Assistant Professor

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

for the appointment of one (1) candidate (m/f) to the temporarily vacant artistic-teaching position of Assistant Professor, within the artistic area Fine Arts, artistic field Painting, fixed-term employment contract, on a full-time basis (until the return of the temporarily absent employee to work).

General requirements for candidates applying for Position

Candidates applying for Position must meet the requirements prescribed by the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette No. 119/2022), the Statute of the University of Zagreb, the Statute of the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb, and the Ordinance on the Internal Organisation of Positions and Job Classification of the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb.

In addition to the above-mentioned requirements, candidates applying must also meet the requirements of the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria (Official Gazette No. 42/26).

DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY CANDIDATES

1. Curriculum vitae, accompanied by documentation confirming fulfilment of the requirements. The curriculum vitae must be structured under the following headings:

• General biographical information
• Information on teaching activities
• Information on artistic and professional activities

1. Proof of citizenship (copy of the identity card, front and back);
2. Proof of completion of a university graduate study programme in the relevant field and discipline (copy of the diploma). If the diploma was obtained outside the Republic of Croatia, the applicant must also submit the decision/opinion of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO) on the recognition/evaluation of the foreign educational qualification. If the procedure has been initiated but has not yet been completed, proof of initiation of the procedure must be submitted;
3. Copy of the decision (certificate) on the applicant's previous appointment/election to an academic/artistic title, if applicable;
4. Presentation of artistic and teaching activities in digital format (PowerPoint);
5. Proof of employment history – electronic record of employment status (e-employment record; obtained via the e-Citizens system);
6. Proof of proficiency in English (certificate issued by a foreign-language school or a copy of the first and relevant page of the student record book);
7. Proof of proficiency in Croatian (minimum level C1) – to be submitted only by applicants who are not Croatian citizens.

A candidate who has already been appointed/elected to an academic/artistic teaching title must submit an original institutional certificate confirming positive results of student evaluations conducted at the higher education institution.

Note: If a candidate wishes the provisions of Annex III of the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria to apply to their appointment procedure (as stipulated in the Transitional and Final Provisions, Article 98), the candidate must submit a signed statement to that effect together with the application.

METHOD OF SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS – ALL CANDIDATES

Applications and evidence of fulfilment of the requirements shall be submitted electronically to:

alu@alu.unizg.hr

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline for submitting applications is 30 days from the date of publication of the Call for Applications in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia (Narodne novine).

OTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES

APPLICATION

The application must state the candidate's personal information (full name, date and place of birth, residential address, telephone or mobile phone number) and the title of the position for which the candidate is applying. The application must be personally signed by the applicant.

An application shall be considered complete if it contains all information and documents specified in the public call for applications.

A person who has not submitted a timely and/or complete application, who does not meet the formal requirements set out in the public call for applications, or who has not submitted an application at all, shall not be considered a candidate.

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Gender Equality Act (Official Gazette Nos. 82/08 and 69/17), persons of both sexes may apply. Terms expressed in the masculine grammatical gender used in this Call for Applications shall be understood as gender-neutral and shall refer equally to male and female persons.

Candidates who submit their application in person shall submit documents in uncertified copies.

Before concluding an employment contract, the selected candidate shall be required to submit the documentation proving fulfilment of the required conditions in the original or in a certified copy.

Late and incomplete applications shall not be considered.

TESTING

If candidate testing forms part of the selection procedure for employment in a particular position, all candidates who meet all the general requirements of the call for applications and possess the knowledge and skills required for employment in the relevant position shall be invited to testing.

Testing shall consist of an assessment of knowledge, abilities and skills.

The content and method of testing, as well as the time and place of testing, shall be published on the official website of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb (www.alu.unizg.hr, under Information / Calls for Applications) or communicated by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the candidate in the application, at least three days before the testing takes place.

A candidate who does not attend the testing shall be deemed to have withdrawn their application to the public call for applications and shall no longer be considered a candidate.

INTERVIEW

If candidate testing forms part of the selection procedure for employment in a particular position, candidates who achieve at least 50% of the points in the written part of the test shall be invited to an oral interview.

If candidate testing does not form part of the selection procedure for employment in a particular position, candidates who meet all the general requirements and who, to the greatest extent, possess the knowledge and skills required for employment in the relevant position shall be invited to an oral interview.

Candidates shall be notified of the time and place of the interview by e-mail at least two days before the interview.

A candidate who does not attend the interview shall be deemed to have withdrawn their application to the public call for applications and shall no longer be considered a candidate.

RESULTS OF THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Until the decision on appointment/selection is adopted, the Call for Applications may be cancelled without providing reasons.

The results of the public call for applications shall be published on the official website of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb.

PRIORITY RIGHT IN EMPLOYMENT

Persons who are entitled to priority in employment under special regulations must invoke this right in their application and submit all documentation prescribed by the relevant legislation together with their application.

A candidate who may exercise the right to priority in employment in the civil/public service pursuant to Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Their Family Members (Official Gazette No. 121/17), Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Invalids (Official Gazette Nos. 33/92, 77/92, 27/93, 58/93, 2/94, 76/94, 108/95, 108/96, 82/01, 103/03 and 148/13), and Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette Nos. 157/13 – consolidated text, 152/14 and 39/18) must invoke the right to priority in employment in their application in relation to other candidates, provided that the candidates meet equal conditions.

A candidate invoking the right to priority in employment pursuant to Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Their Family Members must, in addition to the evidence demonstrating fulfilment of the required conditions, submit the evidence prescribed by Article 103, paragraph 1 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Their Family Members.

Link to the list of documents required to exercise the right to priority in employment:

https://branitelji.gov.hr/zaposljavanje-843/843

A candidate invoking the right to priority in employment pursuant to Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities must, in addition to the evidence demonstrating fulfilment of the required conditions, submit proof of their established status as a person with a disability.

OTHER

The Academy of Fine Arts University of Zagreb, shall collect and further process personal data for the purpose of conducting the recruitment procedure, in accordance with the regulations governing the protection of personal data.

Recruitment documentation and candidate data shall be retained for six months following the completion of the recruitment procedure, and for a longer period in the event of judicial or similar proceedings, in which case the documentation shall be retained until the conclusion of such proceedings.

Upon expiry of the retention period, the documentation shall be destroyed. Each candidate may collect their documentation upon expiry of the retention period.

Where to apply

E-mail: alu@alu.unizg.hr

Requirements

Research Field: Arts » Fine arts

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

Country: Croatia

City: Zagreb

Postal Code: 10000

Street: Ilica 85

Contact

City: Zagreb

Website: https://www.alu.unizg.hr

Street: Ilica 85

Postal Code: 10000