Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Highest completed education

1999 master's programme, Charles University, Faculty of Fine Arts, English and American Studies

Field of specialisation

Marcela Linkova is located in feminist critiques of science, gender sociology of institutions and science studies. Her research concentrates on changes of academic work and of research organisations, research accountability, analysis of science policies from a gender perspective, the formation of scientific careers and gendering of institutions.

 

Primary investigator:

• 2008-2012 National Contact Centre for Women and Science, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, EUPRO programme
• 2008-2009 Equal Opportunities in Science and Research: Analysis of Gender Bariers and Development of Talents, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, National Programme of Research and Development II
• 2006-2008 Knowing, Institutions, Gender: an East-West Comparative Study, European Commission, 6th Framework Programme
• 2005-2008 National Contact Centre for Women and Science, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, EUPRO programme
• 2004-2007 Central European Centre for Women and Youth in Science, European Commission, 6th Framework Programme

Membership or position in academic committees, boards, and institutions

• member of the Editorial Board of Gender - Equal Opportunities - Research, a peer-reviewed journal
• member of the Helsinki Group on Women and Science of the European Commission
• chairwoman of the Steering Committee for Women in Science in the Czech Republic, set up by the MInistry of Education, Youth and Sports
• Council for the Support of the Participation of the Academy of Sciences CR in European R&D Integration