Mgr. Jaromír Florian, Ph.D.

Research areas

administrative history, history of bureaucracy with a focus on the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, historical-geographical topics (the industrial and postindustrial eras)

Graduated programmes, schools and thesis topics, academic degrees

2011–2014: Bachelor in Archival Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Okresní úřad Boskovice v letech 1918–1938 / District Council Boskovice in 1918–1938

2014–2016: Master in Archival Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Okresní správa politická v Boskovicích (1919–1928): úřední jednání, spisová služba a komunikační písemnosti / District Council Boskovice in 1919–1928: Administrative Work Handling, Documents Management and Communication Papers

2017–2024: Ph.D. in Auxiliary Historical Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Okresní politická správa na Moravě v letech 1868–1928. Úřad a jeho písemnosti / District Offices in Moravia in the Years 1868–1928. Office and Written Documents

Foreign internships and scholarships

10/2018–1/2019: Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, University of Vienna, (AKTION Austria – Czech Republic Programme), research stay

Domestic grants and major projects

2020–2022: Závlahy – znovuobjevované dědictví, jejich dokumentace a popularizace / Irrigations – Rediscovered Heritage, Their Documentation and Popularization, Ministry of Culture, NAKI – Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DG20P02OVV015, beneficiary-coordinator: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, beneficiary: Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University; Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation

2023–2027: Komplexní přístupy k identifikaci, ochraně a údržbě historických systémů retence a distribuce vody v horských oblastech České republiky s ohledem na památkovou péči / Complex Approaches to the Identification, Protection and Maintenance of Historical Water Retention and Distribution Systems in Mountain Areas of the Czech Republic with Regard to Heritage Conservation, Ministry of Culture, NAKI – Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DH23P03OVV007, consortium of beneficiaries: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, Institute of History of the CAS, investigator for the Institute of History of the CAS

2023–2027: Hranice jako kulturněhistorický fenomén. Specifikace, analýza, komparace a interpretace / Borders as a Cultural-Historical Phenomenon: Specification, Analysis, Comparison, and Interpretation, Ministry of Culture, NAKI – Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DH23P03OVV030, consortium of beneficiaries: Institute of History of the CAS, Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague

Significant awards

2017: 1st place in the student research competition for the University Professor PhDr. Sáša Dušková, DrSc. Prize for a Master’s thesis