doc. Mgr. Jiří Mudrák, Ph.D.

Institute of Psychology
The Czech Academy of Sciences
Pod Vodárenskou věží 1143/4
182 00 Prague 8
Phone: +420 266 053 844
E-mail: mudrak@praha.psu.cas.cz

Research Interests

Systemic approach to the development of competence
Giftedness and talent
Achievement, performance, excellence
Achievement motivation
Work environment and occupational health
Quality of life and well-being
Higher Education

Education and academic qualifications

2017: Habilitation in educational psychology. Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague.
2005 – 2009: Postgraduate studies in developmental psychology. F aculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno.
1999 – 2005: Master’s studies in psychology. Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno.

Academic employment history

2014 – present: Institute of psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences. Prague, Czech Republic. Research fellow.
2010 – present: Department of psychology, pedagogy and didactics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University. Prague, Czech Republic . Associate professor.
2018 – present: Department of psychology/ KREAS, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Prague, Czech Republic . Key researcher.
2011 – 2013: Department of psychology, Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. Postdoctoral research fellow.
2011 – 2013: Prague College of Psychosocial Studies. Prague, Czech Republic. Lecturer.
2008 – 2010: Department of Social Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Assistant professor.
2007 – 2008: Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno. Researcher.
2006: Elementary school Namesti 28. Rijna, Brno. School psychologist.

Grant projects

2020 – 2022: Czech Science Foundation grant „ Excellent research between individuals, institutions, and discourses: Collaborative construction of research productivity at research institutions.” Grant no. 20-13732S. Research team member.
2020 – 2022: Charles University Grant Agency grant „Striking the balance: Towards an integrative model of achievement motivation, performance and well-being in competitive athletes.“ Grant no. 1088120. Project supervisor.
2018 – 2022: „Creativity and adaptability as conditions for the success of Europe in an interrelated world.“ Project no. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000734, Operational Programme Research, Development and Education. Key researcher.
2017 – 2019: Czech Science Foundation grant „ Developing academic excellence: A systemic approach to high achievement in early career academics.” Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences. Principal investigator.
2014 – 2016: World Anti-doping Agency grant „ Doping in the Czech adolescents: Prevalence, correlates and experiences.” Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague. Co-investigator.
2013 – 2016: Czech Science Foundation grant „ Work environment quality and employee well-being in public higher education .” Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences. Co-investigator.
2011 – 2013: Czech Science Foundation postdoctoral grant „ Constructs and practices in the education of gifted: Development of gifted children in the Czech educational context“. Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. Principal investigator.
04-05/2009: G rant EEA Grants Norway ‘Development of Human Resources’. Scholarship at Psykologisk Institutt, Universitetet i Oslo, Norway.
2007 – 2008: Grant of the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University „Supporting PhD students and postdocs as research team members“.

International scholarships

2013 – 2014: University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, USA. Dependent in the Fulbright-Masaryk Scholarship Program.
2011: Collective biography internship, Sydney, Australia.
2009: Psykologisk institutt, Univerzitetet i Oslo, Oslo, Norsko. Visiting researcher.

Selected publications

Monographs

Slepička, P., Mudrák, J., Slepičková, I. (2018). Rizikové chování ve sportu dětí a mládeže. Praha: Karolinum.
Slepička, P., Mudrák, J., Slepičková, I. (2016). Sport a pohyb v životě seniorů. Praha: Karolinum.

Book chapters

Zábrodská, K. Mudrák, J., Květon, P., Machovcová, K., Blatný, M., & Šolcová, I. (2018). Satisfied but not equal: Working conditions of women and men faculty in Czech universities. In Vohlídalová, M., Linková, M. (Eds.), Gender and neoliberalism in Czech academia. Praha: SLON.

Journal articles (WoS/ Scopus)

Mudrák, J., Zábrodská, K., Machovcová, K., Cidlinská, K., Takács, L. (2021). Competing values at public universities: Organizational cultures and job demands-resources in academic departments. Higher Education Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12311
Dostálová, R., Stillman, C., Erickson, K. I., Slepička, P., & Mudrák, J. (2021). The Relationship between Physical Activity, Self-Perceived Health, and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. Brain Sciences, 11(4), 492. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11040492
Mudrák, J., Slepička, P., Slepičková, I., Zábrodská, K., Knoblochová, M. (in press). Motivational beliefs and subjective effort in adolescent athletes. International journal of sport psychology.
Zábrodská, K., Mudrák, J., Rozumová, E., & Takács, L. (2021). Očekávání úspěchu, hodnota výkonu a seberegulace: Typologie výkonové motivace studentů pedagogických oborů založená na klastrové analýze dotazníku Motivace k výkonu. Studia paedagogica, 26(1), 145-166. https://doi.org/10.5817/SP2021-1-6
Mudrák, J., Zábrodská, K., & Machovcová, K. (2020). A self-determined profession? Perceived work conditions and the satisfaction paradox among Czech Academic Faculty. Sociologicky Casopis, 56(3), 387-418. https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2020.023
Mudrák, J., Zábrodská, K., & Takács, L. (2020). Systemic approach to the development of reading literacy: Family resources, school grades, and reading motivation in fourth-grade pupils. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 37. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00037
Mudrak, J., Zabrodska, K., & Machovcova, K. (2020). Psychological constructions of learning potential and a systemic approach to the development of excellence. High Ability Studies, 31(2), 181-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2019.1607722

Publication Activities

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