Department: Šárka Pospíšilová Research Group – Central European Institute of Technology
Deadline: 7 Nov 2026
Start date: 1.1.2027
Job type: agreement
Job field: Science and research
Central European Institute of Technology of Masaryk University (CEITEC MU)
Brno, Czech Republic | www.ceitec.eu
We are the Medical Genomics research group, combining genetics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. We focus on the genetic research of haematological malignancies and hereditary diseases – including rare genetic disorders – as well as the study of human DNA diversity within the Czech population. We are currently seeking a colleague to join our team in a technical role:
Technical specialist
About the position:
The researcher will participate in research activities of the project “Ready for the future: understanding long-term resilience of the human culture”, reg. no. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004593” in the Programme Johannes Amos Comenius (Czech Republic - The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, co-funded by the European Union), which is focused on understanding basic principles of the resilience of human society in a historical perspective using long time series and on the transfer of the acquired knowledge into everyday social life. This objective will be achieved by promoting excellent research and developing collaboration between the humanities and natural sciences, such as archaeology, art history, anthropology, genetics, geology, climatology, botany, geophysics and nuclear physics. The programme aims to support the increase of the number of excellent R&D results in the Czech Republic and the development and support of excellent research teams with cutting-edge equipment in all aspects.
The specialist will be employed at CEITEC MU and will closely collaborate with a research team from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Museology.
You will be responsible for:
- laboratory tasks, including work with primary samples from modern, historical, and ancient materials (archaeological expertise is an advantage here)
- development and optimization of laboratory protocols
- sequencing technologies, their application in human research, and advanced sequencing data analyses to participate in a holistic and interdisciplinary concept of research on human society and its resilience in the past.
- setting up and organizing a new archaeogenetics laboratory at the new premises of CEITEC MU, which is one of the objectives of Research work package no. 2 (Centre for interdisciplinary integrative biomolecular research).
You have (necessary competencies):
The successful candidate should:
- be a graduate with at least an MSc degree or its equivalent in molecular biology and genetics, genomics, archaeogenetics, biomedical sciences or similar.
- be experienced in the field of population genetics and archaeogenetics,
- have experience with ancient DNA or ancient biomolecules,
- be familiar with current sequencing technologies,
- be experienced with sequencing library preparation and setting up sequencing experiments
- demonstrate a capacity for adopting new methods & methodologies, and cross-disciplinary thinking,
- have strong management skills,
- have excellent communication skills and be able to collaborate with multiple teams,
- be able to work independently but also interact with the research team.
What we provide to you:
- interesting job in a dynamically expanding research area and an internationalized environment
- diverse and challenging research goals with generous research funds
- solid infrastructure and excellent technical equipment and experienced staff at CEITEC MU
- CEITEC events – workshops, training, team events for employees, events for families with children
- Benefits package: 6 weeks of paid holiday, medical insurance, financial contribution to meals and kindergarten/pension scheme, Multisport card, mental health care, sports lessons directly at the campus, kindergarten on Campus
How to apply?
Application deadline: 7.11.2026
Expected start date: 1st January 2027
Hours: part-time, negotiable
Duration: fixed term
Applications, including a CV, a brief motivation letter, and contacts for at least two references (recommended, not mandatory), should be sent via the e-application below.
Selection procedure committee members are: the head of the research group, a representative of the research group, and an HR department representative.
In the case of any difficulties filling out the e-application, please get in touch with the HR department – Klára Pavelková, [contact details available in the full listing].
