Senior Research Associate - Returnee

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

Offer Description

Senior Research Associate - Returnee in the Division of Marine and Environmental Research, Laboratory for Biological Effects of Environmental Stressors, with PhD in natural sciences (field of interdisciplinarny natural sciences), with long-term experience in scientific research and with published scientific papers in environmental sciences and ecotoxicology, with research experience in geometric morphometry and toxicity of dissolved and nanoparticulate metals, as well as with mentoring experience.

Where to apply

E-mail: natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr

Requirements

Research Field: Environmental science

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The successful candidate should have gained PhD in field of Interdisciplinary natural sciences.

Specific Requirements

Candidates for the scientific position of "Scientist – Returnee" must meet the following prescribed criteria in addition to the aforementioned conditions:

1. At least 4 years of work experience in the science system outside the Republic of Croatia, gained after obtaining the academic title of Doctor of Science.
2. Exceptionally, at least 2 years of work experience for a candidate who completed their doctoral studies at a prestigious foreign institution and was additionally engaged in scientific work for at least 2 years at a prestigious institution. Prestigious institutions are considered to be universities ranked within the top 300 universities according to the most recently published "Academic Ranking of World Universities" (the so-called "Shanghai" ranking), or non-university institutions ranked within the top 300 government institutions or the top 300 institutions in the field of health according to the "Scimago Institutions Ranking."
3. Exceptionally, for a candidate, whether a Croatian or foreign citizen, who is the leader of a European Research Council (ERC) project funded by the EU Framework Programme, the required work experience may be less than 4 years, or 2 years.
4. Exceptionally, for a foreign candidate, participation in a project in the Republic of Croatia that can secure funding for their research for at least one year is required, as well as at least 3 years of work experience at prestigious institutions.

Preference will be given to candidates that have previously participated in scientific research, that have published papers in environmental sciences and ecotoxicology, that have research experience in geometric morphometry and toxicity of dissolved and nanoparticulate metals, and mentoring experience.

ln addition to the general conditions for employment, applicants must meet the requirements stipulated by the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act and the Ordinance on Additional Selection Criteria for Election to Scientific Positions of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute and the Ordinance on the Conditions for Selection to Scientific Titles published in Official Gazetta.

The following should be attached to the application form:

1. Biography - general information, data on education, acquired professional qualifications and doctoral degree, professional work experience
2. Proof of the academic degree
3. Brief summary of scientific activities in the last position held
4. Information on the fulfilment of the criteria prescribed in the National university, scientific and artistic criteria published in Official Gazette (Narodne novine 42/26)
5. Abbreviated program (up to one page) of the planned research
6. A list of proposed foreign scientists from whom the Appointment Commission shall request written recommendations for the candidate:

• Tenured Senior Scientist and Senior Scientist - six foreign scientists
• Senior Research Associate - four foreign scientists
• Research Associate – two foreign scientists

1. List of scientific publications
2. List of the most significant scientific publications in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 1, point 10 of the Ordinance on additional criteria for elections to scientific positions
3. Data confirming that the additional prerequisites for appointment to the scientific positions from Article 5 - 18 of the Regulations on Supplementary Prerequisites for Appointments to Scientific Positions have been fulfilled (indexation and citation of publications, journal impact factor and h-index, principal authorship, as well as the contact data on the collaboration representatives or the principal author when the candidate's contribution to the publications authorship is needed)
4. lf the applicant is an employee of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute, he/she is obliged to attach a Certificate of indexation and citation of publications, journal impact factor and h-index. In other cases the expert committee will obtain the Certificate.

If the candidate so requests, the provisions of Annex I of the National Criteria will apply to his/her selection, in accordance with the provisions of Article 98, paragraph 2 of the National Criteria, instead of Part Two, Title II and Title III of the National Criteria.

Applicants for a scientific position who have obtained a higher education qualification abroad must attach (to the application for a competition for a scientific position) an Opinion on the evaluation of a foreign higher education qualification issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education or a Certificate of initiation of the evaluation procedure of a foreign higher education qualification issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education.

Languages: ENGLISH

Level: Excellent

Research Field: Environmental science

Years of Research Experience: 4 - 10

Additional Information

Additional comments

Only a person registered in the Register of Scientists can be employed in a scientific position.

In accordance with Article 13 of the Gender Equality Act, persons of both sexes may compete in hiring competitions.

The employment includes a six-month trial period.

Late applications and applications without proof that the required prerequisites have been met will not be considered, as well as applications without a specified position and contest point to which the candidate is applying and applications submitted unaccordingly to the instructions for electronic submission.

Instructions for submitting tender applications - electronically only:

Deadline for applications is October 30, 2026. Applications should be submitted as a single .pdf file (no more than 15 MB). Do not submit author's works, dissertations, etc. - they can be referred to by a link.

In the subject line of the electronic message the following has to be written: Application for job vacancy Senior Research Associate - Returnee, Contest Point No.1.

Website for additional job details: https://www.irb.hr/O-IRB-u/Natjecaji-za-radna-mjesta

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ INSTITUTE

Country: Croatia

Contact

City: Zagreb

Website: http://www.irb.hr/eng/Research/Divisions/Division-for-Marine-and-Environmental-Research

Street: Bijenička street 54

Postal Code: 10000

E-Mail: natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr, vfilip@irb.hr, zrinka.dragun@irb.hr