Academic Staff Member – Global Expert (applications by November 18, 2025)
Academic Staff Member – Global Expert
The Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem announces a selection procedure for the position of academic staff member.
Number of positions/Title/Field of activity:
1 / Academic Staff Member – Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor (Global Expert)
Requirements:
- Ph.D., Associate Professor, or Professor title in technical sciences with a focus on energy engineering.
- Professional experience in the field of energy systems and research projects.
- Experience with international cooperation, particularly in the field of energy.
- Proficiency in English.
Job Description:
- Provides expert guidance, mentoring, and consultation to research teams within international and cross-border cooperation at the EU level.
- Actively participates in the preparation, implementation, and management of research and development (R&D) activities, including the design of methodologies, experimental strategies, and computational approaches.
- Collaborates on publication activities – co-authors articles for peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, and professional publications.
- Contributes to the development of long-term research concepts for newly established laboratories and research infrastructures focused on energy and hydrogen technologies.
- Cooperates in the development of new and updated study programs.
- Delivers invited lectures and seminars at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem and contributes to the internationalization of the research environment.
- Is responsible for the dissemination of project results within the GET Centre UJEP and actively seeks opportunities for their application.
Workload: 20–100% (within the GET Centre UJEP project)
Expected Start Date: By agreement
Place of Work:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Pasteurova 3334/7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem
Working Conditions / Career Growth:
Career development is governed by the Career Code of UJEP and the valid internal regulations of the faculty.
We Offer:
- The opportunity to influence the research strategy of the GET Centre UJEP project in the field of modern energy.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Team collaboration.
- A pleasant and calm working environment.
- Staff catering, comfortable and modern work facilities.
- Additional employee benefits (participation in training events and workshops, Erasmus internships, access to the Bukovina recreation centre, and more).
Information about the Selection Procedure and Evaluation Criteria:
The selection procedure may be conducted based on the assessment of submitted materials without the applicant’s personal participation, or in two rounds, where selected applicants may be invited for a personal or online interview.
The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the selection procedure without stating a reason.
Applications including a professional CV, copies (or scans) of documents confirming academic and scientific-pedagogical titles, an overview of scientific and teaching activities and experience, membership in professional societies, a list of publication and grant activities, and a declaration of integrity, should be submitted by November 18, 2025 to the Personnel Department of UJEP, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, or by e-mail to: personalni@ujep.cz.