Contest point 13 – Postdoctoral Fellow

11 Mar 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ INSTITUTE

Department

Division for Marine and Environmental Research

Research Field

Chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

Postdoc Positions

Application Deadline

10 Apr 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Country

Croatia

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

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

Postdoctoral fellow in Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Laboratory for radioecology – for HRZZ project “The Pelješac Peninsula – a natural laboratory for research on the dynamics of natural and artificial radionuclides in the environment” (PP-LabNAR), 1 associate, full-time, fixed term until 30/11/2027, special working conditions position.

Where to apply

E-mail

natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Specific Requirements

In addition to the general criteria for employment from Article 39, paragraph 7 of the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• PhD (Doctor of Science) in the field of Natural Sciences, Chemistry;
• Experience in working with radioanalytical methods and techniques;
• Active proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in scientific research, published scientific papers, and presentations at scientific conferences.

In addition to the application document, applicant needs to provide: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Diploma, e-mail address of at least one referee, and other evidence needed for satisfying position related selection criteria.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Chemistry

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

Additional Information
Additional comments

Selected candidates who have achieved their higher qualifications outside Croatia will be required, before the signing of the employment contract, to obtain the Ruling on the Recognition of Foreign Higher Educational Qualifications issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education.

The candidate cannot be employed as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Republic of Croatia for a total of more than four years.

The employment, according to the Rules of Croatian Science Foundation - for work on a project as Postdoctoral Fellow, can be contracted a maximum of two times (i.e. on two different projects) and only with candidates whose period between the enrolment in doctoral studies and this employment is no longer than 10 years.

A work contract with a Postdoctoral Fellow can be concluded upon the consent of Croatian Science Foundation.

The employment includes a six-month trial period.

The workplace with special working conditions requires medical examination prior to Work contract, which should ensure that candidate health is acceptable for work in common conditions in that line of work. If medical indications do not comply those conditions, Work contract will not be signed. 

ln accordance with Article 13 of the Gender Equality Act, persons of both sexes may compete in hiring competitions.

Late applications and applications without proof that the required prerequisites have been met will not be considered, as well as applications without a specified position and contest point to which the candidate is applying and applications submitted unaccordingly to the instructions for electronic submission.

Instructions for submitting tender applications - electronically only:

Deadline for applications is April 10, 2026. @ 23:00 Brussels time. Applications should be submitted as a single .pdf file (no more than 15 MB). Do not submit author's works, dissertations, etc. - they can be referred to by a link.

In the subject line of the electronic message the following has to be written: Application for job vacancy Postdoctoral Fellow - Contest Point No. 13. 

Website for additional job details

https://www.irb.hr/O-IRB-u/Natjecaji-za-radna-mjesta

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ INSTITUTE

Country

Croatia

Geofield

Contact

City

Zagreb

Website

http://www.irb.hr/eng/Research/Divisions/Division-for-Marine-and-Environmental-Research

Street

Bijenička street 54

Postal Code

10000

E-Mail

natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr
ivana.tucakovic@irb.hr

STATUS: EXPIRED

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