Offer Description
for selection to an open scientific position – Research Associate, field of natural sciences, area of biology, one (1) position, permanent possition, full-time at the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism in Poreč with a trial period of 3 months.
Where to apply
E-mail: natjecaj@iptpo.hr
Requirements
Research Field: Biological sciences » Biology
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Requirements for candidates: Completed university postgraduate study and an acquired academic degree of Doctor of Science (Ph.D.).
Candidates for employment in the open position of Research Associate must meet the criteria for appointment to the position prescribed by the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity.
Additional requirements for candidates: Advantage will be given to candidates with experience in applying molecular methods and advanced genomic techniques, as well as experience in planning and conducting field experiments and climate chamber experiments. Furthermore, experience working with vegetable cultivars (cultivation, maintenance, sampling), especially from the genus Allium, as well as experience in investigating the impact of abiotic stress on them, is desirable.
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Research Field: Biological sciences » Biology
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
All according to croatian laws
Eligibility criteria
The hand-signed application must be accompanied by:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Proof of acquired academic degree of Doctor of Science (Ph.D.)
- Summary of scientific activity
- Proof of entry in the Register of Scientists and Artists
- Proof of meeting the requirements in accordance with the National, University, Scientific, and Artistic Criteria: https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2026_04_42_506.html
- Proof of meeting additional requirements in accordance with the Ordinance on Additional Criteria for Selection and Re-selection to Scientific, Associate, and Professional Positions at the Institute: https://www.iptpo.hr/images/pdf/Pravilnik_o_dodatnim_uvjetima_-engleski.pdf
- Proof of meeting additional requirements based on which priority is granted, if applicable
- Certificate from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO) regarding data recorded in the HZMO database.
Candidates for the employment on the associate positions higher assistants must meet the general conditions prescribed by the Law on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette 119/22).
Candidates for the employment on the associate positions higher assistants must meet additional criteria prescribed by the Ordinance on Additional Criteria for Selection and Re-Selection to Scientific, Associate, and Expert Positions (available on the Institute's website http://www.iptpo.hr/images/pdf/Pravilnik_o_dodatnim_uvjetima_-engleski.pdf).
Candidates who had obtained a higher education qualification abroad must attach to the application the Opinion on the evaluation of the foreign higher education qualification issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education or the Certificate on the initiation of the evaluation process of the foreign higher education qualification at the Agency for Science and Higher Education.
A complete application is considered to be the one that is signed by hand and contains all the information and attachments listed in the public call.
A person who has not submitted a timely or complete application or does not meet the formal requirements of the public call is not considered a candidate in the public call procedure.
By submitting the application to the call, call candidates expressly agree that the Institute for Agriculture and Tourism, as the manager of the collection of personal data, can collect, use and further process data for the purpose of implementing the call procedure in accordance with the regulations governing the protection of personal data.
Candidates who, on the basis of special regulations, have advantage in employment, are obliged to refer to that right in their application and to attach all the evidence that special regulations prescribe for exercising the right. Preference in employment according to the call in question will be achieved in relation to other candidates only under equal conditions, established by this call.
Selection process
Candidates who, on the basis of Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette 121/17, 98/19, 84/21, 156/23), have the right to priority in employment, must refer to the that right and submit all the evidence for exercising the said right and have priority over other candidates only under equal conditions. Evidence of priority rights in employment are in accordance with the Act on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and their family members is listed on the following website: https://branitelji.gov.hr/userdocsimages/ng/12%20prosinac/zapo%C5%A1ljavanje/list%20of%20evidence%20for%20exercise%20of%20rights%20when%20starting%C5%A0ljavanju.pdf
Candidates who refer to priority rights in employment in accordance with Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette 157/13, 152/14, 39/18, 32/20), except proof of meeting the required conditions, must provide also a proof of the established status of a disabled person.
The selected candidate will be invited to submit the originals of other proofs for meeting the formal conditions from the public call within a reasonable period of time, with a warning that failure to submit the required documents is considered a waiver of the employment relationship.
The expert committee for the implementation of the public call is appointed by the Scientific Council of the Institute for Agriculture and Tourism.
If necessary, knowledge and skills will be checked by written and/or oral testing, interview and/or conversation, and the content and method of testing, interview and/or conversation and resources for candidate preparation, place and time will be announced on the website Institute: www.iptpo.hr. Candidates who do not attend the knowledge and skills test, interview and/or conversation will be considered to have withdrawn their application for the competition and will not be considered candidates for the competition. The time and place of the test will be announced at least five (5) days before the day set for the test on the website of the Institute for Agriculture and Tourism: www.iptpo.hr.
If no persons who meet the basic prescribed conditions apply for the public call, or if the registered candidates do not pass the test, the head of the Institute will suspend the procedure for this call.
The Institute reserves the right, in part or in full, to cancel the competition and reserves the right not to decide on the selection of candidates without a special explanation.
Delivery of the decision to all candidates is considered to be completed at the end of the eighth day from the publication on the website of the Institute for Agriculture and Tourism: www.iptpo.hr.
Persons of both genders have the right to apply for the competition under equal conditions.
Incomplete and untimely applications will not be considered.
Unselected candidates can appeal the decision to select another candidate to the head of the Institute.
The deadline for submitting call applications is 30 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Applications and proof of meeting the criteria are to be submitted electronically to the email address natjecaj@iptpo.hr with the subject line: “Application for the Call for Applications - Research Associate - Area of Natural Sciences, Field of Biology“
Candidates will be notified of the results of the selection process via publication on the Institute's website: www.iptpo.hr.
Additional comments: n/a
Website for additional job details: http://iptpo.hr
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Institute of agriculture and tourism
Country: Croatia
State/Province: Istria
City: Porec
Postal Code: 52440
Street: Karla Huguesa 8
Contact
State/Province: Istria
City: Poreč
Website: http://www.iptpo.hr/index.php/en
Street: Karla Huguesa 8
Postal Code: 52440
E-Mail: natjecaj@iptpo.hr
Phone: +38552408316