join us

If you are interested in joining BULLAB, please send us an email describing your research interests and experience. There is no taxonomic restriction. We are happy to help you with a funding proposal or discuss other possibilities.


post-doc opportunities

bullab is happy to host post-docs or fellowship holders who bring their own funding. Czechia offers excellent opportunities for international scientists, including Maria Curie Fellowships CZ, where projects scoring more than 70% are funded by the Czech government. If interested, please send to bullab@fzp.czu.cz an email with the subject line postdoc_name-surname, and containing a single PDF (<10 MB) named postdoc_name-surname.pdf with:

  • Motivation letter (max 1 page up to 550 words) emphasising your fit with BULLAB.
  • Key contributions (max 1 page up to 550 words) highlighting how your research contributed to general scientific knowledge.
  • Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages), including selected publications and outputs such as code repositories, websites, apps, invited lectures.
  • Contact details of 3 academic referees (e.g. former supervisor, collaborator or boss).

PhD opportunities

bullab is happy to host PhD students who bring their own funding (e.g. Fulbright Scholarships, SECIHTI. The Faculty of Environmental Sciences provides partial scholarships to PhD students, as long as they secure part of the funding themselves or via their supervisor. Currently, bullab does not have funds for PhD positions, but funding may become available in the future (currently 2026), depending on the success of our grant applications.

We are searching for Mexican citizens to apply for PhD with us via SECIHTI (Mexican governmental) grant. To apply please send to leonelhalsina@gmail.com an email with the subject line 2026_phd_name-surname, and containing a single PDF (<10 MB) named 2026_phd_name-surname.pdf with:

  • Motivation letter (max 1 page up to 550 words) emphasising your fit with bullab).
  • Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages), including work and field experience, publications and outputs such as code repositories, websites, apps, teaching, lectures.
  • Contact details of 2 academic referees (e.g. former supervisor).

master’s & undergraduate options

Our goal is to prepare you for a scientific career. Thus, we aim to support projects that lead to publication. Contact us if you are interested in pursuing your Master’s or Bachelor’s thesis with us by sending to bullab@fzp.czu.cz an email with the subject line bc_name-surname or ms_name-surname, and containing a single PDF (<10 MB) named bc_name-surname.pdf or named ms_name-surname.pdfwith:

  • Motivation letter (max 1 page up to 550 words) emphasising your fit with bullab).
  • Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages), including work and field experience, publications and outputs such as code repositories, websites, apps, teaching, lectures.
  • Contact details of 2 academic referees (e.g. former supervisor).