Postdoctoral positions
Two postdoc positions are available at the Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The positions are for the period April 2019 to June 2020, with the possibility of renewal until December 2021 (starting date is negotiable). Research will be conducted within the project “Structural properties of visibility in terrains and farthest color Voronoi diagrams”, funded by the Czech Science Foundation. The PI of the project is Maria Saumell.
The position comes with a gross salary of 44000 CZK/month which is quite above the average salary in Prague. Additionally, there is support for travel. There are no teaching duties. The successful candidates would also have the possibility to join the RISE project CONNECT .
The candidates should have strong background in discrete and computational geometry. The age limit is 35 years excluding maternity and parental leave, and sick leave in the case of a long-term illness.
Prague is a vibrant, multicultural and beautiful city. It offers a great quality of life and benefits from a strategic location in the heart of Europe.
To apply, please send a cover letter, your CV, and a proof of education to ics@cs.cas.cz.
Additionally, please arrange for two reference letters to be sent to the same address.
The closing date is January 18, 2019.
Informal inquiries are welcome and can be sent to maria.saumell.m@gmail.com.
Postdoctoral positions in Extremal Graph Theory
We are offering two postdoctoral positions in our team (http://uivty.cs.cas.cz/ExtrA/people.html) for the project “Embedding, Packing and Limits in Graphs” funded by the Czech Science Foundation. The candidates should have strong background in extremal graph theory, probabilistic method, or theory of graph limits and should have obtained their PhD after December 2010 (maternity, parental and sick leave can be taken into consideration). The position is full-time from April 1, 2019 (starting date is negotiable) until December 2021, when the project ends (part-time position can be considered). Gross salary is 38000 – 40000 CZK/month (see https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp). There are no teaching duties and there is support for travel. The position is in the beautiful city of Prague at the Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
For more information, please refer to our webpage (http://uivty.cs.cas.cz/ExtrA/index.html), or contact the main investigator Diana Piguet piguet@cs.cas.cz.
Please send your application with your CV, a proof of education, to ics@cs.cas.cz and arrange for two reference letters to the same address. The closing date is January 20, 2019.
CAS–ICS postdoctoral position
The Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) invites outstanding and enthusiastic junior researchers, PhD holders, to apply for a postdoc position funded jointly by CAS and ICS.
Conditions
- Each position is of 12–24 months duration.
- Application deadlines: yearly 30. March and 30. August.
- Starting date: the following 1. July or 1. January.
- This is a full-time fixed term contract appointment. Part time contract possible if taking care
of a child.
- Monthly gross salary: about 36 700 CZK offered by the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Cost Of Living Comparison
- Additional bonus offered by the Institute of Computer Sciences:
- Travel package for the total duration: up to 50 000 CZK for conferences and research stays.
- Reallocation package for fellow coming from abroad: 10 000 CZK plus 10 000 CZK for
family (spouse and/or children).
- No teaching duties
- Applicants must:
- Have obtained a PhD during the last 2 years (prior to the starting date); some exception
may be granted if time spent on parental leave.
- Be fluent in English.
- The applications are to be sent to ics@cs.cas.cz and should contain:
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Brief description of applicant’s research interests and of intended research plan during
the fellowship highlighting possible cooperation inside the institute.
- Three letters of recommendation – at most one from the Institute of Computer Science and
at most one from the applicant’s current affiliation. The referees should send their
recommendations directly to ics@cs.cas.cz.
- A proof of their degree.
For further information and informal enquiries please contact ics@cs.cas.cz.
ICS Director
ICS Fellowship for junior researchers
The Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) offers fellowships for outstanding and enthusiastic junior researchers, PhD holders, open to cooperation with some of the researchers of the Institute (www.cs.cas.cz).
Conditions
- Each fellowship is of 12–24 months duration (with possible extension up to 36 months to be decided after the first year).
- Application deadlines: June 30, 2019.
- Starting date: August 1, 2019 or upon agreement.
- This is a full-time fixed term contract appointment. Part time contract possible if taking care of a child.
- Monthly gross salary: about 30 000-50 000 CZK based on qualifications and experience.
Cost Of Living Comparison
- Travel package for the total duration: up to 50 000 CZK for conferences and research stays.
- Reallocation package for fellows coming from abroad: 10 000 CZK plus 10 000 CZK for family (spouse and/or children).
- Willingness to apply for external funding is an advantage.
- No teaching duties
- Applicants must:
- Have obtained a PhD during the last 7 years (prior to the application deadline), time spent on parental leave excluded.
- Be fluent in English.
- The applications are to be sent to ics@cs.cas.cz and should contain:
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Brief description of applicant’s research interests and of intended research plan during
the fellowship highlighting possible cooperation inside the institute.
- Three letters of recommendation – at most one from the Institute of Computer Science and
at most one from the applicant’s current affiliation. The referees should send their recommendations directly to ics@cs.cas.cz.
- A proof of the obtained degree.
For further information and informal enquiries please contact ics@cs.cas.cz.
Emil Pelikán
Director
ICS doctoral position
The Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) offers fellowship for a promising PhD student with a view to create conditions for the fellow to write an outstanding PhD thesis.
Conditions
- The applicant must be a PhD student of computer science, mathematics or a related discipline.
- He/she has good prerequisites for scientific work which he/she can substantiate by concrete results.
- His/her PhD supervisor is an experienced, internationally recognized scientist.
- Application deadline: June 30, 2019.
- Starting date: August 1, 2019 or upon agreement.
- Fellowship is limited by 24 months duration or by applicant´s PhD thesis defense, whichever occurs sooner.
- This is a full-time fixed term contract appointment. Part time contract possible if taking care of a child.
- Monthly gross salary 27 000 CZK.
- Additional bonus: travel package for the total duration up to 40 000 CZK for conferences and research stays.
The applications are to be sent to ics@cs.cas.cz and should contain:
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Brief description of applicant’s research interests, his/her results obtained so far, and of intended research plan during the fellowship, highlighting possible cooperation inside ICS.
- Letter of recommendation from the applicant´s PhD supervisor.
For further information and informal enquiries please contact
ics@cs.cas.cz.
Emil Pelikán
Director
