Senior assistant – scientific field of biotechnical sciences, area of agriculture

24 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of agriculture and tourism

Department

Department of agriculture and nutrition

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Croatia

Application Deadline

24 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Zagreb)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

24 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

IPS-2022-02-2099

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Senior assistant – scientific field of biotechnical sciences, area of agriculture, 1 employee, for work on the project and during the bilateral project of the Croatian Science Foundation IPS-2022-02-2099 "Valorization of residues from olive processing using a microbial multi-species biocatalytic aggregate - VALOLIVEWASTE", for a maximum duration of 24 months, full-time.

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Requirements: Completed postgraduate university study and obtained academic degree of doctor of science (PhD) in the field of biotechnical sciences, area of agriculture, or in the interdisciplinary scientific field with agriculture as one of the scientific areas. The candidate must meet the requirements of the Croatian Science Foundation for the employment of senior assistants available at the following link https://hrzz.hr/wp-content/uploads/Upute_Zaposljavanje-asistenata-i-visih-asistenata-na-HRZZ-projekte2023.pdf .

Specific Requirements

Additional requirements: advantage will be given to candidates whose scientific activity is focused on ecotechnology, microbiology or environment protection with emphasis on the application of organic fertilizers, bioremediation and knowledge of microbial ecology. Furthermore, advantage will be given to candidates who, as the first authors, have published several articles in high-quality international scientific journals in the above-mentioned scientific fields and those who have long term analytical experience in determining the physico-chemical characteristics of soil or compost and elemental analyses of plant material.

The following documents should be attached to the application: motivation letter, curriculum vitae, proof of completed master degree or equivalent, proof of completed postgraduate university study and obtained the academic PhD title in the appropriate scientific field and area, a summary of scientific and professional activities with a list of research papers.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

Vacation days

Maternity leave

Eligibility criteria

A candidate who has obtained a higher education qualification abroad (outside Croatia) must, together with the application for a scientific position, attach an Opinion on the evaluation of a foreign higher education qualification issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education or a Certificate about the initiation of the evaluation procedure of a foreign higher education qualification issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education.

A complete application is considered to be the one that is signed by hand and contains all the information and attachments listed in the public tender.

A person who has not submitted a timely or complete application or does not meet the formal requirements of the public tender is not considered a candidate in the public tender procedure.

By submitting the application to the tender, tender candidates expressly agree that the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, as the manager of the collection of personal data, can collect, use and further process data for the purpose of implementing the tender procedure in accordance with the regulations governing the protection of personal data.

Selection process

Candidates who, on the basis of special regulations, have advantage in employment, are obliged to refer to that right in their application and to attach all the evidence that special regulations prescribe for exercising that right. Preference in employment according to the tender in question will be achieved in relation to other candidates only under equal conditions, established by this tender.

Candidates who, on the basis of Article 102 of the Act on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and their Family Members (Official Gazette 121/17, 98/19, 84/21, 156/23), have the right to priority in employment, must refer to the that right and submit all the evidence for exercising this right, and have priority over other candidates only under equal conditions. Evidence of priority rights in employment in accordance with the Act on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and their Family Members are listed on the following website:

https://branitelji.gov.hr/userdocsimages/ng/12%20prosinac/zapo%C5%A1ljavanje/popis%20dokaza%20za%20ostvarivanje%20prava%20pri%20zapo%C5%A0ljavanju.pdf

Candidates who refer to priority rights in employment in accordance with Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette 157/13, 152/14, 39/18, 32/20), together with the evidence of meeting the required conditions, must also provide evidence of the established status of a disabled person.

The selected candidate will be invited to submit the originals of other evidence for fulfilling the formal conditions from the public tender within a reasonable period of time, with a warning that failure to submit the required documents is considered a withdrawal from the employment relationship.

The expert committee for the implementation of the public job tender is appointed by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism. If necessary, knowledge and skills will be checked by written and/or oral testing, interview and/or conversation, and the content and method of testing, interview and/or conversation and resources for candidate preparation, place and time will be announced on the Institute’s website: www.iptpo.hr . Candidates who do not attend the knowledge and skills test, interview and/or conversation will be considered to have withdrawn their application from this job tender and will not be considered candidates for the tender. The time and place of the test will be announced at least five (5) days before the day set for the test on the website of the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism: www.iptpo.hr .

If no persons who meet the basic prescribed conditions apply for the public tender, or if the registered candidates do not pass the test, the head of the Institute will suspend the procedure for this tender.

The Institute reserves the right, in part or in full, to cancel the tender and reserves the right not to decide on the selection of candidates without a special explanation.

Delivery of the decision to all candidates is considered to be completed at the end of the eighth day from the publication on the website of the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism: www.iptpo.hr .

Persons of both genders have the right to apply for the tender under equal conditions.

Incomplete and untimely applications will not be considered.

Unselected candidates can appeal the decision on the selection of another candidate to the head of the Institute.

The deadline for submitting tender applications is 30 days from the date of the publication in the Official Gazette.

Applications for the tender and evidence of fulfilment of the criteria and conditions must be submitted in electronic form to e-mail [email protected] with the indication "Application to the tender for the position of senior assistant - project IPS-2022-02-2099 "Valorization of residues from olive processing using a microbial multi-species biocatalytic aggregate - VALOLIVEWASTE".

 

Candidates will be notified about the results of the tender via the Institute's website www.iptpo.hr .

Additional comments

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Website for additional job details

http://iptpo.hr

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of agriculture and tourism

Country

Croatia

State/Province

Istria

City

Porec

Postal Code

52440

Street

Karla Huguesa 8

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Istria

City

Poreč

Website

http://www.iptpo.hr/index.php/en

Street

Karla Huguesa 8

Postal Code

52440

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+38552408316

STATUS: EXPIRED