Němeček Jan

doc. PhDr., DrSc.
Born 30 May, 1963 Pardubice

Political history of the 20th century
Member of Learned Society since 2018

Educational and professional preparation

1978–1982 – Gymnasium in Pardubice
1982–1987 – Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prague, field of education: Czech language and History
1991 – state rigorous examination (PhDr.) at Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prague
1999 – defence of dissertation work (title – CSc.) at Institute of History CAS
2001 – defence of doctor dissertation work (title – DrSc.) at Institute of History CAS
2009 – defence of inaugural dissertation (title - doc.) at Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prague

Employment and academic positions

1987–1989 – East Bohemian Museum of Pardubice
1989–1990 – study stay at the Historical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in Prague
1990–1995 – specialist at the Historical Institute of the Army of the Czech Republic in Prague
from 1995 – specialist (since 1999 scientific) of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
from 2005 – Deputy Director of the Historical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Membership in selected domestic scientific bodies

Supervisor of PhD Programme Modern European History at Faculty of Humanities of Charles University
Member of Commission for defences of doctoral thesis in historical sciences, Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Chairman of Board of the Institute of History CAS
Chairman of Czech-Russian Commission of historians and archivists
Member of Czecho-Slovak Commission of historians
Member of the British-Czech Forum of Historians
Member of the Coordination committee for ranging workers to the highest qualifying degree CAS
Member of the Czech National Committee of Historians
Member of Commission for defences of doctoral thesis CAS
Member of 6 editorial boards

Membership and positions in selected international organizations and societies

member of Central European Commission, Polish Academy of Learning in Cracow
member of Commission on the Contemporary History of Slavs of the International Committee of Slavists
member of Comenius Academic Club New York

Notable awards

2003 – W. Felczak and H. Wereszycki Award, Uniwersytet Jagielloński and Polske Towarzystwo Historyczne – Oddział Kraków
2004 – Award of the CAS for exceptional scientific result, Czech Academy of Sciences
2012 – Charles University Rector’s Award for the best scientific work for 2012
2020 – awarded the highest departmental award, Golden Linden Decoration of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
2021 – awarded the Medal of Merit for Diplomacy, awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Selected publications

NĚMEČEK, Jan, KUKLÍK, Jan, Frontiers, Minorities, Transfers, Expulsions. British diplomacy towards Czechoslovakia and Poland during WWII, Prague: Faculty of Law, Institute of History 2015
NĚMEČEK Jan, ŠŤOVÍČEK Ivan, NOVÁČKOVÁ Helena, KUKLÍK Jan, BÍLEK Jan, Zápisy ze schůzí československé vlády v Londýně 1940-1945, sv. I - V, Praha: Historický ústav AV ČR, Právnická fakulta UK a Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR 2008-2015
NĚMEČEK, Jan, NĚMEČKOVÁ DANIELA, Prototyp zrady. Životní příběh Augustina Přeučila, Praha: Epocha 2015
NĚMEČEK Jan, KUKLÍK Jan, Od národního státu ke státu národností? Národnostní statut a snahy o řešení menšinové otázky v Československu v roce 1938, Praha: Karolinum 2013
KUKLÍK Jan, NĚMEČEK Jan, ŠEBEK Jaroslav, Dlouhé stíny Mnichova. Mnichovská dohoda očima signatářů a její dopady na Československo, Praha: Auditorium 2011
NĚMEČEK Jan, KUKLÍK Jan, Osvobozené Československo očima britské diplomacie. Zprávy britské ambasády z Prahy v roce 1945, Praha: Karolinum 2010
NĚMEČEK Jan, Soumrak a úsvit československé diplomacie. 15. březen 1939 a československé zastupitelské úřady, Praha: Academia 2008
NĚMEČEK Jan, KUKLÍK Jan, Proti Benešovi! Česká a slovenská protibenešovská opozice v Londýně 1939–1945, Praha: Karolinum 2004
NĚMEČEK Jan, Od spojenectví k roztržce. Vztahy československé a polské exilové reprezentace 1939–1945, Praha: Academia 2003
NĚMEČEK Jan, Mašínové. Zpráva o dvou generacích, Praha: TORST 1998