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The Assistant Professor position with a focus on social work / health and social work with specific target groups

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The Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava, announces staff selection procedure No. OU-12594/20-2022

  • The Assistant Professor position with a focus on social work / health and social work with specific target groups

Job title:

  • Academic position – Assistant Professor with a focus on social work / health and social work with specific target groups

Job description:

  • Guarantor and lecturer in Bachelor’s and Follow-up Master’s degree programmes in the field of social work and health and social work with selected target groups
  • Supervisor and second reader of university qualification theses
  • Member of the state final examination committees in Bachelor’s and Follow-up Master’s degree programmes
  • Leadership and participation in research projects of the department
  • Publishing output in the field of social work and health and social work
  • Active involvement in international cooperation
  • Involvement in organization of research and pedagogical activities and departmental operations.

Candidate’s international research profile:

  • min. R2

Estimated workload:

  • 1.00

Place of work:

  • Ostrava, Department of Health and Social Studies

Expected start date:

  • 1 September 2022 (or according to agreement)

Wage conditions:

  • according to the Internal Wage Regulations of the UO

Qualification and other job prerequisites:

  • Degree III university education (Ph.D.)
  • Required field of education: social work, social policy and social work, health and social care or a related field of education
  • Language skills: English (B2 level)
  • Teaching experience, experience with supervision of university degree qualification theses, experience with implementation of research projects, active publishing activities
  • Integrity, superior communication skills, openness, ability to work in a team, reliability
  • The ability to teach research methodology, if the knowledge of working with the SPSS program is an advantage.
  • Experience in leading professional practices is welcome.

What we offer (staff benefits):

  • 8-week holiday
  • Possibility to work from home
  • 5 days of paid sick-leave
  • Meal allowance (in case of at least 70% position)
  • TEP – sports activities available to all employees

Required documents:

Language of the selection procedure: Czech

The first round of the staff selection procedure will take place without the candidate’s personal presence by assessing the submitted materials by a selection committee.

The Faculty Dean reserves the right to invite only selected candidates to a personal meeting and at the same time the right not to select any candidate. The Dean may also cancel or repeat the selection procedure.

We ask all candidates to submit an application with the attached required documents by March 31, 2022 to the address below (date of delivery to FSS UO).

Contact:

University of Ostrava
Faculty of Social Studies
HR Department
Alena Kwintová
Mlýnská 5
702 00 Ostrava
Czech Republic

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