Selection process for the position of director of the IAP
The Czech Academy of Sciences announces a selection process for the position of director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IAP CAS).
Requirements:
- full legal competence,
- clean criminal record pursuant to Section 17(4)(b) and (c) of Act No. 341/2005 Coll., on public research institutions, as amended,
- university education and scientific qualification in a field covered by the institute’s research activities,
- scientific activities in one of the main fields of the institute’s research activities,
- organisational abilities and managerial experience,
- active knowledge of English, other language knowledge a benefit,
- moral integrity,
- compliance with the conditions pursuant to Act No. 451/1991 Coll., stipulating additional requirements for holding certain positions in state bodies and organisations of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as amended.
An institute director cannot be a member of managerial or supervisory bodies of legal entities performing business activities and cannot be involved in the business of legal entities active in the area that is the subject of the institute’s activities. The aforementioned restrictions do not apply to the management of own assets (Section 17(6) of Act No. 341/2005 Coll.).
Expected term of office: 1 March 2026 – 28 February 2031.
For more information on submitting an application, see the IAP advertisement.