Research assistant positions allow interested MUP students to get a first hand experience with academic research. The positions are also open to MUP alumni and qualified external applicants on. All positions are voluntary and non-paid. While specific arrangements vary from project to project, students are expected to provide roughly four hours per week of research time during the academic year. Currently, students are welcomed to volunteer their time and energy to the following faculty-led research projects, please contact the supervising faculty directly with any questions.

Research projects supervised by Dr. Oldřich Bureš (o.bures@mup.cz):
Private military companies
Peacekeeping
EU counterterrorism policy

Research projects supervised by Dr. Francesco Giumelli (giumelli@mup.cz):
EU foreign policy
EU and Eastern Europe (Moldova in particular) and Central-Asia (Uzbekistan in particular, Romanian and/or Russian speakers especially welcomed)

Research projects supervised by Ltd. Dr. Bohuslav Pernica (only in Czech language!)
external expert, Military Academy in Vyskov, (Bohuslav.Pernica@seznam.cz):
Nasazení českých vojáků v zahraničí v letech 1993 až 2009: rozsah nasazení a vývoj charakteru misí
Vývoj vojenské politiky České republiky v letech 1993 až 2009 ve zrcadle strategických dokumentů
Vojenská záloha a fenomén aktivní zálohy České republiky

Current research assistants:
Mgr. Raimonda Nováčková: EU counterterrorism policy
Mgr. Tomáš Mikulecký: EU counterterrorism policy, terrorism and media
Bc. Renata Janulíková: Peacekeeping
PhDr. Štěpán Beneš: EU counterterrorism policy, terrorism and media
Dana Vláčilová, MBA : Sanctions
Mgr. Kryštof Kruliš: Sanctions
Petr Slowik: Sanctions