[Commlist] full-time postdoc position for "Ways of imagining in children’s lives with information texts"

Charles University, Prague, is offering a full-time postdoc position 
within Dr. Anezka Kuzmicova’s ERC-funded project WONDRE (Ways of 
imagining in children’s lives with information texts), starting in the 
autumn of 2024.

Suitable for candidates from a broad range of disciplines who are 
interested in studying how nonfiction books but also other factual 
engagements stimulate children’s imagining.

The application deadline is 29 April, 2024. Further information at 
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/205749 and below.

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Full-time postdoc for ERC-funded research on children and nonfiction
The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University 
announces the position of a full-time postdoctoral researcher within the 
ERC-funded project ‘Ways of Imagining in Children’s Lives with 
Information Texts’ (WONDRE) led by Dr. Anezka Kuzmicova.

Job description:
• design and implement independent analyses of children’s nonfiction texts
• collaborate on integrating the above with empirical research (child 
and adult participants) and other work led by colleagues, and on moving 
the project forward as a whole
• produce excellent publications, participate in dissemination and 
networking activities, and in establishing a new childhood studies 
environment
• optionally: teach/supervise students (in English or Czech)

We require:
• completed doctoral studies (or nearing completion) in the field of 
humanities (e.g. literature), social sciences (e.g. childhood, media 
studies) or education, on a topic related to children’s culture, 
reading/learning research, multimodal text, or similar
• documented experience of systematic text analysis and ability to work 
independently in a cross-disciplinary context
• experience of empirical research, with child participants or other 
populations, is welcome

We offer:
• workload of 1.0 (40 hours per week) for 36 months (extendible subject 
to funding)
• expected start on 1 November 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
• assistance upon relocating to Prague
• wide range of employee benefits (higher value meal vouchers, 
contribution to a kindergarten, contribution to an annual Prague public 
transport card, contribution to pension and/or life insurance, 
contribution to Sodexo Multi Pass Card, etc. Benefits are governed by 
valid internal regulations of the faculty.)

The written application must contain:
• academic CV
• a list of publications
• a copy of the highest education certificate (does not apply to those 
who have already been or are currently employed at the faculty and their 
education was verified by the personnel department in the past)
• a motivation letter including a brief idea for research design as per 
the project´s aims
• two reference letters including referee´s full contact details
• two samples of academic writing

Candidates can send their applications by 29 April 2024 to the email 
address (kariera /at/ fsv.cuni.cz), marked as "Postdoc ERC WONDRE".

For further information, please visit the initial project website:
https://iksz.fsv.cuni.cz/en/research/ways-imagining-childrens-lives-information-texts-wondre

and fact sheet:
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101114939

The PI can be contacted at (anezka.kuzmicova /at/ fsv.cuni.cz).

By responding to this announcement, you consent to the Faculty of Social 
Sciences, Charles University, with its registered office at Smetanovo 
nábřeží 6, Prague 1, Postal Code 110 01, processing your personal data 
for the purpose of job placement. The processing of personal data is 
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