Postdoc in Brno, Czech Republic (Transportation planning and scheduling)
Hana Rudová
Postdoc positions at FI MU 2022
The Faculty
of Informatics of Masaryk University (FI MU) in Brno, Czech
Republic, invites applications for one or two Post-doctoral
positions in all areas of Computer Science. Brno (see https://brnoregion.com/)
is an attractive city for students and young researchers, and
often branded as the “Silicon Valley of the Czech Republic”
thanks to its innovative ecosystem of universities and
start-up as well as scale-up businesses. The Faculty has a
strong interest in attracting applications from abroad.
This
includes, in particular, the area of
Transportation planning and scheduling
where the work on complex vehicle routing and scheduling problems in cooperation with industry is expected. More details about corresponding research topics can be found at https://www.fi.muni.cz/research/networks/scheduling.html.en
Please contact Hana Rudova <ha...@fi.muni.cz> if you are interested in these particular topics. You should also send:
- An academic CV including a list of publications (only published or accepted), preferably also attach links to your ORCiD, Google Scholar profile, and your DBLP record
- Motivation
letter
- Your three best recent publications from above mentioned areas (references as well as PDF files), where all publications must be published or accepted. Please, do not send publications under review
- PDF of your PhD thesis if it is written in English
Note
that deadline for application is September
4, 2022. However, you should contact Hana Rudova as early as
possible to evaluate potential candidates for these areas in
advance.
Offer
The postdoctoral positions are awarded for one year with an extension to the second year after a review. Gross salary is 61,000 CZK per month which sums to about 30,000 EUR per year. Additional funds of approximately 4,000 EUR per year will be available for travel and material expenses. Preferred start date of the contract is January 2023, but other options can be negotiated without hassle.
Requirements
Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree not older than 4 years at the time of application, from a university outside of the Czech and Slovak Republics. In case that the Ph.D. defense is not yet finished, the candidate must also provide an official letter certifying that his/her Ph.D. thesis has already been submitted for defense and outlining the expected schedule of the Ph.D. defense. Candidates with a Ph.D. degree from a Czech or Slovak university may also be considered if they prove at least two years of post-doctoral research experience abroad.
Evaluation
All candidates are expected to be fluent in English, while prior knowledge of Czech is not required. Candidates will be evaluated on the ground of their strong international research record, and preference will be given to those whose research areas match the research directions of the Faculty of Informatics; see http://www.fi.muni.cz/research/.
Contact
Hana Rudova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University
Botanicka 68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
ha...@fi.muni.cz
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~hanka