Opportunities

I am looking for enthusiastic postdocs to join our group and develop new lines of basic or applied research on the effects of anthropogenic stressors on freshwater biota.

Our group's expertise spans laboratory experiments on trophic interactions, life histories, individual behaviour (using Noldus Ethovision), and physiology (with focus on respirometry). We also conduct outdoor experiments in heated mesocosms to study community-level responses to anthropogenic stressors such as climate change, various pollutants and invasive species. In addition, we use mathematical models to explore dynamic phenomena ranging from predator-prey interactions to community assembly. Depending on your background, this will allow you to broaden your methodological toolkit and develop a more holistic approach to your future research.

Our lab is multinational and regularly publishes in leading journals, including Ecology Letters, Water Research, Global Change Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, and Journal of Hazardous Materials. The campus offers access to many other research groups and facilities, and we actively collaborate with a number of research groups in the Czech Republic and across Europe. The group is hosted by the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia and the Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic. Both institutions share a campus in Ceske Budejovice, a relaxed town of about 100,000 inhabitants within easy reach of Prague and Vienna. The cost of living here is substantially lower than in many Western European countries and lower than in Prague. 

Potential sources of funding include grant schemes of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (e.g. incoming individual postdoc fellowships, next deadline in March/April 2027), which typically support 3-year projects. Oter options are Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (next deadline on 9 September 2026) and postdoc positions funded by the University of South Bohemia (next deadline expected in September or October 2026). All of these schemes are open to applicants from all countries. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships offer an exceptional combination of scientific freedom and attractive financial conditions. In Czechia, the gross monthly living plus mobility allowance is on the order of 4,700–5,000 EUR, which translates into a very comfortable standards of living given local costs.

Informal enquiries are welcome - please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Would you like to do an internship with us? We welcome highly motivated students with good organizational skills and strong interests in quantitative ecology, behavioural ecology or evolutionary ecology. Master students in biology, ecology, entomology, limnology and related fields are welcome to join us for their intership. Students interested in experimental work are particularly encouraged to apply. Previous experience with aquatic invertebrates, lab experiments, data curation and statistical analyses (e.g. in R) is a plus.

Stipend: Successful candidates will need to secure most or all of their funds. ERASMUS SPM (Student Mobility for Placement) or another similar European scholarship or a 'bourse de mobilité internationale sur critères sociaux' is enough to cover basic living costs and shared accommodation in student dormitories or in private for the entire duration of the stay. Very good performance may be supported with an additional Czech stipend. For more information about major French scholarships see here, here, here and here. Some information can also be found here for European applicants. 

To apply, please send your CV, motivation letter (1 page maximum), and names and contact information for two references to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Claire Duchet (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Informal enquiries are welcome - please contact us by email.

Contact information:

Department of Ecosystem Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia &
Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Entomology, Laboratory of Aquatic Insects and Relict Ecosystems
Branisovska 31, CZ-37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (in English) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (in English or French)