Rector´s Directive No. 3/2022 (consolidated version) ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Title: Introducing and defining the concept of “post-doc” at Charles University To implement: - Lead Office: Department of Science and Research Effect: 17 January 2022 ****************************************************************************************** * Rector´s Directive N. 23/2021 as amended by Rector´s Directive N. 3/2022 (consolidated v ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * Introducing and defining the concept of “post-doc” at Charles University ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * Article 1 – Introductory provision *========================================================================================= The Rector´s Directive herein specifies the usage of the term “post-doc” at Charles Univer (“University”). *========================================================================================= * Article 2 – Post-doc *========================================================================================= 1.A post-doc is an academic or researcher employed by the University under a fixed-term em contract for a minimum of one year, and who was awarded the degree of Ph.D. or an equiva not earlier than eight years ago. The maximum of eight years does not include periods of leave, military service, serious health problems and/or a period of similar long-term st obstacles to work (e.g., time spent with long-term caring for a family member / close pe 2.Vacant positions assigned for post-docs are to be filled under the Competitive Hiring Pr Charles University, or alternatively under the specific requirements of the respective p the post-doc is to be hired; qualified applicants are those awarded Ph.D. at a foreign ( Czech) university. 3.An employee working at the same unit of the University where he or she completed the doc during the time relevant under paragraph 1 is not considered a post-doc for the purposes Directive. *========================================================================================= * Article 3 – Duties of Faculties and other Units *========================================================================================= 1.Faculties and other Units of the University (“Units of CU”) are obliged to follow this D their decision-making regarding whether an employee is or is not a post-doc. 2.Units of CU expressly stipulate in their employment contracts that the employee is a pos Units are to ensure that the post-doc is unambiguously designated as such in the personn the University no later than on the first day of force of the respective employment cont existing employment contracts are to be modified, or supplements are to be attached ther reasons, the provisions of the preceding sentence are to be used with necessary modifica *========================================================================================= * Article 4 – Transitional and final provisions *========================================================================================= 1.Units of CU ensure that post-docs in an employment relationship existing on the day of e Directive herein be unambiguously designated in the personnel system of the University n 1 October 2021. 2.The Directive herein become effective as of 1 September 2021. The consolidated version became effective as of 17 January 2022. Prague, 17 January 2022 .pdf to download [ URL "UKEN-1610-version1-en_opatreni_rektora_postdoc.pdf"]