Tuesday, August 9, 2022

[DMANET] Postdoc in Brno, Czech Republic (Transportation planning and scheduling)

*Postdoc positions at FI MU 2022*

The Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University (FI MU) in Brno, Czech
Republic, invites applications for one or two *Post-doctoral positions in all
areas of Computer Science*. Brno (see https://brnoregion.com/) is an attractive
city for students and young researchers, and often branded as the "Silicon
Valley of the Czech Republic" thanks to its innovative ecosystem of universities
and start-up as well as scale-up businesses. The Faculty has a strong interest
in attracting applications from abroad.

See the callhttps://www.muni.cz/en/about-us/careers/vacancies/71161
<https://www.muni.cz/en/about-us/careers/vacancies/71161>

This includes, in particular, the area of*
*

*    Transportation planning and scheduling*

where the work on complex vehicle routing and scheduling problems in cooperation
with industry is expected. More details about corresponding research topics can
be found athttps://www.fi.muni.cz/research/networks/scheduling.html.en

Please contact Hana Rudova <hanka@fi.muni.cz> <mailto:hanka@fi.muni.cz> if you
are interested in these particular topics. You should also send:

* An academic CV including a list of publications (only published or
accepted), preferably also attach links to your ORCiD, Google Scholar
profile, and your DBLP record
* Motivation letter
* Your three best recent publications from above mentioned areas (references
as well as PDF files), where all publications must be published or accepted.
Please, do not send publications under review
* PDF of your PhD thesis if it is written in English

Note that deadline for application is ****September 4, 2022. However, you should
contact Hana Rudova as early as possible to evaluate potential candidates for
these areas in advance.


**Offer**

The postdoctoral positions are awarded for one year with an extension to the
second year after a review. Gross salary is 61,000 CZK per month which sums to
about *30,000 EUR per year.* Additional funds of approximately 4,000 EUR per
year will be available for travel and material expenses. Preferred start date of
the contract is January 2023, but other options can be negotiated without hassle.

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**Requirements**

Candidates must have a *Ph.D. degree not older than 4 years* at the time of
application, from a university outside of the Czech and Slovak Republics. In
case that the Ph.D. defense is not yet finished, the candidate must also provide
an official letter certifying that his/her Ph.D. thesis has already been
submitted for defense and outlining the expected schedule of the Ph.D. defense.
Candidates with a Ph.D. degree from a Czech or Slovak university may also be
considered if they prove at least two years of post-doctoral research experience
abroad.

**Evaluation**

All candidates are expected to be fluent in English, while prior knowledge of
Czech is not required. Candidates will be evaluated on the ground of their
strong international research record, and preference will be given to those
whose research areas match the research directions of the Faculty of
Informatics; see http://www.fi.muni.cz/research/.

***Contact***

****Hana Rudova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University
Botanicka 68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
hanka@fi.muni.cz
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~hanka
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