University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education, Croatia announces one vacancy position
- Teaching position of Lecturer, in the scientific area of Humanities, scientific field of Interdisciplinary Humanities, at the Chair of German Language Teacher Education - Intercultural German Studies, for an indefinite time-period, a full-time basis – one (1) position (all genders)
Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the general eligibility requirements, applicants must meet the requirements prescribed by the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette Nos. 119/2022 and 110/2026).
Applications must include the following documents:
- Application letter;
- Curriculum vitae (signed);
- A certificate issued by the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO) containing the data recorded in the HZMO database, or an electronic record thereof;
- A copy of the diploma certifying completion of the degree programme and/or the academic degree obtained;
- A decision on the recognition of a foreign educational qualification, for applicants who obtained their qualification abroad;
- An overview of scientific, teaching and professional activities, accompanied by a relevant list of publications and separate copies of the publications;
- For foreign nationals, proof of proficiency in Croatian at level B2 or C1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Note: Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in the field of German language teaching methodology.
The required documentation must be submitted electronically to the following email address: urudzbeni.zg@ufzg.unizg.hr.
The deadline for submitting applications is 30 days from the date of publication of the job vacancy announcement.
Applicants of all genders are eligible to apply.
Late applications, as well as applications that do not include proof of fulfilment of the required eligibility criteria and the supporting documents specified in this vacancy announcement, will not be considered.
The results of the selection procedure will be published on the official website of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education: https://www.ufzg.unizg.hr/uciteljski-fakultet-sveucilista-u-zagrebu/natjecaji/.
Applicants who are entitled to priority in employment under special legislation must invoke this right in their application. Such applicants shall be given priority over other applicants only under equal conditions. Applicants claiming the right to priority in employment must provide a decision or certificate confirming their recognised status, a certificate of unemployment issued by the Croatian Employment Service during the period in which the vacancy announcement is open, and a document showing the manner in which their employment with their most recent employer ended (e.g. a decision, ruling, certificate or similar document).
The link to the website of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans, which lists the documents required to exercise the right to priority in employment, is provided below: https://branitelji.gov.hr/zaposljavanje-843/843
Applicants are hereby informed that the employment contract covers work at all three locations of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education: Zagreb, Čakovec and Petrinja. Accordingly, successful applicants may be required to work at any one or more of these locations.
The applicants are informed that the employment contract refers to the work on all three location departments of the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb, i.e. in Zagreb, Čakovec and Petrinja. In case of employment a person might be obliged to work on any of the location departments of the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb or on more than one location.
By submitting an application, applicants expressly consent to the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, acting as the data controller, collecting and processing their personal data for the purpose of conducting the recruitment procedure, in accordance with applicable legislation. Applicants may at any time request that further processing of their personal data cease or that their personal data be erased by sending a request to the following email address: marin.zuzul@ufzg.unizg.hr. If an applicant requests that further processing of their personal data cease while the recruitment procedure is still in progress, the applicant shall be deemed to have withdrawn their application. Consequently, the application will not be taken into consideration in the selection process and will be excluded from further consideration.

