Job Information
- Organisation/Company: UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
- Department: Faculty of Croatian Studies
- Research Field: Communication sciences » Other
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 18 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Zagreb)
- Country: Croatia
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 8
- Offer Starting Date: 18 Sep 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
One associate to a vacant position of Senior Assistant in the scientific area of Social Sciences, scientific field of Communication Sciences, on a fixed-term basis for a period of up to four (4) years, on a full-time basis, at the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb.
Where to apply
E-mail: dekanov.ured@fhs.hr
Requirements
- Research Field: Communication sciences » Other
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Applicants must meet the requirements laid down by the Scientific Activity and Higher Education Act (Official Gazette No. 119/22), the Statutes of the University of Zagreb and the Statutes of the Faculty of Croatian Studies.
Specific Requirements
The following are required as additional selection criteria: Experience in media and journalism, experience in teaching at the university level, and published research paper(s) in the field of Communication Sciences.
- Languages: CROATIAN
- Level: Mother Tongue
- Research Field: Communication sciences » Other
Additional Information
Selection process
The application period is 30 days from the date of publication of the Call in the Official Gazette. Applications must state the applicant's full name and the wording “Call for application - September 2026” and must be submitted exclusively to the following e-mail address: dekanov.ured@fhs.hr.
Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Required documentation:
- a personally signed application (stating full name, date and place of birth, residential address, telephone/mobile phone number and e-mail address);
- a personally signed curriculum vitae;
- proof of citizenship, and, for foreign nationals, proof of knowledge of the Croatian language at C1 level;
- copies of all diplomas and evidence of fulfilment of the eligibility requirements and priority rights;
- for item 1, applicants must also submit a personally signed report on their previous research, teaching and professional activities, presentations and participation in scientific and professional conferences,
- as well as a list of published papers and papers accepted for publication, in PDF format.
Additional comments
Applicants will be notified of the outcome at the e-mail address provided in their application. Persons of both sexes may apply on an equal basis. By submitting an application, applicants consent to the Faculty of Croatian Studies collecting, using and further processing their personal data for the purposes of conducting the recruitment procedure. Where necessary, the expert committee appointed to conduct the recruitment procedure may organize an interview with applicants.
Applicants who invoke their right to priority in employment pursuant to special regulations are required to invoke such right in their application and to submit all evidence prescribed by the relevant regulations for exercising that right. Such applicants shall have priority in employment over other applicants under equal conditions.
Applicants invoking their right to priority in employment pursuant to the Act on the Rights of Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Their Family Members (Official Gazette Nos. 121/17, 98/19 and 84/21) are required to submit documentation demonstrating fulfilment of the relevant requirements – Article 103: https://www.zakon.hr/z/973/Zakon-o-hrvatskim-braniteljima-iz-Domovinskon-rata-i-%C4%8Dlanovima-njihovih-obitelii
Personal Data Protection Notice
During the recruitment procedure, the Faculty of Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb, acting as the data controller pursuant to the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes applicants' personal data contained in the documentation submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Call, retains such data in accordance with the applicable retention periods for archival and documentary records, and thereafter permanently destroys the data or, where applicable, returns the documentation to unsuccessful applicants. Applicants wishing to exercise their rights of access to their personal data, rectification, erasure or restriction of processing may submit a request in writing to the Faculty, by e-mail to dekanov.ured@fhs.hr or by post to the address of the Faculty. In such cases, the Faculty shall verify the identity of the person submitting the request in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation. For any questions concerning the protection of personal data, applicants may contact the Faculty's Data Protection Officer using the contact details publicly available in the Privacy Policy on the Faculty's website: www.fhs.unizg.hr/politika-privatnosti.
The Faculty of Croatian Studies reserves the right to cancel this Call or not to select any applicant, without being required to provide reasons for such decision and without incurring any liability towards the applicants.
The procedure for conducting the public recruitment procedure up to the adoption of the decision on the selection of an applicant does not constitute administrative proceedings.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the Call within the statutory time limit.
Website for additional job details: https://www.fhs.unizg.hr/en
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Croatian Studies
- Country: Croatia
- State/Province: Zagreb
- City: Zagreb
- Postal Code: 10000
- Street: Borongajska cesta 83d
Contact
- City: Zagreb
- Website: http://www.hrstud.unizg.hr
- Street: Borongajska cesta 83d
- Postal Code: 10000
- E-Mail: dekanov.ured@fhs.hr
- Phone: 012457600

