Economist for the Materials for Additive Manufacturing subgroup

•     Minimum secondary education with a high school diploma in economics, finance, accounting, or a related field.
•     Knowledge of spoken and written English. Communication will take place in both Czech and English on a daily basis.
•     Previous experience in grant accounting, project budgeting, and financial reporting in a research or academic environment is an advantage.
•     Financial management skills: budget monitoring and reporting.
•     Knowledge of Czech and European financial/accounting regulations is an advantage.
•     Practical knowledge of MS Excel and SAP accounting software.
•     Attention to detail and accuracy when working with financial and administrative data.
•     Ability to work in a team with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Work for a prestigious international scientific institute.
• Interesting, independent, and responsible work within the university.
• An inspiring and dynamic environment.
• Six weeks of vacation.
• Meal allowance in the form of meal vouchers included in your salary.
• Discounted company mobile phone tariff.
• Contribution to pension savings and other benefits.
• The opportunity to take advantage of discounted (not only) language courses https://www.lli.vutbr.cz/jazykove-kurzy.
• And above all, the good feeling that your work is meaningful.

• Act as a bridge between economic department and research group, fostering mutual understanding.
• Help prepare economic sections of progress reports and final deliverables.
• Monitor expenses and cost eligibility according to BUT and Grant Provider rules.
• Ensure compliance with financial and administrative regulations and applicable related legislation.
• Ensure smooth coordination of project audits and evaluations.
• Assist in drafting budgets, cost planning, and financial monitoring for national and EU-funded projects.
• Ensure the economic operation of the subgroup, i.e. issue orders, liquidate invoices, manage assets, keep a record of petty cash, travel orders, etc.
• Act as a liaison between the economic department and the research subgroup, as well as between the group management and the subgroup, including the transfer of information and documents. In her/his work, she/he reports to the group's chief economist.

• Place of work: CEITEC VUT, Purkyňova 123, Brno.
• Work in office and general science laboratiories.
• Start date: By agreement (immediate start possible).
• Part-time position, expected 0.5 FTE – work schedule by agreement.

Deadline for applicants:  October 9th, 2025.       

Please send your structured CV and a cover letter in PDF format to the following e-mail address: recruitment@ceitec.vutbr.cz.

 Please put "Economist for the Materials for Additive Manufacturing subgroup" in the subject line.

The admission procedure will be conducted in two rounds. The first round will be conducted without the applicant's participation and will include an assessment of the applicant's suitability based on the submitted documents. A suitable applicant will be invited to the second round for a personal interview. Both rounds of the selection procedure will take place continuously after your application has been submitted. The admission procedure may be terminated early, immediately after the selection of a suitable applicant. The announcer reserves the right to cancel the announced admission procedure at any time or not to select any of the registered applicants.

By submitting an application for this position, you agree to the processing of personal data, in the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR), for the duration of the selection/ admission procedure.

After the end of the selection/ admission procedure, all your personal data will be deleted and never provided to third parties.