Assistant Professor

Offer Description

Pursuant to Article 40 of the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, Nos. 119/22 and 110/26), Article 39 of the Statute of the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, and the decisions of the Faculty Council of 29 September 2026 on announcing public calls for appointments to teaching-and-research and associate positions, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics & Business announces the following public call for applications.

The call is for one (1) candidate for appointment to the teaching-and-research position of Assistant Professor (Croatian academic title: docent) in the scientific area of Social Sciences, field of Economics, at the Department of Finance, on a permanent, full-time basis.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants of all genders must meet the requirements prescribed by the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act (Official Gazette, No. 119/22), in accordance with the transitional provisions of Article 47 of the Act on Amendments to the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act (Official Gazette, No. 110/26), and the Statute of the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, as well as the following mandatory requirements:

• A doctoral degree (PhD).
• Compliance with the applicable National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria (Official Gazette, No. 42/26) for appointment to the teaching-and-research position of Assistant Professor in the scientific area of Social Sciences, field of Economics.

Salary

Salary is determined and calculated in accordance with the Act on Salaries in the Civil Service and Public Services (Official Gazette, No. 155/23), the Regulation on Job Titles, Placement Requirements and Salary Calculation Coefficients in Public Services (Official Gazette, No. 22/24), and other applicable regulations.

The salary calculation coefficient for this position is 2.90.

Basic salary is calculated by multiplying the relevant salary coefficient by the applicable salary calculation base, together with statutory increases, including a seniority supplement of 0.5% for each completed year of service, and other entitlements under applicable legislation and collective agreements.

Required application documents

• A personally signed application clearly stating the title of the position applied for (Assistant Professor).
• Curriculum vitae (CV).
• Evidence of an awarded doctoral degree (PhD).
• Evidence of scientific, teaching and professional activity and of compliance with the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria.
• A list of scientific and professional publications.
• A decision on a previous appointment to the corresponding position or academic title, if applicable.
• A Croatian certificate of citizenship (domovnica) or other proof of citizenship.

Additional information for applicants

• Applicants who obtained the educational qualification required for this position abroad must provide evidence of the qualification obtained. Submission of such evidence does not, in itself, constitute recognition or evaluation of the qualification in the Republic of Croatia.
• Applicants are encouraged to enclose an opinion issued by the competent agency on the evaluation of their foreign educational qualification, if available. The Faculty reserves the right to request such an opinion in order to establish whether the applicant meets the requirements of the call. Confirmation that the evaluation procedure has been initiated may also be submitted.
• Applicants who are foreign nationals must provide evidence of Croatian language proficiency at a minimum of level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in accordance with the requirements of this call.

Appointment and selection procedure

The appointment and selection procedure shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations applicable at the time the procedure was initiated and the Faculty Statute, on the basis of an assessment by an expert committee and a decision of the competent body.

Applicants who are being appointed to a teaching-and-research position for the first time must deliver a public trial lecture in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria.

To verify compliance with the requirements and assess applicants' professional knowledge, skills and competencies, the Faculty reserves the right to conduct one or more selection stages, including an interview, written or oral examination, foreign-language proficiency assessment, or other appropriate forms of assessment. Applicants selected to participate in any such stage will be informed in due time.

Right of priority in employment

Applicants claiming a right of priority in employment under the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette, Nos. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23) and/or the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette, No. 84/21) must expressly invoke that right in their application and enclose all documentation prescribed to establish the right and to demonstrate that no statutory impediments to its exercise exist.

Applicants invoking priority in employment under Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette, Nos. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) must submit evidence of compliance with all required conditions, as well as evidence of their officially recognised status as a person with a disability.

Applicants entitled to priority in employment shall have priority over other applicants under equal conditions, provided that they have submitted a valid, complete and timely application, meet all requirements of the call and achieve the best result in the procedure (where such an assessment forms part of the selection procedure).

Information and supporting documents under the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families

Information and supporting documents under the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (PDF)

Application deadline and submission

The application deadline is 30 days from the date of publication of this call in Narodne novine (the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia).

Applications must state the position title (Assistant Professor) and be sent by email to: urudzbeni@net.efzg.hr

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. An application is considered complete if it contains all documents designated as mandatory for this position in this call.

Personal data protection and notification of results

Personal data collected from applications and supporting documentation will be processed solely for the purpose of conducting the recruitment procedure and selecting a candidate, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), the Croatian Act Implementing the General Data Protection Regulation, and other applicable legislation.

Data will be processed only to the extent necessary for the recruitment procedure and retained in accordance with the regulations governing personal data protection and archival and documentary records. Applicants may at any time request the cessation of further processing of their personal data or their erasure by emailing szop@efzg.hr.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the call through the Faculty website.

Where to apply

E-mail: urudzbeni@net.efzg.hr

Requirements

• Research Field: Economics » Other
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Faculty of Economics and Business
• Country: Croatia

Contact

• City: Zagreb
• Website: http://www.efzg.unizg.hr
• Street: Trg J.F.Kennedya 6
• Postal Code: 10000