Open PhD Positions 2024/2025

We appreciate your interest in studying and working at the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

We are giving importance to the selection of new students and staff because we realise that our success and the great results of our research depend on the skills and experience of everyone involved. In addition, we know that the right choice of study and employment is one of the most important decisions in our lives.

We are looking for ambitious, well-motivated, and talented students, who are interested in science. If you have the passion to make new discoveries, the drive to test new theories, and the willingness to go above and beyond, then you are just who we are looking for.

We believe that your experience and knowledge will benefit our entire team.

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Please complete the application form. You can apply for up to 3 PhD positions.

• Development of bioactive scaffolds for the healing of chronic wounds
  Department of Tissue Engineering
• Development of novel pharmacological compounds acting on NMDA receptors
  Department of Neurochemistry
• Development of scaffolds for the regeneration of bones and osteochondral defects
  Department of Tissue Engineering
• Manipulation of extracellular matrix can induce neural plasticity after chronic spinal cord injury
  Department of Neuroregeneration
• Membrane microdomains in the regulation of intracellular communication
  Department of Functional Organisation of Biomembranes
• Molecular determination of craniofacial development in a mouse embryo
  Department of Developmental Biology
• Reconstruction of the sensory pathway via gene manipulation
  Department of Neuroregeneration

Study is provided by the collaborating universities, including Charles University in Prague, the Czech Technical University in Prague, the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, among others.

The main role in planning and organising the study is carried out by the supervisor from IEM CAS, in cooperation with the relevant university.

The conditions of admission and the organisation of studies, are governed by the valid regulations of the particular university.
Detailed information will be provided by your supervisor.

We are a renowned centre of basic biomedical research in the Czech Republic and worldwide. Our projects are focused on biomedical challenges, such as finding effective diagnostic markers and treatment of serious diseases associated with ageing of the human population (neurodegeneration, trauma, ischemia, musculoskeletal disorders, cancer and degenerative changes in vision and hearing). We also seriously consider the impact of environmental pollution on human health.

Detailed information about our institute can be found in the About Us section.

Why study or work with us?

Although we are relatively small compared to other research institutions, we try to keep up with the world’s leading institutions and provide our scientists with the best conditions for their challenging work. Since September 2021, we have been a proud holder of the prestigious HR Excellence in Research award for excellence in managing human resources in a scientific environment. In addition, we are also a holder of the Ethnic Friendly Award, which declares an equal attitude towards national and ethnic minorities and multiculturalism within our work teams.

The primary mission of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and its institutes is to conduct research in a broad spectrum of the natural, technical and social sciences and the humanities. This research, whether highly specialized or interdisciplinary in nature, aims to advance developments in scientific knowledge at international level, while also taking into account the specific needs of both the Czech society and the national culture. Researchers of the Academy institutes also participate in education, particularly through doctoral study programs for young researchers and also by teaching at universities. The Academy also fosters collaboration with applied research and industry. The integration of Czech science into the international context is being promoted by means of numerous joint international research projects, and through the exchange of scientists with counterpart institutions abroad.

The CAS is financed primarily from the state budget. The pattern of research funding at the Academy conforms to current international standards. In addition to basic institutional financing of the research objectives of the Academy institutes, target-oriented financing is being more widely practised to carry out research projects and grant projects, selected on the basis of public competition. The CAS was the first institution in the Czech Republic to establish its own Grant Agency which financially supports research projects selected through a peer-review procedure involving reviewers from abroad. The individual Academy institutes obtain additional financial resources by participating in national and also international research programs.

You can find more information on the official website www.avcr.cz/en (open in a new window).