Senior Assistant

Other Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: PhD Positions Application Deadline: 11 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Zagreb) Country: Croatia Type of Contract: Temporary Job Status: Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number: IP-2025-02-1748 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology announces THE INVITATION for employment one candidate (m/f) for the associate position of Senior Assistant in the scientific field of Forestry (within the scientific area of ​​Biotechnical Sciences) or in the scientific field of Kinesiology (within the scientific area of ​​Social Sciences), to the position on the Croatian Science Foundation project “Inclusive Forest Trails: Investigating the Impact of Materials, Topography, and Surface Roughness on the Independent and Safe Movement of Wheelchair Users” (IP-2025-02-1748), for a fixed term of 12 months, full-time. Applicants must meet the requirements stipulated by the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette, Nos. 119/22 and 110/26), the Statute of the University of Zagreb, the Statute of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, and other applicable general acts, or the Statute of the Faculty of Kinesiology. A requirement for appointment to the position listed under item 1 is the possession of an academic degree of Doctor of Science (PhD) in one of the following scientific areas and fields: scientific area of ​​Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field of Forestry; scientific area of ​​Social Sciences, scientific field of Kinesiology. Candidates are expected to have an active command of English, proficiency in relevant IT tools, the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and a readiness for interdisciplinary collaboration, as well as for fieldwork and business travel. B category driver's license is desirable but not required. Along with their signed application for the call for applications, candidates must submit: a curriculum vitae (CV) containing information on their education and work experience; a copy of their doctoral degree (PhD) diploma, documentation specifying the scientific area and field in which the degree was obtained (if not evident from the diploma itself), and an overview of their scientific, teaching, and professional activities, including a list of publications; candidates who obtained their academic degree outside the Republic of Croatia must submit proof from the competent authority regarding the recognition or evaluation of their foreign higher education qualification, or evidence that the relevant recognition/evaluation procedure has been initiated, in accordance with applicable regulations; proof of English language proficiency; proof of Croatian language proficiency (C2 – advanced level) for candidates who are foreign nationals; other evidence confirming that the required criteria are met; a motivation letter; proof of citizenship; an electronic record of data recorded in the registry of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute issued during the duration of this competition (e-workbook). The signed application must include the applicant’s details (full name, residential address, telephone number, and email address—to be used exclusively for the selection process). Documents must be submitted as uncertified copies; the selected candidate is required to provide the originals following their selection. Candidates who meet all formal requirements may be invited to the selection interview procedure. Candidates will be informed of the time and place of the selection interview procedure by a special invitation via e-mail. Persons of either gender may apply for this vacancy. Candidates, who, based on special regulations – the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families (Official Gazette No. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23), Art. 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette No. 84/21), Art. 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Invalids (Official Gazette No. 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), Art. 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette No. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20), who invoke the right to priority in employment, are obliged to invoke this right in their application for the competition and to attach all evidence required by special regulations for the exercise of this right. The aforementioned candidates shall have priority in employment over other applicants, but only under equal conditions. For candidates who, in their application, claim the right to preferential employment under the Law 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), the list of evidence required to exercise this right is available at the link of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans . Candidates who invoke the right to priority in employment pursuant to Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette No. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) are required to invoke this right in their application for the competition and to submit all evidence of meeting the required conditions, as well as proof of disability. The Faculty reserves the right not to select the applicant and to cancel or suspend the competition without specific explanation. A probationary period applies to all employees in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Collective Agreement for Public Service Employees. In accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679 and the Act Implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (Official Gazette No. 42/18), all documents submitted for the competition were sent of the candidate's free will, and it is considered that the candidate has given consent to the processing of all data, which will be processed solely for the purpose of conducting the competition procedure. Late, incomplete, and unsigned applications will not be considered. The deadline for submitting applications for the competition is 30 days from the publication of the competition in the Official Gazette. Applications for the competition, with evidence of meeting the competition requirements, should be submitted to the e-mail addresses: pisarnica@sumfak.unizg.hr , snekoksa@sumfak.unizg.hr and mpopovic@sumfak.unizg.hr . The results of the selection process will be published on the Faculty’s website ( www.sumfak.unizg.hr ), and candidates will not be individually notified. The publication of the selection notice on the website shall be deemed sufficient notification to all candidates. Dean Prof. Josip Margaletić, PhD Where to apply E-mail: pisarnica@sumfak.unizg.hr Requirements Research Field: Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences Education Level: PhD or equivalent Research Field: Sociology » Other Education Level: PhD or equivalent Additional Information Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Country: Croatia City: Zagreb Postal Code: 10000 Contact City: Zagreb Website: https://www.sumfak.unizg.hr/ Street: Svetošimunska 23 Postal Code: 10000 E-Mail: pisarnica@sumfak.unizg.hr ; snekoksa@sumfak.unizg.hr ; mpopovic@sumfak.unizg.hr