Career at UTIA
Call for Applications: Director of UTIA CAS
The Czech Academy of Sciences invites applications for the position of Director of the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS (ÚTIA), with an anticipated term of office from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2032.
Applicants are expected to hold a university degree and scientific qualifications in a field relevant to the Institute’s research, have a corresponding research track record, demonstrate organisational skills and management experience, and have a good command of English.
Application deadline: 18 November 2026 at 15:00 (CET).
Full requirements, a list of required supporting documents, and application instructions are available in the Call for Applications (PDF).
Two-year postdoctoral positions
The Institute of Information Theory and Automation (UTIA), Czech Academy of Sciences (http://www.utia.cas.cz/) invites applications for two-year postdoctoral positions in the institute beginning any convenient date between July 1, 2026 and January 1, 2027.
Candidates are expected to work in one of these areas:
- artificial intelligence and machine learning,
- probabilistic graphical models,
- statistics and stochastics,
- image, video, and signal processing,
- control theory,
- adaptive decision intelligence and human-centric intelligence,
- modelling economic and financial problems,
- non-smooth analysis,
- PDEs, calculus of variations, and continuum mechanics.
Candidates are also expected to have a strong record of significant research, or outstanding potential for it, and to have received their Ph.D., Dr., or equivalent title no more than two years before the starting date of the position. Moreover, experience in obtaining third-party funds is advantageous.
The Institute offers a monthly salary of CZK 50 000 (about 2 000 EURO), a yearly travel budget of CZK 50 000, and yearly benefits supporting e.g. recreational and sport activities, as well as health care programs. Complete applications must be received by April 30, 2026.
In case of interest, please send your application via email to utia@utia.cas.cz. The application should include a CV, a research plan, a motivation letter, and a copy of the PhD diploma or a declaration of the date by which the defense is planned. Letter(s) of recommendation is/are welcome. They should be sent by their authors directly to the email above.