Job Opportunities

Assistant professor in biology didactics

The Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava announces a job vacancy at the Department of Biology and Ecology (f/m)

• Assistant professor in biology didactics
  
  

Expected start date

• 1^th of November 2025 (or by agreement)
  
  

Estimated amount of work

• 100%, or as agreed
• definite period
  
  

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Teaching biology didactics and related subjects (teaching methodology, learning assessment, laboratory and field didactics, use of ICT and e-learning, etc.).
• Preparation, innovation, and guarantee/co-guarantee of syllabi and study materials; leading seminars and exercises; development of teaching aids and digital resources.
• Supervising and reviewing final theses of students in teacher training programs; providing methodological support to students in research and teaching projects.
• Participation in final state examinations (member of the committee, supervising defenses, evaluating final theses).
• Teaching practice: participation in the organization, methodological guidance, and supervision of the course and results of teaching practice in cooperation with partner (training) schools.
• Research activities in the field of biology/pedagogical sciences, including publication in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at conferences, and participation in grant and application projects.
• Design, coordination, and teaching of continuing education/in-service training courses for biology/natural science teachers.
• Organizational and development activities of the workplace (admissions procedures, popularization of the field, cooperation with schools and professional partners).
  
  

Qualifications and other requirements

• University degree in biology / biology education / pedagogy; Ph.D. (or equivalent), or acceptance of a candidate who is demonstrably nearing completion of a Ph.D.
• Teaching experience (university and/or secondary school/primary school), experience in leading exercises/seminars and creating study materials.
• Publications in biology didactics/pedagogical or biological sciences; active participation in conferences.
• Experience with e-learning and digital tools.
• Organizational skills and ability to cooperate with schools (partner schools, student internships).
• Very high level of Czech language proficiency (min. C1/C2)
• International research profile specification: R2 – Recognized
• Active English min. B2 (reading literature, publishing and presentation activities).
  
  

Language in which the selection and interview process will be conducted

• Czech
  
  

List of Documents Required from the Applicant (in English)

• Signed Consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the selection procedure. 4,03 MB
• Curriculum vitae with an overview of previous experience and publication activity.
• Motivational letter.
• Copies of documents on education (confirmation of the completion of the doctoral studies can be documented no later than the expected start date).
  
  

Applications for the selection procedure with all the documents required should be sent electronically to the following address: personalni.prf@osu.cz).

Deadline for on-time applications

• 14^th of October, 2025
  
  

The first round of the selection procedure will take place without the personal presence of the candidates by the assessment of the submitted materials by the selection committee.

The Dean of the Faculty reserves the right to invite only selected candidates to a personal meeting and also the right not to select any candidate. The selection procedure may be cancelled or repeated at the initiative of the Dean of the Faculty.

Contact:

University of Ostrava
Faculty of Science
HR department
Ing. Radka Cieslarová, DiS.
710 00 Ostrava – Slezská Ostrava
Czech Republic
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