The Central European Institute of Cosmology and Fundamental Physics (CEICO) at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position.
The position is expected to start in September 2025 (starting as early as May is possible) with a standard contract duration of two years with a possibilty of one year extension. The monthly gross salary is 65 000 CZK from which tax, social and health insurance are deducted. We offer an annual 90 000 CZK (around 3500 EUR) travel budget. Candidates are expected to have completed a PhD degree in Physics, or a related field, before taking up the post.
We are particularly interested in candidates who work on Early Universe cosmology (e.g. origin of the Big-Bang, inflation, baryogenesis, generation of dark matter and of gravitational wave background).
As CEICO members, the successful applicants will have access to the team’s 2000 CPU core and multi-GPU computer cluster and be part of a vibrant team with an active visitor programme.
What we offer
- 5 weeks of vacation + 6 days of personal leave
- Work from home upon agreement
- After the first year of employment, contribution to pension and life insurance, contribution to recreation, culture or sports
- Czech/ English lessons at the workplace
- In-house yoga classes
- Multisport card and other benefits
- Find out more about us - Why FZU?
Why should you apply
- Working in an international, creative, and highly interdisciplinary team of an established research group
- Addressing cutting-edge research topics with high application potential
- Working in a collaborative team-oriented research environment
- A stimulating and friendly supervising and mentoring
- Unique research facilities
- Training and development possibilities (seminars, workshops, conferences)
- Soft skills training (project management, grants applications, presentation skills, etc.)
It´s good to know
- Start of employment - May 2025, if possible
- Full-time job
- 2-year contract
- Place of work - Prague 8 - Ládví
Application procedure
Applicants are requested to apply by filling the online form at https://ceico.cz/jobs/early-cosmo-2025 and uploading a single pdf file (font size no less than 11) with
- Curriculum Vitae.
- A one-page statement of past research achievements.
- A one-page research proposal, describing also how their research interests would fit within CEICO.
- List of publications.
The contact details of at least three academic referees must be supplied online. As the application system will contact the referees automatically, it is the applicant’s responsibility to inform them of their application and the deadline.
Ensure your application is fully submitted (including reference letters) before 14 March 2025 to receive full consideration.
Enquiries may be addressed to Alexander Vikman, <vikman [at] fzu [dot] cz (vikman[at]fzu[dot]cz)>. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
CEICO is a research centre within the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences focused on cosmology, gravity, string theory, and instrumentation for cosmological observations. The Cosmology and Gravity team is headed by Constantinos Skordis and comprises staff members Ignacy Sawicki, Alexander Vikman and Federico Urban as well as several postdocs and graduate students.