Contest point 12 – Postdoctoral Fellow

11 Mar 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ INSTITUTE

Department

Division of Molecular Biology

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Biological sciences » Botany

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Postdoc Positions

Application Deadline

10 Apr 2026 - 23:55 (Europe/Zagreb)

Country

Croatia

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

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 position in the Division of Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, for work on the Czech-Croatian bilateral project IPCZ-2025-04-2521: Role of Indole Metabolism in Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Brassicaceae (InMetaBra), for a term of 21 months with the possibility of extension until the end of the project period, 1 executor.

Where to apply

E-mail

natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences » Botany

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

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

- academic degree of PhD in the scientific field of natural sciences, field of biology, PhD disertation in plant biology;

- experience in plant biology with biochemical and molecular biology methods,

- active knowledge of English in speech and writing.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in plant abiotic stress, knowledge of biochemical and molecular biology methods, and published scientific papers in the field of plant sciences.

Specific Requirements

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

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.

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: natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr

Deadline for applications is April 10, 2026. 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. 12. 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Biological sciences » BiologyBiological sciences » Botany

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Ruđer Bošković Institute

Country

Croatia

City

Zagreb

Postal Code

10000

Street

Bijenička cesta 54

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Croatia

City

Zagreb

Website

http://www.irb.hr/eng/Research/Divisions/Division-of-Molecular-Biology

Street

Bijenicka 54

Postal Code

10000

E-Mail

natjecaji.pisarnica@irb.hr

STATUS: EXPIRED

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