Postdoctoral Fellowship (05) at Masaryk University, Czech Republic

The Department of Biology is a top-tier research and educational facility at the Faculty of Medicine, providing both theoretical and practical instruction in medical biology for Czech and international students. The institute also coordinates the international Ph.D. program in Biomedical Sciences and serves as a prominent international center for excellence in biomedical research.

Lumír Krejčí Research Group focuses on the mechanisms of homologous recombination and its role in maintaining genome stability, specifically in repairing fatal DNA damage and ensuring accurate replication. Using interdisciplinary methods, they investigate how defects in these processes lead to the development of cancer, infertility, or genetic diseases.

This position is open for a PhD candidate (starting or ongoing) under the supervision of Mgr. Markéta Pernisová, Ph.D., as part of the TowArds Next GENeration Crops (TANGENC) project, which focuses on novel breeding techniques for crop improvement. The research will primarily investigate the hormonal regulation of plant in vitro regeneration and shoot development. Additionally, the researcher will participate in the development of molecular tools and protocols for genome editing, transformation, and plant regeneration.

Developing and improving plant genetic engineering resources – such as transgenics and genome editing – requires the collaborative efforts of multiple groups with complementary expertise. Our team members have extensive experience managing research projects and teams, maintaining international collaborations, and publishing in high-impact scientific journals.

Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of empirical microeconomics. 

This position offers a unique opportunity to join the Department of Economics at Masaryk University as a researcher specializing in empirical microeconomics. 

We are looking to fill a Researcher II (postdoc) position in morphology or syntax at the Department of Czech Language. The successful candidate will work on one or more of the areas of study of the project Gradience and variation in natural language (PI Guy Tabachnick), which is focused on quantitative and theoretical research of gradience and variable phenomenon, primarily in inflectional paradigms and the syntax of clitics, as well as other areas of syntax. 

We’re excited to announce an open post-doctoral position in Robert Vacha’s Research Group!

With nearly 10 million lives claimed annually, cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for more effective treatments. One promising strategy involves mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy vaccines, which require a drug delivery system capable of reliably reaching the cytosol. Developing such delivery systems is challenging: they must ensure cytosolic delivery and therapeutic efficacy while maintaining safety, long-term stability, and compliance with scalable manufacturing standards—including high mRNA loading efficiency and uniform particle size. Current lipid- and polymer-based systems offer distinct advantages, but integrating lessons from both may help develop more effective next-generation carriers. A major limitation remains the incomplete understanding of nanoparticle assembly and disassembly under diverse physiological conditions (e.g., extracellular fluids, endosomal compartments, cytosol).

This project will use coarse-grained molecular simulations, complemented by in-house experimental validation, to gain molecular insights in the controlled system assembly and disassembly. Our goal is to guide the rational design of improved mRNA delivery systems to advance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.