Assistant Professor

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

for appointment to the following positions:

Assistant Professor, in the scientific area of Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field of Agriculture, on a permanent, full-time basis, at the Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship, Division of Agroeconomy and Informatics – 1 position.

In addition to the general requirements for employment, applicants must meet the requirements laid down in the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette Nos. 119/22 and 110/2026) and the Statute of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture.

Applicants must submit the following documents together with a personally signed application:

• a curriculum vitae;
• proof of the appropriate level of education (a copy of the diploma certifying the qualification required for the position);
• proof of citizenship (a copy of an identity card, passport or certificate of Croatian citizenship);
• a signed statement giving explicit consent to publication of the notice of the outcome of the selection procedure on the Faculty's website.

Applicants must also submit evidence demonstrating that they meet the criteria set out in the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria (Official Gazette No. 42/2026) applicable to appointment to a university teaching and research position.

An appointed candidate holding a foreign diploma must, before signing the employment contract, submit a decision/opinion issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education concerning the recognition of the foreign educational qualification.

Pursuant to the Gender Equality Act (Official Gazette Nos. 82/08, 125/11, 20/12, 138/12 and 69/17), persons of all genders may apply to this public call on equal terms.

Only applicants who submit a timely and complete application and meet the formal requirements specified in this public call will be considered applicants.

An application shall be considered complete if it contains all personal details, a personally signed application and all attachments specified in this public call.

The application must state the title of the position applied for and the applicant's personal details: first and last name, date of birth, residential address, telephone number and, where possible, email address.

Applicants claiming priority in employment under Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette Nos. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23); Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Disabled Persons (Official Gazette Nos. 33/92, 77/92, 27/93, 58/93, 2/94, 76/94, 108/95, 108/96, 82/01, 103/03, 148/13 and 98/19); Article 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette No. 84/21); or Article 9 of the Act on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette Nos. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) must invoke this right in their application. They shall have priority over other applicants only under equal conditions.

Applicants invoking priority in employment under Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families or Article 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War must, in addition to evidence that they meet the required conditions, submit all supporting documents available at the following link: https://branitelji.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/Nikola/popis%20dokaza%20za%20ostvarivanje%20prava%20prednosti%20pri%20zapo%C5%A1ljavanju-%20ZOHBDR%202021.pdf

Applicants invoking priority in employment under Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Disabled Persons must, in addition to evidence that they meet the required conditions, submit a decision or certificate confirming that right, as well as evidence of how their previous employment ended. Applicants invoking priority in employment under Article 9 of the Act on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities must also submit proof of disability. Applicants invoking priority in employment under Article 22 of the Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities are not required to prove their status as members of a national minority when submitting their application, in addition to the evidence that they meet the required conditions.

The University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture processes applicants' personal data in accordance with the applicable legislation governing personal data protection. The data submitted will be processed for the purpose of conducting this recruitment procedure and will not be used for any other purpose.

A probationary period shall apply in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Collective Agreement for Employees in Public Services.

Applicants who meet the required conditions may, if necessary, be invited to an interview and/or testing via the email address provided in their application.

Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applications for this public call, together with evidence that the requirements have been met, must be submitted within 30 days of publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia.

Foreign nationals must provide proof of proficiency in Croatian.

Applications and supporting documents must be submitted exclusively by email to: pisarnica@agr.hr.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the selection procedure within eight days of the adoption of the selection decision, by means of a notice published on the Faculty's website: https://www.agr.unizg.hr/

Requirements

Research Field: Agricultural sciences » Agronomics

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Languages: CROATIAN — Level: Excellent