Job advertisement for the associate position of senior research assistant

The Institute of Economics, Zagreb (EIZ) is issuing the following   
   
I. This job advertisement is issued for the associate position of senior research assistant, 1 employee, in the scientific area of social sciences - field of economics, in the Department for Innovation, Business Economics and Business Sectors, for full-time employment with a fixed-term employment contract lasting four years, for work on the project “Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration to Combat Corruption - AI-PACOR” (IP-2025-02-6520, https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/15970?lang=en), funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (CSF) within the Research Projects programme (IP-2025-02), up to November 30, 2027, and from December 1, 2027 for work on EIZ research projects.
 
Requirements: Candidates must meet the requirements for appointment to the associate position of senior research assistant as prescribed by the Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (Official Gazette 119/22 - the Act), EIZ’s Ordinance on Additional Criteria for Appointment to Scientific, Associate, and Expert Positions of November 28, 2023 (EIZ’s Ordinance), and CSF’s rules on the employment of research assistants and senior research assistants, which are:
- completed doctoral studies in the area of social sciences - field of economics,
- one scientific article published or accepted for publication in an a1 or a2 category journal (categories are defined in Article 17 of the Ordinance on Criteria for Appointment to Scientific Ranks - Official Gazette 28/17, 72/19, 21/21, 111/22),
- one presentation of a scientific article at an international scientific conference,
- the candidate must not be currently or previously employed in more than one CSF-funded project,
- the candidate must not be engaged in scientific work in the system of science for more than ten years since enrolling in doctoral studies (this period does not include the time the candidate did not spend in the system of science).
Advantages: Experience in scientific research on issues of public administration and/or corruption and/or the use of artificial intelligence, and excellent knowledge of the English language.
 
II. Appointment to the associate position is conducted in accordance with Articles 39-40 of the Act.
The candidates must enclose:
- their application,
- curriculum vitae,
- copy of a document proving EU citizenship,
- copy of documents proving the requested academic degree (candidates who have earned their academic degree outside Croatia must enclose the Ruling on the Recognition of Foreign Higher Educational Qualifications issued by the Agency for Science and Higher Education or a receipt confirming the submission of an application for the said Ruling),
- copy of grades average during their postgraduate studies (diploma supplement),
- recommendation letter from a university professor or scientist; or contact details of one or more university professors or scientists willing to give a recommendation,
- printout of the list of papers from the CROSBI-CroRis base,
- list of published scientific articles and articles accepted for publication with links to the articles,
- list of research projects the candidate has participated in,
- list of presentations at scientific and professional conferences with the appropriate evidence.
Candidates are invited to enclose other documents that they consider relevant for their application (recognitions or awards for excellence in their studies and research work).
 
III. Candidates who are, according to special provisions, entitled to an advantage when applying for employment in the public service, must invoke their right in the application and enclose with the application all documents required by the special provision, and will, in that case, have an advantage over other candidates, only under equal conditions.
 
IV. The selected candidate must present the original or certified copies of the evidence required before the employment contract is signed.
 
V. Female and male candidates are encouraged to apply for the job advertisement under equal conditions. The deadline for application is 30 days from the publication of this job advertisement. Applications and evidence proving the candidate meets the criteria should be sent in electronic form to the email address: natjecaj@eizg.hr, and marked as “Application - senior research assistant”. Late applications will not be considered.
 
VI. A selection procedure will be organized for the candidates. Information about the job description and salary will be published on EIZ’s website https://www.eizg.hr/. The selection results will also be announced on EIZ’s website, within 8 days after the successful candidate is selected.
 
VII. By sending the job application, the candidate is giving the Institute of Economics, Zagreb consent to collect and process personal data listed in the application and in the enclosed documents, for the purpose of candidate selection, as well as consent to announce the selection results. Collected personal data will be processed according to the valid regulations. The candidate can withdraw this consent at any time without explanation and request EIZ to stop processing their personal data.

VIII. Terms used in this job advertisement relating to gender refer equally to the female and male gender.