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Directive of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University No. 1/2017
The Aid for Projects of Post-doctoral Fellows
from Abroad for the Period 2017 – 2019
(in the wording effective from April 20. 2017)
I, according to § 28 section 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions
including amendments to some other acts (the Higher Education Act), in as amended
(the "Higher Education Act"), issue this directive:
Article 1
Subject matter and purpose of regulation
This measure regulates conditions for allocation of financial aid to young
scientists, so called post-doctoral fellows. Financial aid is realized through
scientific project. The purpose of this measure is to enhance the quality and
scope of scientific performance of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University
(hereafter also referred to as “PrF MU”) and development of scientific potential of
persons supported by this Measure.
Article 2
Definition of basic concepts
(1) Project application means a set of documents required in tender offering a
post notified by PrF MU in compliance with this Measure.
(2) Project means an approved project application with the aim to fulfill the
declared goals and outputs using an approved budget. Project must be initiated
on 1st September 2017 and completed no later than on 31st August 2019.
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(3) Post-doctoral fellow means a male/female scientist with an achieved level of
education Ph.D. in the field of Law or equivalent, dating back no more than 36
months from the date of the submission of project application. A post-doctoral
fellow must obtain a title Ph.D. or its equivalent at university outside the Czech
Republic or Slovak Republic.
(4) At the stage of the project submission before decision on aid allocation a postdoctoral
fellow is designated as an “applicant”. A successful applicant, whose
project shall be supported, shall become a “project solver”. At the time of the
submission of project application an applicant shall not be allowed to have a work
load at PrF MU higher than 0,2.
(5) Mentor is an academic worker of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University
with a title “associate professor” or “professor” who shall provide a solver with an
expert assistance during the realization of project and shall cooperate with him in
the area of research.
Article 3
Supported projects and project intention
(1) Two-year projects, which pay attention to a comprehensive expert theme with
clearly defined publication results, shall be supported.
(2) An applicant shall submit a project application including all annexes by means
of a form to an offered post electronically at email address jiri.jaros@law.muni.cz,
thus till 21th May 2017.
(3) Project application shall be submitted in English language by means of a form
which is Annex No. 1 to this measure and contains:
- Project description (specification of concrete expert specialization),
- project aims,
- project outputs,
- timetable of scientific work,
- estimation of necessary costs apart from the wage costs,
-further information resulting from a form of project application.
(4) Parts of project application are:
- structured curriculum vitae of an applicant in the form of europass,
- overview of the existing scientific and creative activity,
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- documents proving an achieved level of education,
- at least one reference letter,
- consent of the mentor and the coach of workplace, where the mentor,
- works, with support to an applicant at the time of the project realization.
(5) An applicant shall submit a proposal of project outputs from categories: in
international peer-reviewed professional journals included in the global database
(WOS, SCOPUS, etc.); publications in the proceedings of international
conferences with a credible review process included in the global database; a
book published abroad; a chapter in such a book or applied results at international
level (in particular foreign patent or software with proven use in other countries).
Article 4
Project solver
(1) Solver shall be responsible for the realization of project and use of allocated
financial grants.
(2) Solver shall be obliged to use the allocated financial means effectively,
functionally and economically. During the solution of project he shall follow the
procedure in compliance with valid legal regulations, internal rules of Masaryk
University and PrF MU.
(3) Project solver shall be obliged to use the funds exclusively in direct
connection with submitted project and in connection with fulfilment of its outputs.
(4) At the time of project realization a solver shall be obliged to submit at least
two project applications, which shall be independent of one another, within the
project scheme outside MU (for example GAČR, TAČR, Horizont 2020,
Community programmes of the EU etc.). In case of approval of the first project a
solver shall not be obliged to submit the second project application.
(5) Solver shall be obliged to consult regularly his work with mentor using the
project outputs.
(6) Solver shall be obliged to submit all project outputs in the form of handwriting
or to send them to an editorial office no later than 2 months before the end of
project realization.
(7) Project solver shall be obliged to submit a Report on project realization at least
once for the previous three months. The Report shall be submitted till the tenth
day of the month which follows this period addressed to the Vice-dean for science
and research. The Vice-dean for science and research shall determine a form of
this Report on project realization. Solver shall work out the first Report on project
realization after two months from the date of initiating the project.
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(8) Project solver shall be obliged to submit the Final Report on project no later
than on 10th day of the last month of project realization addressed to the Vicedean
for science and research. The Vice-dean shall determine a form of the Final
Report on project.
(9) Project solver shall be obliged to follow the instructions of the Vice-dean for
science and research.
Article 5
Mentor
(1) Mentor shall be obliged to provide a project solver with methodical support
and guidance during the whole time of project realization.
(2) Mentor shall be obliged to prove and evidence consultations with a project
solver to the Vice-dean for science and research no later than 20th day of every
month of project realization. The Vice-dean for science and research shall select
a form for proving and evidencing.
(3) Mentor shall be obliged to contribute to the elaboration of the Report on project
realization and the Final Report on project.
(4) Mentor shall be entitled to receive a monthly remuneration amounting to
2.000,00 CZK. The remuneration shall be paid on the basis of approval of
declared consultations.
Article 6
Amount of financial aid
(1) Project solver shall be entitled to receive a monthly remuneration – gross
wage amounting to 40.000,00 CZK.
(2) On the basis of the recommendation of the Project Council the Dean may
award an extraordinary remuneration for extraordinary project fulfilment to a
project solver.
(3) Apart from the wage costs during the project realization a solver may use the
costs up to 150.000,00 CZK in the structure proposed in project application.
Article 7
Aid Allocation
(1) The Dean shall decide on aid allocation on the basis of the recommendation
of the Selection Commission.
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(2) The Dean shall appoint the Selection Commission particularly from the
members of the Project Council of PrF MU and from internationally recognized
representatives of the field.
(3) The Selection Commission shall assess a project application including all its
annexes.
(4) During the assessment the Commission shall be concerned with proposed
project outputs and their ambition. It shall also take account of the existing results
of scientific and research activities of an applicant.
(5) The Selection Commission may bind an applicant to changes in project,
namely both in material and financial scope.
(6) Aid shall be allocated to one project.
(7) Project application and its annexes (as amended and modified by the
Selection Commission) shall be a part of a binding contract between an applicant
and PrF MU.
Article 8
Rules for aid usage
(1) Funds shall be used in compliance with up-to-date rules of the Ministry of
education, youth and sports for institutional support concerning the long-term
conceptual development of research organization and always in direct connection
with submitted project and in connection with fulfilment of its publication
intentions.
(2) The eligible costs shall particularly be:
• consumables
• small tangible and intangible assets
• services
• domestic and foreign travel costs
• costs for application of a result (typically fees for foreign magazines)
• costs for publication of monographs, incl. costs for review opinions
(assessments).
(3) The ineligible costs shall particularly be:
• investments
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• costs which shall not be eligible for institutional support (for example
refreshments and representation costs).
(4) Funds may be used from 1st September 2017. Funds must be used up by 31st
August 2019.
(5) Project solver shall be obliged to set a sum which shall be used in every
calendar year, and this sum must be used up in a given year completely. A project
solver shall submit a sum along with a proposal concerning the structure of
expenditure to the Vice-dean for science and research no later than on 31st
January of a given year.
(6) A relevant worker of the Department for science and research shall be tasked
with budget administration according to the rules of financial control.
Article 9
Control of project fulfilment
(1) All changes in project fulfilment must be consulted with the Department for
science, research and project aid and they shall be subject to the approval of the
Project Council in factual solution of project and of the Secretary of Faculty in
financial solution of project.
(2) The Project Council shall assess the Reports on project realization and the
Final Project Report and shall issue a recommendation for further project
realization.
(3) The Project Council shall be entitled to require the submission of Report on
project realization even beyond the deadline resulting from Article 4 par. 6.
(4) In case of identified deficiencies in project realization, particularly during the
insufficient preparation and creation of outputs, the Dean may approach to
sanctions on a proposal of the Project Council. Punishment according to laborlaw
regulations shall be without prejudice.
Article 10
Final provisions
(1) I entrust the Vice-dean for science and research with examination of
compliance with this measure, its implementation and relevant updating.
(2) I entrust the Vice-Dean for science and research with interpretation of
individual provisions of this measure.
(3) I entrust the coach of the Department for science, research and project aid
with administration and examination of financial management in connection with
this measure.
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(4) I entrust the coach of the Department for science, research and project aid
with aid administration.
(5) This measure shall become effective on 20. April 2017.
In Brno on 18. April 2017
Doc. JUDr. Markéta Selucká, Ph.D., m.p.
Dean
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Annex No. 1
Project application for allocation of financial aid to
young scientists according to the Directive of the Dean
of the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, No. 1/2017.
(Project application should not exceed 5 pages without annexes. Send a form at
jiri.jaros@law.muni.cz. Potential realization of the project shall begin to 1st
September 2017.)
Title of the project
Maximum 100 characters
Project solver and mentor
Project description
Project aims
Maximum 700 characters
Timetable for scientific work
A brief timetable particularly taking account of outputs and costs of the project
(see below).
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Project outputs
See Article 3 par. 5 of the Directive 1/2017.
Estimated costs apart from the wages in EUR*
2017 2018 2019
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 regard to Article 6 par. 3 and Article 8 par. 2 of the
Directive 1/2017, exchange rate 1 EUR = 26,5 CZK
Annexes of the project application
1) Structured Curriculum Vitae of an applicant (in English, according to the model
https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/cv/compose)
2) Structured overview of the existing scientific and creative activity
3) Documents proving the highest educational achievement (scan of documents)
4) Reference letter or letters (scan of letters)
5) Consent of the mentor and the coach of the workplace, where the mentor
works, with aid of an applicant at the time of the project realization (email form
is sufficient).