Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS

Published 19. 01. 2023

Date of the beginning: February - June 2023 

Length of working visit: from 3 months up to 5 months, obligatory employment relationship with the IEM for the duration of the mobility.

Financial support: Gross salary CZK 65,000 per month

Support for the researcher's family

It is a support tool for the development of human resources in research, taking into account the personal needs of the researcher. The support tool is designed to ensure the researcher's contact with his/her family members. A family member is considered to be a spouse or person with an equivalent relationship legally defined in the country where it was formalized, or own dependent child or a dependent child entrusted to their care.

The base value of the unit cost is CZK 12,908. The unit cost is determined regardless of the number of family members. 

Specialization: biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, medicine  

Researcher opportunity in cell biology

The researcher will participate in the international project which is focused on the development of scaffolds for bone or cartilage regeneration. We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow with experience with cell culture methods, and biochemical and molecular biology methods.

The candidate should have an excellent profile, knowledge of cell biology and molecular biology and strong communication skills, and motivation. The candidate should be able to work collaboratively, be committed to academic research, and work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds. 

The person selected for participation in the activity Working visits of junior researchers abroad must meet, on the date of departing, all of the following conditions:

• be a postdoc

Postdoc means a researcher who was awarded their Ph.D. or its foreign counterpart no more than 7 years before the date of starting the mobility. The period may be extended by the period of maternity and parental leave, long-term illness (more than 90 days), care for a family member (more than 90 days), pre-attestation preparation and military service. If the selected person has not obtained a Ph.D., then his/her degree must correspond to level 8 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education). If the degree cannot be clearly classified at ISCED level 8, the beneficiary is obliged to provide nostrification of the researcher's education during the mobility.

• be a researcher from abroad

A researcher from abroad means a researcher who has worked outside the Czech Republic for at least 2 full years during the last 3 years (as of the date of starting the mobility) in research for at least 0.5 FTE or was a Ph.D. (or similar ISCED level 8 equivalent) student abroad. Citizens of the Czech Republic are not excluded.

• prove publishing activity  

At least 2 publications in the last 3 years. 

Additional requirements for a mobility participant are as follows:

• PhD in natural sciences, medicine, biochemistry, biophysics or related fields
• Experience with cell culture methods
• Experience with molecular biology methods is advantageous
• Fluent English 

All potential research outputs created during the implementation of mobilities must be published in the form of Open Access.

If you are interested in participating in the working visit, send the following documents to the e-mail: pavla.mlcochova@iem.cas.cz (personnel department) no later than January 29, 2023:

• Professional CV
• Cover letter

More information will be provided by OPPTT - Ing. Petra Nejezchlebová, petra.nejezchlebova@iem.cas.cz