He has been the Vice-Rector of Charles University since February 2019. Before taking up the post of Vice-Rector, he was the Vice-Dean and later the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, UK. He has been the chairman of the Bureau of the Agency for the Promotion of Research and Development for eight years. He is an active scientist in the field of nuclear and subnuclear physics and their applications in space and geophysical research. He has led a number of domestic and foreign projects, and has long worked at leading universities and research institutions in Europe and the USA.