Assistant Professor (Category I)

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions: Postdoc Positions Application Deadline: 11 Dec 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Zagreb) Country: Croatia Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 40 Offer Starting Date: 11 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description One (1) position (male/female) at the scientific-teaching position of Assistant Professor (Category I), in the scientific area of Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field of Agriculture, on a permanent basis (open-ended employment contract), full-time, at the Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Biometrics. All applicants responding to this Call for Applications must meet the general requirements prescribed by the Labour Act (Official Gazette Nos. 93/14, 127/17, 98/19, 151/22, 46/23 and 64/23). Applicants applying for the position under item 1, in addition to meeting the general requirements prescribed by the Labour Act and the criteria stipulated in Article 39, paragraphs 1 and 3, of the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette No. 119/22), must also meet the criteria prescribed in Article 123, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Statute of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek; Article 51, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Statute of the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek – consolidated text; the criteria established by the National University, Scientific and Professional Criteria (Official Gazette No. 42/26); and Articles 9 and 36 of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Procedure for Election and Re-election to Scientific-Teaching, Artistic-Teaching, Teaching, Associate and Professional Positions at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – consolidated text. The above-mentioned regulations are available on the Faculty's website: https://www.fazos.unios.hr/zaposljavanje-i-napredovanje Applicants applying for the position under item 1 must submit their applications using Form No. 1 and enclose the documentation specified therein. The form is available at: https://www.fazos.unios.hr/obrasci-u-postupku-izbora Applicants applying for the positions under items 1who are foreign nationals are required to submit proof of proficiency in the Croatian language at level C1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). If selected, a foreign national must have their foreign qualification formally recognised prior to entering into an employment relationship. The job descriptions for the positions under items 1of this Call for Applications are available on the website of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek: https://www.fazos.unios.hr/fakultet/otvoreni-natjecaji Applicants of both sexes are eligible to apply under equal conditions. Only applicants who submit their applications within the prescribed deadline, provide complete documentation and meet the formal requirements specified in the Call for Applications shall be considered eligible candidates. An application shall be considered complete if it contains all the information and supporting documents specified in this Call for Applications and is personally signed by the applicant. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who, pursuant to special legislation – the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette Nos. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23), Article 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette No. 84/21), Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Disabled Persons (Official Gazette Nos. 33/92, 57/92, 77/92, 27/93, 58/93, 2/94, 76/94, 108/95, 108/96, 82/01, 103/03, 148/13 and 98/19), or Article 9 of the Act on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette Nos. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20), are entitled to priority in employment are required to explicitly invoke this right in their application and submit all supporting documents prescribed by the relevant legislation for the exercise of this right. Such applicants shall be given priority in employment over other applicants only under equal conditions.Applicants invoking the right to priority in employment pursuant to the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette Nos. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23) and the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette No. 84/21) can find the list of supporting documents required to exercise this right on the website of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans at: https://branitelji.gov.hr/zaposljavanje-843/843 Applicants invoking the right to priority in employment pursuant to Article 9 of the Act on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette Nos. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) are required to explicitly invoke this right in their application and submit all documents proving that they meet the required eligibility criteria, as well as proof of disability. All applicants will be notified of the results of the selection procedure no later than fifteen (15) days following the completion of the procedure. By submitting an application, each applicant gives their consent to the collection and processing of all personal data contained in the application documentation for the purpose of conducting the selection procedure, in accordance with the regulations governing personal data protection, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR). Each applicant is required to submit a duly completed and signed Consent Form, available on the website of the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek: https://www.fazos.unios.hr/fakultet/otvoreni-natjecaji Failure to submit a duly completed and signed Consent Form together with the application shall render the application incomplete and result in its rejection. All applicants must submit their applications, together with supporting documents demonstrating fulfilment of the eligibility requirements, electronically to the following email address: natjecaji@fazos.hr , within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of the Call for Applications in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia (Narodne novine), indicating in the subject line: "Application for the position under item 1" Where to apply Website: https://www.fazos.unios.hr/fakultet/otvoreni-natjecaji Requirements Research Field: Agricultural sciences Education Level: PhD or equivalent Languages: CROATIAN Level: Excellent Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek Country: Croatia City: Osijek Postal Code: 31000 Street: Vladimira Preloga 1 Contact City: Osijek Website: http://www.fazos.unios.hr Street: Vladimira Preloga 1 Postal Code: 31000