5-Year Postdoc Position on the project "Rethinking Segregation within Schools: Ways of Spreading Positive Attitudes and Behaviors among Youth" at the Psychology Research Institute, Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia

MASARYK UNIVERSITY

Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies

ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSTDOC POSITION

5-Year Postdoc Position on the project „Rethinking Segregation within Schools: Ways of Spreading Positive Attitudes and Behaviors among Youth” at the Psychology Research Institute, Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia

Deadline: December 15, 2025

Expected start: February 2026 / negotiable

Full-time position for 60 months

Project Focus

The candidate will conduct research that integrates social psychology and the social network approach to better understand segregation within schools—how it shapes the way people think about groups within their schools and how it influences the spread of attitudes and behaviors within and between groups. The postdoc will join a collaborative research team led by Dr. Tibor Zingora, dedicated to understanding how attitudes and behaviors emerge, evolve, and spread among individuals and social groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing studies
• Quantitative analysis of longitudinal social network data
• Coordinating longitudinal data collection and network interventions
• Preparation of publications for international journals
• Presentation at scientific conferences
• Realizing own research ideas within the scope of the project

Your Profile

• PhD in psychology, sociology, or a related field (e.g., economics)
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written); Czech not required
• High motivation with proactive and independent work ethic
• Strong quantitative analysis skills; experience with programming statistical software (e.g., R)
• Experience with social network analysis is an advantage
• Experience with methods such as Stochastic Actor-Oriented Models (SAOM) or agent-based modeling (ABM) is an advantage but not required

What We Offer

• A supportive, lively research environment with international collaboration
• No teaching duties (teaching possible upon interest)
• Career development support (grant mentoring, publishing support, conference travel, potential internships)
• Flexible working hours
• The option of a research assistant if needed

Conditions of Employment

Salary: 65,000 CZK/month gross (approx. 2,667 EUR/month), plus performance-based bonuses, and a possible relocation bonus.

Residence in Czechia required. We look forward to welcoming a new colleague to Brno, a wonderful and vibrant city in southeast Czechia.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit your application through the electronic application link by December 15, 2025 (please use the link provided in the Electronic Application section below). Attach all required documents listed below. After successfully submitting your materials, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from jobs.muni.cz.

• A motivation letter
• CV with publication list and contact details of two referees
• A writing sample (a research article)

Informal inquiries are welcome—please feel free to contact Tibor Žingora T.Zingora@fss.muni.cz