UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a

 

The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (hereinafter: the PMF), pursuant to Articles 32(1)(19), 73 and 77 of the Faculty Statutes, announces the following:

C A L L   F O R   A P P L I C A T I O N S

for the appointment 

 

1) of a teacher to the research-teaching category I position - assistant professor in natural sciences, the field of chemistry, the branch of inorganic chemistry, for an indefinite term and on a full-time basis, to work at the Division of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the PMF, Department of Chemistry – 1 person.

The applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 1 should be sent exclusively via the following weblink:

https://posao.pmf.hr/opening-login?openingUUID=a14c82f4-faee-41c9-8236-9f806c20b793

 

2) to the expert category I position – senior expert advisor in the science and higher education system in natural sciences, the field of chemistry, the branch of inorganic chemistry, for an indefinite term and on a full-time basis, at the Division of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the PMF Department of Chemistry- 1 person.

The applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 2 should be sent exclusively via e-mail to the following e-address: kadrovska@dekanat.pmf.hr

 

3) an associate to the associate category I position - senior assistant in natural sciences, the field of chemistry, the branch of analytical chemistry, for a fixed term and on a full-time basis, to work at the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the PMF, Department of Chemistry – 1 person

Applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 3 should be sent exclusively via the following weblink:

https://posao.pmf.hr/opening-login?openingUUID=95553b3b-2003-42c4-b050-a93bcf479b3a

 

4) an associate to the associate category I position – senior assistant in natural sciences, the field of physics, the branch of condensed matter physics, for a fixed term and on a full-time basis, to work at the Division of Experimental Physics of the PMF, Department of Physics – 1 person

Applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 4 should be sent exclusively via the following weblink:

https://posao.pmf.hr/opening-login?openingUUID=454b993f-0e36-4643-bdcd-af61d486dd2a

 

5) an associate to the associate category I position – senior assistant in natural sciences, the field of physics, to work on the following Croatian Science Foundation project: „Evolution of the complex magnetic and polar orders from simple 2D scaffolds in the layered hybrid organic-inorganic halometallates, “  for a fixed term and on a full-time basis, at the Division of Experimental Physics of the PMF, Department of Physics – 1 person

Applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 5 should be sent exclusively via the following weblink:

https://posao.pmf.hr/opening-login?openingUUID=3ad443fb-af56-4754-9bbe-62b4a077ac95

 

6) an associate to the associate category I position - assistant in natural sciences, the field of biology, for a fixed term and on a full-time basis, to work on the following project: “Systematic examination of the Biological Quality Elements of phytoplankton, phytobenthos, macrophytes and macrozoobenthos in the surface waters in 2024”, at the Division of Botany of the PMF, Department of Biology – 1 person

Applications and the supporting evidence of eligibility under the terms and conditions of the Call for point 6 should be sent exclusively via the following weblink:

https://posao.pmf.hr/opening-login?openingUUID=2000dfab-018f-4cc5-b65e-fcec4f15aa9e

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The Call is open to applicants of either gender on equal terms.

In addition to the general terms and conditions of employment, for any point of the Call the applicants must satisfy the requirements set out in the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette No 119/22).

 

For all points of the Call, the applicants must enclose the following with their application: a CV, the relevant diploma, a proof of citizenship.

 

For point 1, the applicants must enclose the following with their respective applications: a photocopy of the decision concerning their appointment into a research grade (if any), the proofs of the research, teaching and professional work, the reprints of papers, and a certificate of registration and citation in the relevant databases – Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, Medline, and other databases relevant for specific science fields. The applicants must also enclose a Declaration of Originality for their published academic output, confirming that all their papers and achievements they refer to are the original results of their work and that they do not contain any sources other than the ones mentioned and acknowledged therein. The appropriate form can be downloaded from the PMF website:

https://www.pmf.unizg.hr/_download/repository/Izjava_o_izvornosti.pdf

 

Additionally, the applicants under point 1 of the Call should also submit the evidence to prove that they meet the individual general and special terms and conditions according to the Decision on the essential terms and conditions for assessment of the teaching, and the scientific and professional activities within the framework of appointment into the research-teaching grades (Official Gazette No 122/17) https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2017_12_122_2788.html and its subsequent amendment https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2021_11_120_2082.html

 

The applicants under point 1 must also satisfy the following additional condition:

  • experience related to x-ray diffraction methods of structural analysis and other methods of examining solid state matter, and the magnetic and/or sorption and/or mechanical properties of materials (please enclose the reprints of published papers and/or evidence of conference proceedings and similar).

 

The applicants for points 1 and 2 must enclose with their application other supporting documents as a proof of eligibility according to the terms and conditions of the Call in accordance with Article 10 of the Ordinance on the Appointment into Grades and Positions at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, which can be accessed on the PMF website:

http://www.pmf.unizg.hr/images/50022658/Pravilnik%20o%20izborima%20u%20zvanja%20i%20na%20radna%20mjesta%20na%20PMF-u%20(procisceni%20tekst)-21-4-22.pdf

 

For point 2, the applicants must satisfy the following conditions

  • to have completed a university graduate study programme in Chemistry, research-focused;  
  • 5 years of working experience in an expert associate position within the system of higher education and science (please enclose the electronic record of the legal employment status i.e. the e-employment history, or a Croatian Pension Insurance Fund certificate and an employer certificate, or the employment contracts; to demonstrate the work experience in the relevant positions);
  • to have published, since the last appointment to the position of an expert associate, either as an independent or the first or the main author, a scientific paper, with the provision that such a scientific paper may be replaced by three scientific papers written in co-authorship, or with an independent or the first or the main authorship of three professional papers related to the relevant field (please enclose the published research or professional papers);
  • additional condition: - experience related to x-ray diffraction methods of structural analysis and other methods of examining solid state matter (please enclose the reprints of published papers).

For point 3, the applicants must satisfy the following conditions

  • a doctoral degree in natural sciences, the field of chemistry;
  • knowledge of and/or experience in natural sciences, the field of chemistry;
  • additional condition: - working experience related to the analytical application of the combined liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS) systems (please enclose the theses or the reprints of published papers and/or the proofs of science conference proceedings).

For point 4, the applicants must satisfy the following conditions

  • a doctoral degree in natural sciences, the field of physics, the branch of condensed matter physics.

For point 5, the applicants must satisfy the following conditions

  • a doctoral degree in natural sciences, the field of physics, the branch of condensed matter physics;
  • to satisfy the senior assistant employment criteria as stipulated by the Croatian Science Foundation, which can be accessed at the following weblink:  https://hrzz.hr/provedba/zaposljavanje-na-hrzz-projekte/;
  • additional condition: - scientific and research experience relating to the physics of condensed  matter (please enclose a link to the doctoral thesis and published scientific papers on which the candidate is involved  co-author),
  •  an interest in experimental science and research focusing on the topics of magnetism, magnetic transport, and dielectric properties of materials (please enclose the motivation letter).

For point 6, the applicants must satisfy the following conditions:

  • to have completed a university graduate study programme of Ecology and Nature Preservation or a university graduate study programme of Environmental Sciences;
  • additional conditions: - a minimum of 1-year experience of field work with the samples of freshwater phytobenthos and phytoplankton, and a minimum of 1-year experience in assessing the ecological status based on phytobenthos and phytoplankton as the biological quality elements; the experience related to writing final project reports; the experience related to determination of phytobenthos diatoms (please enclose supporting documents to prove participation in a project relating to the examination of the phytoplankton and phytobenthos and the assessment of the ecological state of freshwater bodies, and a certificate to prove the work on the aforementioned biological quality elements, including determination of phytobenthos diatoms, signed by the project leader, as well as a photocopy of the first and the introductory pages of the project report, to confirm the applicant’s involvement);
  • a B-category driving license (please enclose a photocopy of the driving license, a certificate of successful driving test).

For points 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, foreign nationals must provide a Croatian language certificate.

 

For points 1, 2 and 3, the applicants should enclose with their application a proof of eligibility under the additional terms and conditions in accordance with the Ordinance on Additional Terms and Conditions for Appointment into Grades and the Corresponding Positions at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Pravilnik o dodatnim uvjetima za izbor u zvanja i na odgovarajuca radna mjesta [1,65 MiB]

 

For point 6, the applicants should enclose with their application a proof of eligibility under the additional terms and conditions in accordance with the Ordinance on Additional Terms and Conditions for Appointment into Grades and the Corresponding Positions at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

https://www.pmf.unizg.hr/_download/repository/Pravilnik_o_dodatnim_uvjetima_za_izbor_u_zvanja_i_na_odgovarajuca_radna_mjesta%5B2%5D.pdf

https://www.pmf.unizg.hr/_download/repository/Pravilnik_o_izmjenama_i_dopunama_Pravilnika_o_dodatnim_uvjetima_za_izbor_u_zvanja_i_na_odgovarajuca_radna_mjesta[1].pdf

 

For all points of the Call the applicants who qualify for employment preference under the special regulations should refer to the preference in their application and enclose therewith all evidence as listed in the special regulations governing the priority placement rights, as well as all evidence of eligibility and of absence of any impediment to their exercising of the priority placement rights as stipulated under the special regulations. Such applicants will be given employment preference within this Call over other candidates, under the same terms and conditions of the Call, based on a duly completed, complete and timely application, provided they meet all the terms and conditions of the Call and that they have achieved top scores in the selection procedures.   

 

An application shall be deemed duly completed and complete if it contains all the data and the supporting documents in keeping with the Call requirements. Incomplete, disorganised, and late applications shall not be taken into consideration, nor will there be a subsequent invitation to the applicants to amend such applications.

 

The assessment of the applicants for points 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Call may include the following selection procedures:

  • an interview with the candidates.

All the applicants applying for point 4 who are fully eligible under the formal terms and conditions of the Call, based on a duly completed, complete and timely application, shall be part of the selection procedure consisting of a comparative evaluation of the information provided in their respective CVs.

 

The assessment of the applicants for points 6 of the Call may include the following selection procedures:

  • a written test of knowledge, skills and capabilities that are relevant for the position;
  • an interview with the candidates.

The applicants who are eligible under the formal terms and conditions may be invited to take part in the selection procedure(s).

In the event there will be more than a single selection procedure, the applicants will be invited to take part in individual procedures depending on the results achieved in previous selection procedures.

 

The applicants will receive an e-mail advising them of the time, place, legal sources and the applicable selection method for any procedure they are invited to take part in.

 

Any applicant who fails to attend the interview at the time and the place as specified in the separate invitation, shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Call proceedings.

 

The PMF collects and processes personal data of the applicants taking part in the Call for Applications for positions with the aim of verifying qualifications and eligibility in accordance with the Decision on the Collection, Protection and Processing of Personal Data (CLASSIFICATION No: 035-01/18-01/5; FILE No:251-58-10201-18-2).

 

The closing date for the submission of applications for all points of the Call is 30 days after the publication of the Call in the Official Gazette. 

The results of the Call will be published on the official website of the PMF: www.pmf.unizg.hr (Competitions).

Author: Denis Giljević
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