Offer Description
The National Authority for Research is organizing a competition to fill the position of General Director at the National Agricultural Research and Development Institute – Fundulea, in accordance with the provisions of Government Decision no. 743 of September 18, 2026, approving the Competition Methodology for filling the position of General Director at national research and development institutes, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I no. 804 of September 22, 2026.
The National Agricultural Research and Development Institute – Fundulea is located in the town of Fundulea, 1 Nicolae Titulescu Street, Călărași County.
The field/area of activity consists of conducting fundamental, applied, and technological development research, in accordance with the provisions of Government Decision no. 1,882/2005 regarding the establishment of national agricultural research and development institutes through the reorganization of agricultural research institutes, and the Regulation on the organization and operation of the National Agricultural Research and Development Institute - Fundulea, as provided in Annex no. 1.a) to it.
Candidates must cumulatively meet all the participation requirements for the competition set out in Article 17² paragraph (1) of Law no. 183/2024 regarding the status of research, development, and innovation personnel, with its subsequent amendments and completions.
The documents needed to apply for the competition are the ones listed in Article 9 of the Annex to Government Decision no. 743/2026 regarding the approval of the competition methodology for filling the position of general director at the national research and development institutes.
Candidate registration and submission of competition documents are done on the online platform, at the address: https://www.research.gov.ro/sistemul-de-cercetare/institute-nationale-de-cercetare-dezvoltare/formular-de-inregistrare-candidati-pentru-ocuparea-postului-de-director-general/.
Competition schedule:
ActionsDate/PeriodPosting the competition announcement on the ANC website, INCD website07.10.2026Opening IT platform08.10.2026Registering on the IT platform and submitting competition documents online09.10–12.11.2026, 23:59 PMNomination of observers08.10–28.10.2026The technical secretariat sends the competition committee members and alternate members the list of registered candidates, their CVs, and declarations regarding conflicts of interest13.11.2026Filing conflict of interest declarations on the IT platform by the competition committee16.11.2026Check if the participation requirements for the contest are met, on the IT platform – stage I17.11–20.11.2026Publishing the list of candidates declared admitted/rejected on the ANC website - stage I23.11.2026Filing complaints - stage I24.11.2026Resolving complaints - stage I25.11–27.11.2026Publication of contestation results on the ANC website - stage I27.11.2026
The deadline for submitting contest documents on the computer platform is November 12, 2026, at 23:59 PM.
Interview location: headquarters of the National Authority for Research - Bucharest, I.D. Mendeleev Street, no. 21-25, sector 1, 6th floor, rooms 619-621.
The information and documents related to the competition are available on the website of the National Agricultural Research and Development Institute – Fundulea at the address: https://www.incda-fundulea.ro/concursDG.html
The results are published on the National Authority for Research website, based on the registration numbers assigned to candidates through the online platform after completing the contest registration.
The contact details for Technical Office No. 3 of the Competition Committee are as follows:
- Email address: secretariat3.dgincd@research.gov.ro;
- Phone number: 021.303.41.99, interior: 607;
- Contact people: Elena-Corina MUȘAT, Senior Advisor and Maria-Irina CĂLESCU, Assistant Counselor.
Requirements
Research Field: Agricultural sciences » Agricultural products
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: INCDA Fundulea
Country: Romania
State/Province: Calarasi
City: Fundulea
Postal Code: 915200
Street: Nicolae Titulescu no.1