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The Institute of Philosophy of the CAS regularly applies for CAS fellowships supporting postdoctoral researchers in the Programme to Support Prospective Human Resources – post PhD candidates. The competition is open to all institutes of the Academy of Sciences and takes place twice a year – in spring and autumn. At IP, the next deadline for submission of proposals in the 26th round of the competition is set for 30 August 2025.

The programme is intended for holders of PhD or its equivalent until up to two years since receiving the degree (i. e. degree received 31 August 2023 or later; time spent on maternity/parental leave is not included in the two-year period; in case of a long-term research stay in other than the candidate's country of residence the two-year period is extended up to four years). Successful applicants receive a two-year fellowship to work on a project whose topic is directly related to the focus of the relevant CAS institute and they become members of one of its scientific teams.

Potential candidates may contact the head of one of the scientific departments at IP to consult the research topic of their interest (proposals for internal competition at IP are submitted by the Head of Department).

For more information about the programme contact Julie Černá, Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Philosophy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The international conference After Industry: Cities and Regions in Transformation will focus on the transformations of cities and regions in the post-industrial era. It will take place on 14–15 May 2026 in Prague as part of the project Urbanity: Inequality, Adaptation, and Urban Public Space in Historical Perspective. The deadline for paper submissions is 30 June 2025. More information

The Czech-German Research Platform for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Leibniz GWZO Prague) is seeking four researchers for its newly established Prague-based Department of Knowledge and Participation (headed by Dr. Michal Frankl), with the positions starting on 1 September 2025. The call is for two doctoral and two postdoctoral fixed-term positions.The application deadline is 9 May 2025. More details

Overview of current deadlines and detailed information for submitting contributions to upcoming workshops and conferences:

23.–24. 06. 2025 | Conference Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! Conference on African Philosophy 2025 | Understanding Decolonisation and the Return of African Cultural Heritage. CfP Deadline: 31 May 2025

04. 09. 2025 - 06. 09. 2025 | 2nd year of Doctoral Philosophical Conference Perspectives of Thinking. CfP Deadline: 30 April 2025. 

08.–10. 10. 2025 | Conference | Cohabitability Ecologies and Technologies of Living on Earth. CfP Deadline: 30 April 2025. Podrobně o akci

The Scientific Board of the platform The Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice (BRRP) invites proposals to organize the next biennial BRRP symposium, a long-standing forum for scholars specializing in the Bohemian Reformation and related topics. The upcoming symposium is scheduled to take place in June 2026. We encourage colleagues from the broad international community of researchers to submit their proposals, including a preliminary thematic focus, by 30 May 2025 via the online submission form. For detailed information please see the Practical Matters and the Letter from the Scientific Board.

Starting this year, the Institute of Philosophy will host two foreign researchers whose projects have succeeded in the prestigious scheme Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships. Over 10,000 applications were submitted in the call, which aims to support excellent projects by top scientists. In the Czech Republic, 25 projects at 11 institutions were supported. This is a great result for the Institute of Philosophy, confirming its place among the most prestigious Czech research institutions. Details