Senior Assistant in the scientific area: Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field: Agriculture, Department of Animal Science and Technology

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department

Department of Animal Science and Technology

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Agronomics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

Postdoc Positions

Application Deadline

4 May 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Country

Croatia

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

7 Apr 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

University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb announces

COMPETITION

For the selection of:

3.Associate position - Senior Assistant in the scientific area: Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field: Agriculture, for a fixed term (2 years), full-time, for working on a project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation PDIP-2026, at the Department of Animal Science and Technology, Division of Animal Science – 1 person.

The outcome of this call is linked to the project evaluation process conducted by the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), and the employment and funding of candidates are conditional upon the results of the HRZZ PDIP call.

Applicants for PDIP project leaders, regardless of their application to the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, are required to submit an application to HRZZ exclusively via the EPP system (https://epp.hrzz.hr/ ), by completing the documentation required under the PDIP-2026 call.

Detailed instructions on the HRZZ application process are available at: https://hrzz.hr/prijava/otvoreni-natjecaji/

Candidates, in addition to the general conditions for establishing an employment relationship, must meet the conditions determined by the Law on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (NN 119/22) and the Statute of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture.

Along with a handwritten signed application, candidates are required to enclose:

- CV,

- Proof of appropriate education level (copy of the diploma required for the position being applied for), 

- Proof of citizenship (copy of ID card, passport, or certificate of citizenship)

- Signed statement - explicit consent for the announcement of the competition result on the Faculty's website.

Candidates applying for the position under item no. 3 are required to meet the following condition: completed university doctoral studies in the scientific area of biotechnical sciences, scientific field: agriculture.

The selected candidate holding a foreign diploma is required, prior to signing the employment contract, to submit a decision/opinion from the Agency for Science and Higher Education regarding the recognition of the foreign educational qualification.

Following the Gender Equality Act (Official Gazette nos. 82/08, 125/11, 20/12, 138/12, 69/17), applications are open to all qualified individuals regardless of gender.

Only candidates who submit complete and timely applications and meet the formal criteria will be considered. A complete application must include all required personal information, a signed application letter, and the required attachments.

The application must specify the position being applied for and include the candidate's personal information: full name, date of birth, address, phone number, and email address (if available).

Candidates asserting priority rights in employment under the following acts must explicitly state this in their application and provide supporting documents as required by law:

• Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and their Family Members (Official Gazette nos. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21, 156/23)
• Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Invalids (Official Gazette nos. 33/92, 77/92, 27/93, 58/93, 2/94, 76/94, 108/95, 108/96, 82/01, 103/03, 148/13, 98/19)
• Article 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War (Official Gazette no. 84/21)
• Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette nos. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18, 32/20)

Detailed information about priority rights for veterans is available at the following link:

https://branitelji.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/Nikola/popis%20dokaza%20za%20ostvarivanje%20prava%20prednosti%20pri%20zapošljavanju-%20ZOHBDR%202021.pdf

A candidate asserting the right of priority in employment under Article 48.f of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Invalids must, in addition to proving that they meet the required conditions, submit a resolution or certificate confirming this right, as well as evidence of how their previous employment relationship ended.

A candidate asserting the right of priority in employment under Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities must provide proof of disability, in addition to fulfilling the required conditions.

A candidate asserting the right of priority in employment under Article 22 of the Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities is not required to provide evidence of their status as a member of a national minority but must still prove that they meet the required conditions.

The Faculty of Agriculture processes submitted personal data following applicable data protection regulations. The data will be used solely for this selection process.

Candidates are subject to a probationary period following the Collective Agreement for Public Services Employees.

Qualified candidates may be invited for an interview and/or testing via the email address provided in their application. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applications, along with the required documentation, must be submitted within 30 days of the announcement’s publication in the Official Gazette.

Applications with documentation are submitted exclusively via electronic mail to the e-mail address: pisarnica@agr.hr

Applicants will be notified of the selection results within 8 days of the decision being made, via publication on the Faculty’s website: https://www.agr.unizg.hr/

E-mail

pisarnica@agr.hr

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Agronomics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture

Country

Croatia

State/Province

Croatia

City

ZAGREB, 10000

Postal Code

10000

Street

SVETOSIMUNSKA 25

Geofield

City

ZAGREB

Website

http://www.agr.hr

Street

SVETOSIMUNSKA 25

Postal Code

10000

E-Mail

pisarnica@agr.hr

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