Open call for the position of Director of the ICL

Czech Academy of Sciences announces a call for the position of Director of the Institute of Czech Literature of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Application deadline is 03/31/2025.

Requirements:

• full legal capacity,
• integrity pursuant to Section 17(4)(b) and (c) of Act No 341/2005 Coll., on Public Research Institutions, as amended,
• university degree and scientific qualification in Czech literary studies or in the related disciplines,
• scientific activity in one of the main fields of the research activities of the Institute,
• organizational skills, experience in project leadership and management,
• active knowledge of Czech and English, other language skills an advantage,
• moral integrity,

The director of the Institute cannot be a member of the management or supervisory bodies of legal persons carrying on business activities and cannot participate in the business of legal persons engaged in the area covered by the Institute. This restriction does not apply to the management of their own property (Article 17(6) of Act No 341/2005 Coll.).

Expected term in office: from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030

All applications received by 15:00 CET on March 31, 2025 will be considered.

— requirements (pdf)