29 Oct 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
- Research Field: Language sciences
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Zagreb)
- Country: Croatia
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Offer Starting Date: 30 Oct 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 3
ANNOUNCES VACANCY
For the appointment to:
The vacant associate position of senior research and teaching assistant in Humanistic Sciences, field of japanology, at the Department of Asian Studies, for a full-time, fixed-term position – 1 employee (m/f).
Along with a signed application, the applicants need to enclose:
- a signed CV (maximum 1 page long)
- a certificate from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO) containing information on the applicant from their database, i.e., electronic employment record
- a copy of a certificate proving educational qualifications or the obtained academic title
- bibliography and offprints of articles pertinent to the appointment, and a detailed presentation of scientific, teaching, and professional activities
- a certificate stating that the applicant’s diploma acquired abroad has been approved by the Croatian authorities
- proof of citizenship; foreign citizens need to enclose a certificate of proficiency in the Croatian language (advanced level)
The CV, bibliography, and information on scientific, teaching, and professional activities must be submitted electronically (on a USB flash drive).
Conditions:
Applicants (m/f) are expected to meet the requirements prescribed by the Science and Higher Education Act (as published in the Official Gazette, no. 119/22).
Advantages:
Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching Japanese history at the higher education level and teaching the Japanese language, particularly with a focus on developing oral communication and conversational skills.
In applying for the vacancy, the applicants are in outmost accordance with collecting, using and further processing the data for vacancy filling purposes conducted by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, as the head of personal data collection and as prescribed by the Personal Data Protection Act (as published in the Official Gazette, no. 106/12) and the General EU Directives 2016/679.
The applicants who claim the right of priority in employment have to submit the prescribed documentation, which serves as evidence of the advantage they claim. The evidence presented can be taken into consideration only under equal conditions. The applicants who refer to the right of priority in employment according to the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and their Family Members (Official Gazette no. 121/17), can access the list of evidence required to exercise that right at the following link: https://branitelji.gov.hra/
Applications are welcome from candidates of all genders.
The applicants who claim priority in employment in accordance with special regulations are required, in accordance with those regulations, to submit the prescribed documentation.
The deadline for submitting the application is 30 days, starting from the day the vacancy announcement was last published in the Official Gazette.
The applications, including the required documentation, should be addressed to: Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Urudžbeni ured, 10 000 Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 3.
Incomplete or late applications, as well as those that do not meet the formal requirements specified in the vacancy announcement, will not be considered.
The results will be posted on the official web page of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.
Where to apply
Website: https://web2020.ffzg.unizg.hr/natjecaji/
Requirements
- Research Field: Language sciences
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Country: Croatia
- City: Zagreb
- Postal Code: 10000
- Street: Ivana Lučića 3
Contact
- City: Zagreb
- Website: http://www.ffzg.hr
- Street: Ivana Lucica 3
- Postal Code: 10000
- E-Mail: mfergers@ffzg.hr


