The Department of Classical Studies at Masaryk University welcomes expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers seeking a host institution for postdoctoral funding schemes, including the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships, ERA Fellowships, and other national or international funding programmes.
Our academic staff offer supervision across a range of research areas in Classics, Medieval Studies, Greek Studies, Linguistics, and related disciplines. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors to discuss project ideas and funding opportunities.
We currently offer supervision in three research areas:
1. Medieval Latin Literature, Manuscript Studies, and Intellectual History
Petra Mutlová
Petra Mutlová leads a research group devoted to the study and critical editing of medieval Latin texts. The group is currently preparing critical editions of works by Jan Hus and John of Capestrano, published in the prestigious Corpus Christianorum series by Brepols.
Her research focuses on the transmission and dissemination of ideas in medieval Latin literature, manuscript studies, textual criticism, concepts of authorship and anonymity, university culture and literary production in the Middle Ages, and the application of quantitative methods to medieval texts. She welcomes projects dealing with medieval manuscripts, textual scholarship, intellectual history, and broader questions of medieval written culture.
2. Ancient Magic, Curse Tablets, Amulets, and Epigraphic Cultures
Daniela Urbanová
Daniela Urbanová is an internationally recognised specialist in Latin and Greek curse tablets, ancient magic, and epigraphic culture. Her monograph Latin Curse Tablets of the Roman Empire (2018) has become a major contribution to the study of cursing traditions in the Roman world. More recently, she co-authored Performative Adiuration Formulae in Greek and Latin Inscriptions (2025), the first comprehensive collection and analysis of adjuration formulae across Greek and Latin epigraphic sources.
Her research explores linguistic, philological, religious, and cultural aspects of magical texts, curse tablets, amulets, and related inscriptions from antiquity through the Middle Ages. She has also pioneered interdisciplinary research on medieval lead amulets from Central Europe, integrating philology, archaeology, and advanced imaging technologies. Apart from projects on curse tablets, she also welcomes projects on epigraphy and historical linguistics.
3. Morphology, Language Change, and Language Contact
Michail I. Marinis
Michail Marinis is a linguist specialising in morphology, inflectional systems, language contact, and language change, with particular expertise in Modern Greek dialects and Greek in Southern Italy. He currently directs the GreDIS project (When the Previously Differentiated Become Identical: What the Diachrony of Greek Inflectional Syncretism Can Teach Us) at the Center for
Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, and co-directs the LaViN (Language in the Historical Archive of To Vima and Ta Nea) Project at The Ohio State University.
His research addresses inflectional typology, morphophonological variation, syncretism, contact-induced change, and theoretical morphology. His work has introduced innovative concepts and analytical models that contribute to our understanding of morphological systems and language change. Dr Marinis welcomes proposals in any subfield of morphology.
Funding Opportunities
Masaryk University provides a supportive environment for international postdoctoral researchers and actively assists applicants in preparing competitive fellowship proposals.
Potential funding schemes include:
- MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
- MSCA ERA Fellowships (for widening countries)
- MASH – MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (usually announced by the end of September)
- other relevant Czech, European, and international fellowship programmes
Researchers interested in developing a project proposal within any of the areas listed above are encouraged to contact the relevant supervisor directly.
Information on specific funding calls and deadlines may change from year to year. Applicants are therefore advised to discuss available opportunities with prospective supervisors well in advance of submission deadlines.