of international law, constitutional law and other related fields. They will also be affiliated with the Department of Public International Law of the Faculty of Law of the Charles University.

Candidates will have sufficient flexibility to pursue their research interests, including grant applications, provided their work aligns with the missions of CIOS and/or UNCE-CPS and aims for publication in top peer-reviewed journals.

Contract terms and core duties

The initial contract will be for one year. Subject to a successful review by the International Scientific Advisory Board of CIOS and the UNCE Board, the candidate may be offered an additional two-year contract for an assistant professor position. The gross salary is up to EUR 2,500 per month (net salary approximately EUR 1,750). Researchers are also eligible for publication bonuses.

Successful candidates will be:

• expected to submit at least one paper to top peer-reviewed journals during the contract period (the first year);
• expected to be active and engaged members of the academic community, such as by participating in department seminar series;
• expected to be involved in the organization of academic events held by CIOS and/or UNCE-CPS.

Eligibility criteria:

• A Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in international law or a related field earned within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge of English at C1 level.
• Publication in high-quality journals (Web of Science, Scopus) is an advantage.
• Experience with the submission of grant projects and participation in them is an advantage.

The applicants shall submit to cios@prf.cuni.cz

1. A brief cover letter describing the candidate’s background and motivation (including any constraints or special requirements).
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. One published paper.
4. One letter of recommendation, submitted by the applicant or directly by the recommender.
5. PhD diploma or other certificates of higher education (copies suffice).

Important dates

• Application deadline: 6 March 2025.
• Online interviews (selected candidates): March 2025.
• Start of the contract: summer 2025 (exact date to be agreed upon).

About CIOS

The main objective of the newly established Center for Inequality and Open Society at the Faculty of Law, Charles University is the creation of a cutting-edge academic hub, which will develop and support interdisciplinary research teams studying issues related to current and future challenges facing the open society. Research within CIOS will be primarily oriented towards challenges and application solutions to inequality issues, in particular in the context of technological development and innovation in goods and services markets as well as in public administration.

The position is offered within Work Package 5, which deals with legal aspects of inequality, and the resulting vulnerability of people, in relation to new technologies. The research focuses on three key aspects of vulnerability, namely vulnerability defined by the status of a person (e.g. age, ethnicity, health status), vulnerability defined by the situation in which the person finds himself (victims of international crime), and vulnerability given by the argumentative position of the person who is trying to assert his or her rights in court.

About UNCE-CPS

The University Centre for Conflict and Post-Conflict Studies carries out research in legal aspects related to armed conflict (Pillar 1) and post-conflict reconstruction of societies (Pillar 2). Under Pillar 1, the Centre examines the rules that apply to the use of armed force (ius ad bellum) and during armed conflict (ius in bello) and considers whether these rules are suitable for current armed conflicts, involving for instance the use of cyberspace, information warfare or the use of private military companies. Heed is also paid to the impact of conflicts on legal systems of third countries, e.g., the regulation of the status of so-called war refugees or criminalization of the approval of aggression. Under Pillar 2, the Centre deals with legal issues arising in the context of post-conflict reconstruction of societies. It studies the normalization of legal systems after the end of the state of emergency and transitional justice measures aimed at coping with the consequences of conflicts (criminal prosecution of perpetrators of crimes, compensation for victims, lustration, etc.).

About the Faculty of Law of the Charles University

The Faculty of Law, Charles University is located in the historical center of Prague. It is the oldest university in Central and Eastern Europe, founded in 1348 by the Czech king Charles IV. With more than 4000 students, it is the largest accredited Law Faculty in the country. Many of its alumni hold prominent positions in the central and regional administration, in public service, as well as in advocacy and private business.

Prague, with the population of around 1,5 million, is one of the most livable cities in Central Europe, with a wide range of free-time options, amenities, and cultural opportunities, good public transport, and a lower cost of living than many other European capitals.

prof. JUDr. Radim Boháč, Ph.D.

                                                                                                                        Dean