Junior researcher position

Project: MyGRACE – Migration and Us: Mobilities, Refugees and Borders from
 the Perspective of the Human Sciences

Working Group: Language, Race and Lived Experience of Migration

Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

JUNIOR RESEARCHER POSITION, fulltime  

The Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, invites applications for a Junior Researcher position.

RESEARCH PROJECT

The larger project is funded by the Czech Operační Program Jan Amos Komenský (OP JAK) and this particular Working Group is led by Dr. Stephanie Rudwick. Within this Working Group, the selected candidate will conduct ethnographic research in various locations of Czechia, and possibly also other regions of Central Eastern Europe (CEE).

POSITION

This is a full-time position starting on November 1, 2026, for a fixed term with the possibility of extension until December 31, 2028.

We expect the successful candidate to contribute to the research activities and publications of the team but also to come with their own research agenda on the topic of Language, Race and Lived Experience of Migration. The successful applicant is expected to relocate to Prague.

ELIGIBILITY  

• D. in ethnology/social and cultural anthropology, migration studies or related disciplines
• Excellent skills in qualitative methods and ethnography
• Proficiency in academic English, other language skills desirable
• Personal background of migration desirable
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an international team.
• Writing skills manifested preferable in high-rated peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to present at international conferences and to contribute to communications aimed at the general public (blogposts, website, social media)
• Ability to provide a monograph at the end of the contract is an advantage
• A research focus on religious and cultural diversity, especially involving migration from the Middle East, South Asia or East Asia
• Willingness to take on a 3-months mobility to Portugal

OFFERING

• Working with an international research team and in the exciting broader environment
  of the Institute of Ethnology and the Czech Academy of Sciences.
• Competitive benefits, gross salary 700 CK.
• Funding for fieldwork and conference travel.
• An open, family-friendly work environment, and holiday arrangements with 25 days of leave.

APPLICATION

To apply, candidates are required to submit the following as a single PDF document comprising:

• Motivation letter (max. one page)
• CV (max. two pages)
• A sample of a written work in English, published or unpublished (max. 10 000 words)
• Contact information of two academic references

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE POST

Applications should be emailed to ticha@eu.cas.cz under the subject “OP JAK MyGRACE Junior” no later than 15 June 2026. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are likely to take place online 8 and 9 July.

Prospective applicants might contact Stephanie Rudwick, rudwick@eu.cas.cz

for further information regarding the MyGRACE project prior to submitting the application.

If no suitable candidates are found the vacancy will be reopened.

Download pdf here.