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Directive of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University No. 1/2019
THE AID FOR PROJECTS OF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS
(in the wording effective from 19th
June 2019)
In accordance with § 28 section 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education
Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to some other Acts (the Higher
Education Act), as amended (the "Higher Education Act"), I hereby issue this directive:
Article 1
Subject Matter and Purpose of the Directive
This Directive regulates conditions for allocation of financial support to post-doctoral fellows.
Financial support is achieved through the scientific project. The purpose of this Directive is to
enhance the quality and scope of scientific production of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk
University (hereafter also referred to as “Faculty of Law MU”) and development of scientists
supported by this Directive. The research activities will be carried out in the field, which will be
announced in the call published at the web pages of the Masaryk University.
Article 2
Definition of Terms
1) “Project application”, according to this Directive shall mean a set of documents required by
the post-doc call notified on the web page of the Masaryk University which contains the list
of documents listed in Annex No.1.
2) The “project” shall mean an approved project application which intends to fulfill the project
objectives and planned research results that are to be achieved with the use of an approved
budget. The project must be initiated on the date set in the call published at the web pages
of the Masaryk University and completed within three years.
3) The “post-doctoral” fellow shall mean a male/female scientist with a Ph.D. in the field of
Law or its equivalent, dating back no longer than 36 months from the date of the entering
into the employment contract at Masaryk University. A post-doctoral fellow must obtain a
Ph.D. or its equivalent at the university outside the borders of the Czech Republic or the
Slovak Republic.
4) Before the Faculty of Law MU approves the project, a post-doctoral fellow shall be called
as an “applicant”. A successful applicant, whose project has been approved, will be called
a “project solver”. At the time of the submission of the project application, an applicant shall
not have a part-time job at Faculty of Law MU higher than 0,2.
5) The "mentor" shall mean an academic staff of the Faculty of Law MU holding a position as
an "associate professor" or a "professor" who shall provide a project solver with a scientific
assistance during the implementation of the project and shall cooperate with the project
solver in the area of research.
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Article 3
Project Application
1) Three-year projects, which cover a relevant field of scientific research with clearly defined
publication results, could be supported upon the approval of the Selection Commission.
2) An applicant shall submit a project application including all annexes in the electronic form
to email address: vedavyzkum@law.muni.cz within the deadline set in the call.
3) Project application shall be submitted in the English language and shall fulfill the formal
requirements which are also defined in the Annex No. 1 to this Directive. The application
shall consist of:
- project description,
- project objectives,
- planned research results,
- layout of the scientific work and timing of the project, and
- required research costs without salary expenses.
4) Annexes to the project application are:
- Europass CV,
- overview of the current scientific results, participation in international projects, or
membership in expert groups.), teaching experience if conducted during Ph.D. studies,
- documents proving an achieved level of education [if the applicant has not
accomplished his/her Ph.D. studies yet, he/she is obliged to submit records about the
ongoing study as well as the list of credits (ECTS) received during the Ph.D. studies],
- at least one reference letter.
5) The planned research results shall be sorted into these categories:
- peer-reviewed journals included in the scientific databases (WOS, SCOPUS, ERIHPlus
etc.),
- publications in the international conference proceedings contained in the scientific
databases,
- scientific monograph intended for the publication outside the Czech Republic or the
Slovak Republic,
- chapter in a scientific monograph intended for the publication outside the Czech
Republic or the Slovak Republic.
Article 4
Responsibilities of the Project Solver
1) The project solver shall be responsible for the implementation of the project and use of
allocated financial support.
2) The protect solver shall be obliged to use the allocated financial support effectively,
economically, and to fulfill the objectives of the project. During the implementation of the
project, the project solver shall follow requirements set forth by EU or national legislation,
internal rules of Masaryk University and Faculty of Law MU.
3) The project solver shall be obliged to use the financial support exclusively in the direct
connection with the submitted project and planned research results.
4) At the time of project implementation, the project solver shall be obliged to submit at least
two project applications requesting external financial support (for example Czech Science
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Foundation - GAČR, The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic - TAČR, Horizon
2020, ERC grants etc.). If the granting authority successfully approves the first project
application, then the project solver is not required to submit the second project application.
5) The project solver is expected to consult regularly the implementation of the project and
planned research results with the mentor and the Office of Science, Research and Project
Management.
6) The project solver is required to submit an annual Report on the project implementation,
which shall be sent via email to the Office of Science, Research and Project Management
within the deadline set by this Office.
7) The project solver shall follow the instructions of the Office of Science, Research and
Project Management during the protect implementation.
Article 5
Mentor
1) The mentor shall be obliged to provide a project solver with a scientific support and
guidance during the period of the project implementation.
2) The mentor shall be obliged to provide and evidence of consultations with the project solver
to the Office of Science, Research and Project Management within the dates set by the
Office. The Office of Science, Research and Project Management shall create a form for
the evidence of consultations.
3) The mentor shall be obliged to provide the project solver with the evaluation of the Project
Implementation Report and the Final Project Report.
4) The mentor shall be granted a monthly remuneration amounting to 2.000,00 CZK. The
remuneration shall be paid on an annual basis.
Article 6
Salary of the Project Solver and other Financial Support
1) The project solver shall be entitled to receive a monthly salary (gross wage) amounting to
45.000,00 CZK.
2) Based on the recommendation of the Project Council, the Dean may award a special bonus
for an excellent results achieved during the implementation of the project.
3) Apart from the salary, the project solver is entitled to employ the budget amounting to
150.000,00 CZK for the period three years according to the timeframe of the approved
project application.
Article 7
Decision about the Financial Support
1) The Dean shall decide on financial support allocation on the basis of the recommendation
of the Selection Commission.
2) The Dean shall appoint the Selection Commission particularly from members of the Project
Council of the Faculty of Law MU and from designated representatives of the Rectorate of
the Masaryk University.
3) The Selection Commission shall evaluate a project application including its all annexes and
assess the planned research results. It shall also take the account of the current scientific
results of the applicant.
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4) The Selection Commission is authorized to request changes in the project proposal, both
in the field of research results and the amount of the other financial support.
5) The financial support shall be allocated to one project for one post-doc call.
6) The approved project proposal and its annexes (as modified by the Selection Commission)
shall become a part of the employment contract between the project solver and the Faculty
of Law MU.
Article 8
Rules on the Expenditures
1) Project expenditures shall be used in compliance with the contemporary rules of the
Ministry of education, youth and sports for the institutional support concerning the longterm
conceptual development of research organization and always in the direct connection
with the approved project and in connection with the planned research results.
2) The eligible expenditures are:
- consumables,
- tangible and intangible assets of a small scale,
- services,
- domestic and foreign travel costs,
- publication costs (publication fees in foreign journals), publication costs for of
monographs, incl. review opinions (assessments).
3) The ineligible expenditures shall particularly be:
- investments,
- costs which shall not be eligible for institutional support (for example refreshments and
representation costs).
4) Financial support may be used from the date set in the call and all funds must be used up
within the period of three years.
5) The project solver is requested to set an amount of expenditures, which shall be used in
every calendar year, and this amount must be utilized in a given year thoroughly. A project
solver shall submit an amount of expenditures complying with the approved project
proposal and fulfilling the structure of expenditures to the Office of Science, Research and
Project Management no later than on the date set by this Office.
6) A suitable employee of the Office of Science, Research and Project Management and
research shall be responsible for the budget administration according to the rules of the
financial control.
Article 9
Control of the Project Implementation
1) All project changes must be consulted with the Office of Science, Research and Project
Management and shall be the subject to the approval of the Project Council during the
implementation of the project and of the Bursar of the Faculty of Law MU.
2) The Project Council shall assess the Annual Reports on the Project Implementation and
the Final Project Report and shall issue a necessary recommendations for further project
implementation.
3) The Project Council is entitled to require the submission of the Report on the Project
Implementation even on different dates than stipulated in Article 4 par. 8.
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4) If the Project Council or the Office of Science, Research and Project Management identifies
deficiencies in the project implementation, mainly due to the insufficient or late
achievement of the research results, the Dean may initiate financial sanctions against the
project solver based on the proposal of the Project Council. Employment sanctions,
according to labor-law regulations, can be applied as well.
Article 10
Final Provisions
1) I hereby authorize the Vice-dean for science and research with the evaluation of this
Directive, its implementation, and possible amendments.
2) I hereby authorize the Vice-Dean for science and research with the interpretation of
provisions in this Directive.
3) I hereby authorize the Manager for the Office of Science, Research and Project
Management with the administration and financial control of the approved project
proposals.
4) This Directive shall become effective on 19th June 2019.
In Brno on 18th
June 2019.
Martin Škop, m.p.
dean
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Annex No. 1
PROJECT APPLICATION FOR ALLOCATION OF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT TO POST-DOCTORAL PROJECTS
(Project application should not exceed 5 pages without annexes. Please send a form to
vedavyzkum@law.muni.cz. Implementation of the project shall begin on the date set in
the call)
Title of the project
Maximum 100 characters
Applicant
Project Description
Timeframe of the Project
A brief project timing including planned research results and expenditures of the project
(see below).
Planned Research Results
The planned research results shall be sorted into these categories: peer-reviewed journals
included in the scientific databases (WOS, SCOPUS, ERIH-Plus etc.); publications in the
international conference proceedings contained in the scientific databases; scientific
monograph intended for the publication outside the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic;
chapter in a scientific monograph intended for the publication outside the Czech Republic or
the Slovak Republic
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Other Financial Support Expenditures in EUR*
year 1 year 2 year 3
Travel expenses
(Transport,
accommodation, food
allowances)
Material costs
(for example books,
office supplies etc.)
Services
(for example
conference fees, costs
associated with
issuance of outputs
etc.)
IN TOTAL
* The estimated funding with regards to Art. 6 (3) and Art. 8 (2) of the Directive 1/2019, exchange rate
1 EUR = 26 CZK
Annexes of the project application
1) Europass Curriculum Vitae;
2) Structured overview of the current scientific results, international cooperation,
membership in expert groups, pedagogical experience if conducted during Ph.D.
studies;
3) Documents proving the achieved education (scan of documents); if the applicant has not
accomplished his/her Ph.D. studies yet, he/she is obliged to submit records about the
ongoing study as well as the list of credits (ECTS) received during the Ph.D. studies;
4) Reference letter or letters (scan of letter/letters).