Post-Doc Researchers (JUNIOR FUND) ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Address for submitting applications: Faculty of Education Department for Research and Scientific Activities, contact person: Bc eliska.smerdova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "filip.rudorfer(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz"] • Important UPDATE! CUNI rules for issuing the ITIC card: "A card with an ITIC license can be issued to a ma employee for a given period." If you are accepted as a post-doc - researcher (according Assessment of Student Teachers at the End of Undergraduate Teacher Training) you are not this type of a card since you are not an academic staff. You therefore managed as a scie academic worker, due to the fact that you did not pass the selection procedure according the VŘ UK, post-docs cannot vote in the academic senate, or are not entitled to the ITIC issued rules and measures seen e.g., from the Rector since September 1, 2021 to define t which implies that postdoc can be both academic and non-academic staff (eg accepted for Introduction and definition of the term "postdoctoral student" at Charles University htt UK-11154.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11154.html"] https://cuni.cz/UK-3887.html [ URL cuni.cz/UK-3887.html"] • Newly created web for post-doc applicants and info related to post-doc agenda is: https: uk-11118.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/uk-11118.html "] • New web for incoming students https://www.studycharles.cz/ [ URL "https://www.studycharl useful links (see the bottom of the page) • offers of postdoc support [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1567.html"] ****************************************************************************************** * Open calls for 2025 ****************************************************************************************** Post-Doctoral Fellowships http://www.cuni.cz/UKEN-178.html [ URL "https://www.cuni.cz/UKEN Postdoctoral positions are open at Charles University from January 1st, 2025 to December 3 The candidates have to respect the deadlines given in the propositions of the research cen Faculty of Education deadline: 28. 7. 2024 23:59:59 GMT+1 Application form + annex send to contact person Faculty of Education The applicant should provide the following documents: • Application for Junior Grant at Charles University (.docx) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-388 junior_application_form.docx"] (only scan .pdfs with your signature can be accepted) • Letter of Reference (.docx) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-3887-version1-junior_letter_of_ref • Detailed CV • List of publications • Copy of university diploma (PhD.) *note that applicants must submit the sueprlegalised/v copy of PhD diploma before the faculty deadline! send all the documentation to the faculty officer eliska.smerdova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ M Schedule for JUNIOR FUND (post-doc researchers) 13.6.2024 - Projects 2024 for research period 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2026 are announced on t of post-doc positions at Charles University [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-318.html"] . faculty deadline 28.7.2024 - Deadline for submitting application documents to the faculty supervisors of projects. The exact date is specified for each project. The candidates must deadlines given in the propositions of the faculty in the list of post-doc positions. September 2024 - The definitive allocation of funds (results of the University committee's approved by the Rector. Faculties are informed about the final results of the comittee sel their candidate ****************************************************************************************** * Research Topics for 2024 ****************************************************************************************** Winning candidates for 2023-2025: Duration of stay 1. 1. 2024 – 31. 12. 2025 Allen Espinosa, Ph.D. 1. Fostering pre-service teachers’ science process skills Workplace: Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Education (Faculty of Education, Charles Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Martin Rusek, Ph.D. – martin.rusek(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(za Science education researchers have, recently been focusing on science experiments’ role in education. Since there is a lack of evidence about experiments’ real added value in the pr students’ science process skills’ fostering are necessary to be described closer. The post topic is to map pre-service teachers’ skills when entering science laboratory as well as t improvement in reaction to common lab tasks. Their progression on the lab works will be re of cameras, later in the project eye-tracking goggles will be used too. It is expected the join the department members in their research activities, will be responsible for data col as well as its presentation and publication. 2. Pedagogically Productive Talk Among University Teachers: Learning Through Dialogie Workplace: Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Jana Stará, Ph.D. - jana.stara(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL " jana.stara(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz"] The Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education in the Faculty of Education offers a p position in the area of research on pedagogically productive conversation among university their learning through dialogue. The research focuses on conversations among university te examines how the concept of pedagogically productive talk is used in these conversations. productive conversation is a collaborative discourse among teachers that combines six prin involve socializing teachers into productive ways of talking and thinking about practice, reflect on and improve practice, and a commitment to student learning and teaching excelle al., 2020). The research may include both quantitative and qualitative research and target through surveys and structured interviews. Researching and improving teachers' pedagogical plays a key role, especially in improving the quality of teaching and learning in higher e (Kaynarda?, 2017), so we perceive a high relevance of the project. 3. Educational and School Psychology Workplace: Department of Psychology Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Irena Smetáčková, Ph.D. - irena.smetackova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ M The Department of Psychology is strongly focused on mechanisms of school learning and unde relevant to educational and school psychology. Our research projects focus on different gr actors (students, teachers, parents, school psychologists, etc.) and on different topics ( communication, identity, development etc.). Many students have a difficult background or get in trouble during schooling. They face a challenges related to their cognition and emotions, self-esteem, social relationships, and needs. This places also great demands on adults inside (teachers, headmasters, school coun outside the school (parents, local authorities, etc.) who need to be educated and supporte help address this challenging situation. As the Department of Psychology, we welcome proposals for postdoc projects that would suit and complement the existing research developed by our team. Proposals should seek to descr needs of schools and their actors, name critical areas, analyze their changes and formulat recommendations that would increase the effectiveness of learning and teaching. The resear can focus on students (different subgroups as socially disadvantaged, with specific cultur mentally challenged, learning disabled, gifted, etc.), teachers or parents (their attitude identities, or practices), or it can combine these groups of actors. The range of topics from current research projects at the Department of Psychology on whic projects might concentrate (but not necessarily only): · learning and metacognition · psychological factors in school success and failure · social climate in groups · parental regulation of risky behavior, e.g. overuse of digital technologies · teacher professional development, enhancing self-reflection · student well-being, belonging, and social identity · gender identity and sexual orientation · neurodiversity in education 4. Contextualized secondary data analysis of international large scale assessment data (e. Workplace: Institute for Research and Development of Education Supervisor: Dr. David Greger., IRDE director david.greger(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(za International large-scale assessments (ILSAs - namely PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCs, TALIS, PIA unique source of data freely available for analysis and allowing international comparisons data requires a substantive methodological knowledge, e.g. how to work properly with compl use replication weights, properly work with plausible values, etc. We look for a post-doc and good knowledge of working with such data, ideally using Mplus or R software for multil structural equation modelling. Yet substantive quantitative knowledge needs to be backed u of educational policy and country specific information, which allows to formulate policy-r question for comparison. We offer the high knowledge of Central and Eastern European Count for analysis of policy relevant issues based on the available ILSAs data which shall be th of post-doc work. Also, data from ILSAs in post-Socialist countries are often not sufficie due to lack of researchers and methodological knowledge. The analysis could be oriented, b to, the following topics: the effects of early tracking, Big Fish Little Pond Effect, rela motivation and self-concept and achievement, socio-economic inequalities, rural-urban diff inequity, class composition and peer effects, teacher quality and teacher beliefs. Applica one or two topics to specify in their post-doc application project proposal. ****************************************************************************************** * Research Topics for 2023 ****************************************************************************************** winning candidates for 2022-2024: duration of stay 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2024 Guilherme Stecca Marcom, Ph.D. 1. Communicative strategies in mother tongue textbooks Workplace: Department of Czech language (Faculty of Education, Charles University) Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Pavla Chejnová, Ph.D. – pavla.chejnova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "pavla.chejnova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz"] The way the textbook addresses the student influences the whole learning process. Therefor necessary to analyse how the authors of the textbooks formulate their instructions, evalua of address in the mother tongue textbooks. Communication is the process between the author (illocutionary force) and the addressee’s interpretation (perlocutionary effect). The auth intentions but the students’ interpretation may be different than expected. The post-doc r would be to analyse the communicative strategies used in their mother tongue textbooks and readers. The analysis will be based on the pragmatic linguistics paradigm and speech act t strategies and directness of speech acts will be analysed in detail. 2. "Good question" in mathematics and science education Workplace: Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education (Faculty of Education, Cha Supervisor: doc. Antonín Jančařík, Ph.D. – antonin.jancarik@pedf.cuni.cz [ URL "https:// antonin.jancarik@pedf.cuni.cz"] Communication plays a crucial role in mathematics and science education. One of the method creative and analytical thinking is the Good questions method. Good questions are a specif question that must meet the following criteria (Sullivan and Lilburn, 2010): a) there exis that can be accepted; b) more than a mere reference to known facts is required; c) discuss c) includes a motivational function in lifelong education; d) students may learn something it and/or discuss it; and, e) teachers can learn something about their pupils from the pup The method of Good Questions is developed by a team of experts from the Department of Math Mathematical Education and the Department of Biology and Environmental Studies. We look fo experience in qualitative research. 3. Educational and School Psychology Workplace: Department of Psychology (Faculty of Education, Charles University) Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Irena Smetáčková, Ph.D. - [ URL "http://kpsold.pedf.cuni.cz/index.p irena.smetackova@pedf.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:irena.smetackova@pedf.cuni.cz"] The Department of Psychology is strongly focused on mechanisms of school learning and unde relevant to educational and school psychology. Our research projects focus on different gr actors (students, teachers, parents, school psychologists, etc.) and on different 0topics communication, identity, development, the conceptualization of failure and success, etc.). have a difficult background or get in trouble during schooling. They face a variety of cha to their cognition and emotions, self-esteem, social relationships, and developmental need also great demands on adults inside (teachers, headmasters, school counselors) and outside (parents, local authorities, etc.) who need to be educated and supported. Psychology can h challenging situation. As the Department of Psychology, we welcome proposals for postdoc p would suit the above focus and complement the existing research developed by our team. Pro seek to describe the current needs of schools and their actors, name critical areas, analy and formulate appropriate recommendations that would increase the effectiveness of learnin The research proposals can focus on students (different subgroups as socially disadvantage cultural background, mentally challenged, learning disabled, gifted, etc.), teachers or pa attitudes, competencies, identities, or practices), or it can combine these groups of acto winning candidates for 2022-2024: duration of stay 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2023 Gamze Korbek, Ph.D. Research Topics: 1. Contextualized secondary data analysis of international large scale assessment data (e. Workplace: Institute of Rescearch and Development in Education (Faculty of Education, Char Supervisor: David Greger, Ph.D. - IRDE director david.greger@pedf.cuni.cz [ URL "https:// david.greger@pedf.cuni.cz"] International large-scale assessments (ILSAs - namely PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCs, TALIS, PIA unique source of data freely available for analysis and allowing international comparisons data requires a substantive methodological knowledge, e.g. how to work properly with compl use replication weights, properly work with plausible values, etc. We look for a postdoc w and good knowledge of working with such data, ideally using Mplus or R software for multil structural equation modelling. Yet substantive quantitative knowledge needs to be backed u of educational policy and country specific information, which allows to formulate policy-r question for comparison. We offer the high knowledge of Central and Eastern European Count for analysis of policy relevant issues based on the available ILSAs data which shall be th of postdoc work. Also, data from ILSAs in post-Socialist countries are often not sufficien to lack of researchers and methodological knowledge. The analysis could be oriented, but i to, the following topics: the effects of early tracking, Big Fish Little Pond Effect, rela motivation and self-concept and achievement, socio-economic inequalities, rural-urban diff inequity, class composition and peer effects, teacher quality and teacher beliefs. Applica one or two topics to specify in their postdoc application project proposal. 2. Combining theory and practice at teachers' training Workplace: Department of Primary and Pre-priamry Education (Faculty of Education, Charles Supervisor: doc. Jana Stará, Ph.D. – head of department jana.stara@pedf.cuni.cz [ URL "htt jana.stara@pedf.cuni.cz"] Combining theory and practice at teachers' training Pedagogical practices that combine the are necessary in order to promote a high-quality teacher education. Although this is a wel in educational theory, students often identify practice only regarding the teaching practi The Department of Pre-primary and Primary Education is on its path to improve classes and methodologies and is looking for a postdoc researcher with teaching and researching experi its efforts. It will be the task of the postdoc employee to deeply analyze the current sit teachers' and students' perspectives and design and conduct an intervention study to embed combination of educational theory and practice. 3. "Good question" in mathematics and science education Workplace: Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education (Faculty of Education, Cha Supervisor: doc. Antonín Jančařík, Ph.D. – antonin.jancarik@pedf.cuni.cz [ URL "https:// antonin.jancarik@pedf.cuni.cz"] Communication plays a crucial role in mathematics and science education. One of the method creative and analytical thinking is the Good questions method. Good questions are a specif question that must meet the following criteria (Sullivan and Lilburn, 2010): a) there exis that can be accepted; b) more than a mere reference to known facts is required; c) discuss c) includes a motivational function in lifelong education; d) students may learn something it and/or discuss it; and, e) teachers can learn something about their pupils from the pup The method of Good Questions is developed by a team of experts from the Department of Math Mathematical Education and the Department of Biology and Environmental Studies. We look fo experience in qualitative research. winning candidates for 2021-2022: duration of stay 1. 1. 2021 – 31. 12. 2022 • Juliana Crespo Lopes, PhD. • Samet Okumus, PhD. Onboarding seminar 2021 [ URL "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OOW7Z_ITxeXfDZnIOnZK2TYSeg usp=sharing"] winning candidate for 2020-2021: duration of stay 1. 1. 2020 – 31. 12. 2021 • Jo-Yu Lee, PhD. Research Topics: Title of the research project: 1. Professional vision of future teachers (noticing and knowledge-based reasoning) Pre-service teachers must develop a range of skills, including a certain type of noticing different from lay people's skills. When observing a lesson, either live or on video, they to notice aspects of the lesson that are deemed important for the development of pupils' k the complexity of a lesson is such that if they direct attention to something, they do so of something else. Much research has been undertaken in recent years focusing on what it i teachers do and do not notice in a lesson, how they make sense of it and how their profess (noticing ability and knowledge-based reasoning) can be developed. We have used and invest of reflection-based programmes such as Lesson Study and video-clubs. Thus, we offer a coop research aimed at reflection-based teacher education in general and on the possibilities o courses for the development of professional vision in particular. Possible subjects are ma English language teaching as a second language, art teaching, biology, elementary science Workplace: Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education (Faculty of Education, Cha winning candidate: Samet Okumus, PhD. Title of the research project: 3. Assessment of Student Teachers at the End of Undergraduate Teacher Training Undergraduate teacher training plays an important role in the long-term process of becomin At the end of the training, it is necessary to assess the qualification of individual stud teacher profession and simultaneously provide students with formative feedback to help the their further education in the desired direction. The Department of Pre-primary and Primar long been asking itself how to adequately combine these two needs. On the one hand, we dev tools for assessing students during their final continuous practice, and on the other hand innovated methods of testing in state final examinations. It will be the task of the post to find out how the actors themselves (both examiners in state final exams and students) a experts evaluate assessment models that are currently used. Concurrently, a longitudinal s established with the intention of finding out how the evaluation at the end of the studies of Education corresponds to the subjectively perceived success of teacher graduates after years of practice in education. We have so far organized a series of professional seminars the topic and furthermore we consulted the topic with Dr. Jane Jones (King's College Londo been dealing with the evaluation of students and students in teacher training for a long t collaborate on the research. winning candidate: Juliana Crespo Lopes, PhD. winning candidates for 2018-2020: duration of stay 1. 1. 2018 – 31. 12. 2020 • Hasan Selcuk, Ph.D. Title of the research project: The anchoring vignette method in educational research Self-assessment questions are used often in survey research. A direct comparison of countr socioeconomic groups based on answers to such questions may lead to an incorrect conclusio respondents’ actual situation. One of the reasons may be that respondents from different g the response scale in different ways (for example, two pupils with the same knowledge can knowledge differently, one as excellent and another only as good). The anchoring vignette method solves the problem by letting respondents evaluate both thei and hypothetical situations of other people (anchoring vignettes). Since the hypothetical invariant over respondents, the differences in their evaluations of the hypothetical situa interpreted as the differences in their use of response scale. This is then used to adjust self-assessments. Currently, the anchoring vignette method starts to have an increasing im international education research. This project for post-doctoral applicants will be focusing on the use of anchoring vignett field of digital literacy of students. We are looking for individuals with outstanding research potential and a strong commitment in educational research. The post-doc applicant is expected to have expertise in statistic processing, educational research methodology, and preferably also professional competency and communication technology. ****************************************************************************************** * Important living costs for applicants ****************************************************************************************** Salary deductibles Considering your salary to be a full time 1,0 workload for caterory researcher type VP2, t gross salary per calendar month, the deductables are the following: The social insurance rates for employees are 6.5%, for employers 24.8%, a total of 31.3% o The insurance is paid monthly. The employer is obliged to pay health insurance for the emp employer's health insurance rates are 9%, the employee pays 4.5%, a total of 13.5% of the For approximate calculation of your nett salary n the Czech Republic you can use this onli [ URL "https://accace.com/payroll-calculator-czech-republic/"] .* Accommodation All Charles University students can live at Charles University Dormitories [ URL "https:// KAMEN-1.html"] (approx. CZK 80 - 180 per night, CZK 290 per night for high standard rooms) you can contact directly the Reservation department [ URL "https://kam.cuni.cz/KAMEN-23.ht accommodation@kam.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:accommodation@kam.cuni.cz"] . Average Living costs per year Food (2,000 – 3,000 €) Accommodation (dormitory - 1,770 €) Books (university libraries for free) (158 €) Public transportation (135 €) + Health insurance + Visa, admin fee, student ID card, recognition of secondary education + Entertainment, winter clothes etc. ------------------------------ Total (average): 5,100 € per year Private housing The prices of accommodation vary considerably according to size, occupancy, quality and lo not difficult to find private accommodation in our university cities. For a 2-bedroom flat and kitchen) situated in the centre of Prague you can pay about CZK 12,000 – 20,000. It ca expensive in Pilsen and Hradec Králové. However, please take into account that it is not so easy to find short-term rentals. Not a willing to sign tenancy agreements for less than 12 months, but many agencies are providin for a short stay (renting a room - pronájem pokoje / renting an apartment - pronájem bytu) more information regarding admissions/onboarding [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-555.html"] Tax returns Anyone living and working in the Czech Republic, Czech or foreigner, is required to pay in returns (daňové přiznání) must be filed by those with an active trade licence (self-employ with other income in an amount over CZK 6,000 and unemployed persons with capital gain, re income in an amount over CZK 15,000 per year. To be eligable for a yearly tax refund just in your personal data in the form below and tick the "Personal tax allowance (letter a)" o filling the form you simply have to submit the signed original to Ms. Průšová of the econo daniela.prusova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "daniela.prusova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz "] , or the department of Science lotharfilip.rudorfer(zavinac)oedf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] VIDEO ABOUT INCOME IN CZECH REPUBLIC FOR INCOMING POST-DOCS [ URL "https://www.youtube.com v=TchdxUOYMwM&list=PLW7Id6nhsg_upd883B5diaWV8jNX1qxY7"] form to submit to the economy department [ URL "https://formulare.kurzy.cz/formulare/finan sprava/2021/5457-AJ_26.pdf"] avanced instructions [ URL "https://www.financnisprava.cz/assets/en/attachments/tf-tax- forms/5405-1a_22.pdf"] general information about Czech Republic tax return system [ URL "https://www.expats.cz/cz how-to-file-czech-income-taxes-2021"] *Students are in Czech Social security system regarded as citizens up to 26 years of age o work/student status as a postdoc can be internationaly recognised in other ways than in so deductible. Useful links: • Welcome to the Czech Republic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyoNrxu0bd0 [ URL "https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyoNrxu0bd0"] • Welcome to Charles University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn__iHh8dLo [ URL "https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn__iHh8dLo"] • Study at Prague https://youtu.be/nifK7hdYzwE [ URL "http://"] • IT systems at Charles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZohnCM6XC4 [ URL "https://www.you v=PZohnCM6XC4"] • Doctoral Study https://youtu.be/7ASUyysW2OY [ URL "https://youtu.be/7ASUyysW2OY"] • Student well-being https://youtu.be/L12AJBVRUr8 [ URL "https://youtu.be/L12AJBVRUr8"] ****************************************************************************************** * Postdoctoral package for sucesful applicants: ****************************************************************************************** A. Rectorate´s  Financial Support - Onetime relocation Arrival Bonus 25000 Kč for those who come to Praha, Plzeň, Hradec Krá place because of the postdoc employment; - Paid extra activities for the university on top of your everyday postdoc schedule (max. for max. 5000 Czech Koruna) after the agreement of your superior; - Monthly financial support including paid courses of your choosing and translation of web the faculty that you need as a postdoc. https://cuni.cz/UK-11483.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11483.html"] https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1512.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1512.html"] B. Other University Opportunities - News on courses relevant for postdocs on website Postdoctoral Hub https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1 "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1436.html"] ; - Offer of teaching in an already existing course at the university (please check informat faculty); - Offer of teaching your own course/individual lecture (please check information at your f C. Counselling - Contacts to the postdoc coordinator at your faculty; - Contact to the rectorate – Department of Science and Research; - Contacts to Staff Welcome Center/Counselling services at the rectorate. https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1147.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1147.html"] https://cuni.cz/UKEN-189.html [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-189.html"] D. Campus Hybernská and Join the Debate platform - Shared space with Doctoral Platform intended to organize small conferences, workshops, d https://phd.cuni.cz/PHDEN-175.html [ URL "https://phd.cuni.cz/PHDEN-175.html"] - Take part in the „Join the Debate“ platform at Campus Hybernská with successful postdocs main speaker as well