Full Professorship Appointment Procedure

Conditions for Initiating the Procedure

Recommended criteria are detailed in Dean’s Directive No. 5/2025. For procedures initiated before May 15, 2025, Rector’s Directive No. 35/2019 also applies. A careful review of all relevant regulations is strongly recommended (see the Rules and Regulations section).

Eligibility Criteria

To initiate the professorial appointment process, the candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Previous appointment as a docent (associate professor) based on a habilitation dissertation defence. For more information on the recognition of foreign education (the so-called nostrification process), please visit the rectorate’s website.
• At least five years of cumulative pedagogical experience at a university.
• Supervision of PhD students, with at least one student having successfully completed their doctorate. A consultant who demonstrably participates in the preparation of the doctoral student throughout the study may also be considered a supervisor.
• Minimum of 40 academic publications.
• Minimum of 15 international or foreign-language publications.
• Minimum of 50 citations in scientific literature (out of which 25 citations appear in international scientific literature). For more information on possible exceptions to the minimal counts, please see Article 3 (4) in Dean’s Directive No. 5/2025.
• Two recommendation letters from professors in the same or a related field.

Proposal Submission

The candidate submits the application and its appendices, which form the core documents for the appointment process. Based on these documents, the Commission forms its opinion. The documents are also available to the Research Board of the Faculty.

• The application is evaluated by the commission and made available to the Scientific Council of the Faculty.
• The application must be submitted to the Research Department in both print and electronic form (appendices in .docx format are preferred).
• Documents may be updated during the process, especially in cases of academic or calendar year changes or formal deficiencies.
• Please note that the candidate must sign the application, confirming the accuracy and truthfulness of the provided information.

Required Documents

The application must include the following mandatory appendices (all obligatory forms can be downloaded in the section below):

• Application for Initiating the Appointment Process (List of accredited fields for procedures to attain associate professorship and procedures for the appointment of full professorship at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, available here).
• Appendix 1: Curriculum Vitae.
• Appendix 2: Diplomas. Certified copies of all degrees listed in the CV, including a PhD and docent degree. Foreign degrees must include their exact title and placement before or after the name. Please note that the condition of submitting a diploma also applies to graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. For more information on the recognition of foreign education (the so-called nostrification process), please visit the rectorate’s website.
• Appendix 3: Verification of professional experience. Certificates from all workplaces where the candidate is currently employed. The Research Department provides verification for employment at Charles University.
• Appendix 4: Evaluation of Professional and Scientific-Pedagogical Activities signed by the candidate’s supervisor (typically a department head or institute director) from all applicant’s workplaces. The format is flexible.
• Appendix 5: Pedagogical Activity. It is reported for the current academic year and the five preceding years. It is documented using form 5a.
• Appendix 6: Publishing Activity. Only published scientific, professional, or artistic works can be reported. In the case of collective publications, the applicant will indicate their authorship share (in percentage).
• Appendix 7: Citation Counts. Multiple citations from the same source count only once. Self-citations and citations from student theses are excluded.
• Appendix 8: Placements. If none, a statutory declaration confirming this must be provided.
• Appendix 9: Grants.
• Appendix 10: Conferences.
• Appendix 11: Proposal for three inaugural lectures. After the Research Board selects one of the proposed topics, the candidate will be asked to submit detailed theses of the chosen lecture.
• Appendix 12: Recommendation Letters and the Accompanying Sheet.
  • The proposal must be accompanied by a written recommendation from at least two professors of the same or related field.
  • The recommendation letters should not be older than 3 months and must be submitted in original form with the date of issue and signature.
  • If the recommendation letters are in a language other than Czech, Slovak, English, or German, the applicant is required to provide a translation of the letter into Czech.