List of Members of Academy Council

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Prof. RNDr. Radomír Pánek, Ph.D. – President of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Overall management and control of the Academy's activities in accordance with Section 10 of the Act on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, as amended, and the development strategy of the CAS.

Academy Council Presidium

PhDr. Pavel Baran, CSc. – Member of the Academy Council Presidium and President of the Science Council of the CAS

Addressing conceptual issues of science policy and public funding support for science in cooperation with state authorities in this area and the policy of research, development, and innovation (RDI) (Council for Research, Development and Innovation, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, etc.).
Agenda for the grant management of holders of the Doctor of Science (DSc.) title.

Ing. Ilona Müllerová, DrSc. – Vice-President and Member of the Academy Council Presidium

Coordination of the concept of the I. research area and addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 1–3.
Coordination of knowledge and technology transfer to the application sphere, cooperation with the commercial sector, and relevant providers (Ministry of Industry and Trade).
Coordination and conceptual oversight of intellectual property utilization.

Ing. Miroslava Anděrová, CSc. – Vice-President and Member of the Academy Council Presidium

Coordination of the concept of the II. research area and addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 4–6.
Coordination of cooperation with relevant providers (Ministry of Health).
Representation in the coordination of knowledge and technology transfer to the application sphere, cooperation with the commercial sector for the II. research area, and conceptual oversight of intellectual property utilization for the II. research area.

Mgr. Ondřej Beránek, Ph.D. – Vice-President and Member of the Academy Council Presidium

Coordination of the concept of the III. research area and addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 7–9.
Coordination of cooperation with relevant providers (Ministry of Culture).
Coordination of activities in the field of archaeology concerning the protection of archaeological heritage and state monument care.
Representation in the coordination of knowledge and technology transfer to the application sphere, cooperation with the commercial sector for the III. research area, and conceptual oversight of intellectual property utilization for the III. research area.

Dr. Ing. Jiří Kotek, dr. h. c. – Member of the Academy Council and Member of the Academy Council Presidium

Addressing conceptual financial and budgetary matters and their implementation, including grant management in the entrusted area.
Coordination of infrastructural activities of the Centre of Administration and Operations of the CAS.
Coordination of support for scientific societies, including the grant management agenda in this area.
Methodological oversight of public administration controls at CAS institutes.

JUDr. Ján Matejka, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council and Member of the Academy Council Presidium

Methodological oversight of external legislation of the CAS.
Coordination of cooperation with the Centre of Administration and Operations of the CAS and its transformation, including fulfilling the purpose and oversight of the subject of activities in relation to the founder.
Coordination of operation, development, security, and application of artificial intelligence (AI) at the CAS in its institutes.

Members of the Academy Council

Prof. RNDr. Petr Baldrian, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of the agenda of excellence support programmes within the CAS and in the international context (ERC, Horizon Europe, etc.), including grant management in this area.
Addressing conceptual issues of programme and project cooperation with the Czech Science Foundation.

Prof. RNDr. Marcela Buchtová, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Addressing conceptual issues of scientific training and cooperation of the CAS with universities and joint institutes, including doctoral study programmes and cooperation with departmental institutes.
Addressing conceptual issues of programme and project cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, universities, and providers, including operational programmes of structural funds.

RNDr. Soňa Ehlerová, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Conceptual issues of presenting the results of the CAS and its institutes, cooperation of the CAS with the media, and communication with the public, including the grant management agenda in the field of science and research presentation.
Coordination of popularisation and publication activities.
Coordination and conceptual activities in the field of equal opportunities within the CAS.

Ing. Pavel Janáček, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of property management of the CAS and addressing the agenda of property management of institutes.
Coordination of publishing activities within the CAS, including the grant management agenda in this area.
Methodological oversight of support for institute bodies and internal regulations of the CAS (supervisory boards, founding charters of institutes, etc.).
Representation in addressing conceptual financial and budgetary matters and their implementation, including grant management in this area.

Doc. RNDr. Tomáš Kostelecký, CSc. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of regional cooperation of the CAS with the state administration, self-government, public law entities, and other institutions within the regions, including grant management in this area.
Coordination of applied research in social sciences and humanities and coordination of interdisciplinary research cooperation between social sciences and natural sciences, and coordination of Science for Policy.
Coordination of cooperation with relevant providers (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Regional Development).
Representation of the Vice-President of the III. research area in addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 7–9.
Representation in the coordination and addressing of conceptual issues of international cooperation of the CAS, including grant management in this area, and in the coordination of CAS involvement in the European Research Area and related national programme cooperation matters in cooperation with state authorities, including grant management in this area.

Doc. RNDr. Martin Pivokonský, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination and conceptual activities of the operation of institutes in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development within the CAS.
Coordination of the operation, development, security, and application of computer networks of the CAS and its institutes, including grant management in this area.
Coordination of the agenda in the field of information technologies and systems and digitisation, including grant management in this area.
Coordination of cooperation with relevant providers (Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Agriculture).

Ing. Jiří Plešek, CSc. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination and development of programmes and activities of the AV21 Strategy, including grant management in this area.
Addressing conceptual issues of programme and project cooperation with the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.

Prof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of CAS involvement in the European Research Area and related national programme cooperation matters in collaboration with state authorities, including grant management in this area.
Coordination and addressing conceptual issues of international cooperation of the CAS, including grant management in this area.
Coordination of cooperation with relevant institutions (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Coordination of activities in the field of scientific information security (trusted research).
Representation of the Vice-President of the I. research area in addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 1–3.

RNDr. Patrik Španěl, Dr. rer. nat. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of the preparation and course of periodic evaluation of CAS institutes and coordination of this agenda with the national system for evaluating research organisations.
Coordination of activities in the field of Open Science within the CAS.
Conceptual activities related to the participation of the CAS in EOSC (European Open Science Cloud), RDA (Research Data Alliance), and CoARA (The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment).
Representation of the Vice-President of the II. research area in addressing scientific-organisational matters of the institutes in sections 4–6.

Ing. Mária Zedníková, Ph.D. – Member of the Academy Council

Coordination of increasing institutional resilience within the CAS.
Coordination of the implementation of the NIS2 directive within the CAS and its institutes.