Job Opening: Researcher (senior), 0,3 FTE (project NETPHARM)

Ref. No. UKFaF/55463/2024

Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, represented by the Dean of the Faculty, announces an open competition according to the Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions

for the project New Technologies for Translational Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences /NETPHARM,
Project No.: CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004607,

within the Operation Programme Johannes Amos Commenius (OP JAK), P 1: Research and Development, SO 1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and deploying advanced technologies,

to fill research position:

FaF_VZ4_67: Researcher (senior), 0,3 FTE (30 %),

implementation of research activities 1.1, 1.2, 2 and 3 within the Work Package 4 entitled "Geriatric clinical pharmacy and new technologies for individualization of drug regimens in elderly patients".

Place of work: Hradec Králové

Responsibilities:

The researcher will perform research activities in the field of clinical pharmacy in geriatrics and in the field of geriatric pharmacoepidemiology in the framework of cooperation on WP4 entitled "Geriatric clinical pharmacy and new technologies for individualization of drug regimens in elderly patients",
will participate in the implementation of research activities 1.1, 1.2, 2 and 3 of the WP4 dedicated to research in the field of geriatric frailty and cardio-hepatorenal syndrome,
will be responsible for realization of literature review studies, for preparation of protocols and ethical documents for conducting prospective clinical studies, for realization and coordination of multicentric study and for pharmacoepidemiological processing of research data,
will actively collaborate with other WP4 researchers of the NETPHARM project and will support the coordination of work on the publication outputs of the project,
will be actively involved in the solution of other partial scientific and research tasks of the research group led by Assoc. Prof. Fialová (research group "Ageing, polypharmacotherapy and changes in the therapeutic value of drugs in old age") whose members are involved in the NETPHARM project,
will plan and implement statistical data processing in collaboration with other researchers, plan and implement research work, participate in the preparation of research data for analysis,
will be responsible for the preparation of presentations and publications of the results on a national and international level,
will be involved in the preparation of related national and international projects,
will actively participate in key project activities, research meetings, expert meetings, national and international conferences, etc.,
will actively participate in the dissemination project activities, implemented with an emphasis on application potential and establishing closer cooperation between academia and the application sector,
in agreement with the head of the WP4, will potentially help with supervision of the research activities of the scientific team and will solve identified problems/risks in collaboration with the head of WP4.

Profile:

A researcher who is more than 7 years beyond the award of his/her academic Ph.D. or its equivalent (ISCED level 8 equivalent)*,
completed university doctoral studies (Ph.D. degree) in clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, medical disciplines, pharmacoepidemiology or related fields at a university in the Czech Republic or achieved a comparable degree at a foreign university,
senior researcher H-index ≥ 8, publications in major journals with IF, grant activity, active knowledge of English language (proficiency in spoken and written English),
scientific and publication activity in the field of clinical pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, clinical pharmacology or related fields,
previous experience in statistical and pharmacoepidemiological data processing and in clinical pharmacy/clinical pharmacology or pharmacoepidemiology. Previous experience or expertise in research dedicated to clinical pharmacy in geriatrics, rational geriatric pharmacotherapy or geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, or in the issue of cardio-hepato-renal syndrome.

Other knowledge and skills:

Prerequisites for excellent research work
Flexibility, diligence, thoroughness, and responsibility
Good organizational and communication skills
Ability to work both independently and in a team
High level of work commitment
Strong willingness to learn new things continuously

Application must include the following:

First and last name of the applicant
Date and place of birth
Nationality
Place of residence/current address
Date and signature
Contact information (email address, phone number)

Candidates are expected to submit following annexes with an application:

CV including the list of publications, professional skills and past research experience
Professional application letter
2 letters of recommendation from recognized experts in their research field
Certified copy of a diploma (Ph.D. degree)
Other documents certifying required knowledge and expertise
Information duty and consent to the processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) and Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on personal data processing, as amended

The application form and agreement including an acknowledgement about providing personal data are available for download below on this page.

The estimated monthly wage: 62 000 Kč (1,0 FTE)

The start of work: Can be negotiated

Type of employment contract: for a definite period of the project duration, expected until 29 February 2028.

Part-time job (0,3 FTE).

We offer:

Work for a prestigious educational and scientific institution of Charles University
Interesting work in cutting-edge research in the field of new technologies for translational research in pharmaceutical sciences
Opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research and be part of an international interdisciplinary team
Possibility of cooperation with foreign experts from all over the world
Specialized professional growth and continuous education in a field with the perspective of long-term employment
Foreign scientific internships and participation in international conferences

We also offer:

Part-time (0.3 FTE)
5 weeks of vacation per year + 5 personal development days
Discounted calls for employees and their family members
Meal allowance and other contributions from the social fund (e.g. supplementary pension insurance or private life insurance, interest on a loan for housing needs)
possibility of using the services of the FAFÍK Children's Group (a children's group established at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Charles University in Hradec Králové)
ČSOB incentive programme (a package of above-standard benefits for all employees)
UK benefits (discounts and benefits for UK employees at external entities)

We kindly ask you to send the application form with all required documents and attachments by post or email no later than by 18. 3. 2024, 14:00 to the following address:

Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové

Lenka Cermanová, DiS. – Personnel Department

Akademika Heyrovského 1203

500 03 Hradec Králové

Czech Republic

Email: hr@faf.cuni.cz

Please, clearly mark the envelope „Job Announcement – NETPHARM Project – FaF_VZ4_67: Researcher (senior)“.

We kindly ask you to send your application with all the required documents and attachments because without them your application is not complete, and you cannot be included in the list of candidates.

The announcer reserves the right to cancel the job announcement at any time during the course.

Contact person for providing further information concerning the work content:

Assoc. Prof. PharmDr. Daniela Fialová, PhD. – Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy

Phone: +420 495 067 647

Email: fialovad@faf.cuni.cz

This project, No. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004607: New Technologies for Translational Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences /NETPHARM, is co-financed by the European Union.

Application form

Application form and agreement including an acknowledgement about providing personal data