September 17, 2025.

Employee selection competition

JOSIP JURJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY IN OSIJEK
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS IN OSIJEK

announces
COMPETITION
for selection

  1. one employee for a full-time associate position - senior assistant in the scientific field of Social Sciences, the scientific field of Economics for a fixed-term period
  2. one employee for a type I position – Associate for Postgraduate Studies in the Department of Postgraduate Studies in the Service for legal, IT and professional-administrative affairs in the Secretariat of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek for an indefinite period in full-time
  3. one employee for a position of type I - associate for quality assurance and improvement in the Department for Quality Assurance and Improvement in the Service for Legal, IT and Professional-Administrative Affairs in the Secretariat of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek for an indefinite period of time, full-time

All candidates for the Competition must meet the general conditions prescribed by the Labor Act (Official Gazette, No. 93/14, 127/17, 98/19, 151/22 and 64/23).

Candidates for the competition under point 1. in addition to the criteria prescribed in Article 39, paragraph 7 of the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act (Official Gazette, No. 119/22), they are required to meet the conditions prescribed in Article 123, paragraph 5 of the Statute of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Article 45, paragraph 5 of the Statute of the Faculty of Economics within the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, and Article 29 of the Regulations on the implementation of the election/re-election procedure for scientific-teaching, artistic-teaching, teaching, associate and professional positions at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (hereinafter: the University Regulations).

Candidates for the competition are required to submit documentation according to the prescribed application form - Form No. 5 – Application for the vacancy for the position of senior assistant, which was published on the website of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek www.efos.unios.hr.

Candidates are required to submit a completed and signed application form. Consent form for the collection and processing of personal data published on the website of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek https://www.efos.unios.hr/o-fakultetu/transparentost.

Candidates who meet the formal requirements of the competition and who have submitted the required documentation with their application must attend an interview before the Committee to verify their motivation and inclination towards scientific research work. They will be notified of the location of the interview via email from the Faculty of Economics in Osijek no later than five (5) days before the interview. Candidates who do not attend the interview before the Committee will be deemed to have withdrawn their application and will not be considered candidates for the competition.

Candidates for the competition under point 2. In addition to the general conditions prescribed by the Labor Law, they are also required to meet the following conditions:

  • completed university graduate studies in social sciences or humanities (CROQF level 7.1. university)
  • knowledge of English
  • advanced computer skills
  • one (1) year of work experience.

Along with the application for the competition, candidates are required to submit:

Candidates for the competition under point 3. In addition to the general conditions prescribed by the Labor Law, they are also required to meet the following conditions:

  • completed university graduate study (CROQF level 7.1 university)
  • good knowledge of English
  • computer skills
  • two (2) years of work experience.

Along with the application for the competition, candidates are required to submit:

Job description of the positions - Associate for Postgraduate Studies and Associate for Quality Assurance and Improvement of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek has been published on the website of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek. https://www.efos.unios.hr/o-fakultetu/transparentost.

Candidates for the competition under points 2 and 3. submit the documentation in two (2) copies, one of which is a photocopy. All candidates who meet the formal requirements of the competition and who have submitted the mandatory documentation with their application for the competition must take part in a written test and/or interview, and will be informed about the content and method of the written test and/or interview, legal and other sources for preparing candidates for the written test and/or interview, the place and time of the written test and/or interview via the Faculty's website and by e-mail no later than five (5) days before the written test and/or interview. Candidates who do not take part in the written test and/or interview upon invitation to the test will be considered to have withdrawn their application for the Competition and will not be considered candidates for the competition.

For candidates who are foreign citizens, it is necessary to submit proof of knowledge of the Croatian language in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (C2). The selected candidate is obliged to submit proof of recognition of a foreign higher education qualification before starting employment.

The Labor Act, the Higher Education and Scientific Activity Act, the Statute of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, the Statute of the Faculty of Economics within the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek and the Regulations on the implementation of the election/re-election procedure for scientific-teaching, artistic-teaching, teaching, associate and professional positions at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek have been published on the website of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek. https://www.efos.unios.hr/o-fakultetu/transparentost.

Persons of both sexes may apply for the competition under equal conditions. Only a person who meets the formal requirements of the competition and who has submitted a timely and complete application for the competition will be considered a candidate for the competition. A complete application is an application that contains all the information and attachments specified in the competition and is signed by hand. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Candidates who, based on special regulations - the Act on Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families ("Official Gazette" no. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23), Article 48 of the Act on Civilian Victims of Homeland War ("Official Gazette" no. 84/21) and Article 48.f. of the Act on the Protection of Military and Civilian War Invalids (Official Gazette, No. 33/92, 57/92, 77/92, 27/93, 58/93, 02/94, 76/94, 108/95, 108/96, 82/01, 103/03, 148/13 and 98/19), Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Official Gazette, No. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) call for the right to priority in employment, they are obliged to refer to this right in their application for the competition and to attach all evidence prescribed by special regulations for the exercise of this right. The aforementioned candidates shall have priority in employment compared to other applicants, only under equal conditions. For candidates who, in their application, invoke the right to employment priority under the Act on Croatian Veterans of Homeland War and Members of Their Families ("Official Gazette" No. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23) and the Act on Civilian Victims of the Homeland War ("Official Gazette" No. 84/21), the list of evidence required to exercise this right is available at the link of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans: https://branitelji.gov.hr/zaposljavanje-843/843.

Candidates who invoke the right to priority in employment pursuant to Article 9 of the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities ("Official Gazette" No. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20) are required to invoke this right in their application for the competition and to submit all evidence of meeting the required conditions, as well as proof of disability.

All candidates will be notified of the results of the competition no later than (15) days from the date of its completion. The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek reserves the right to notify all registered candidates via e-mail. Candidates are required to provide their e-mail address in their application for the competition.

By applying for the competition, each candidate gives consent to all their personal data contained in the competition documentation being collected and processed for the purpose of implementing the competition in accordance with the regulations governing the protection of personal data, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). Consent form was published along with the competition on the website of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek https://www.efos.unios.hr/o-fakultetu/transparentostWithout a duly completed and signed Consent Form accompanying the application for the competition, the application will be considered incomplete and will be rejected.

Candidates for the competition under point 1. Applications for the competition with evidence of meeting the competition requirements must be submitted electronically to the address: pisarnica@efos.hr within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of the tender with the indication: "Application for the tender under point 1.".

Candidates for the competition under points 2 and 3. Applications for the competition with evidence of meeting the competition requirements must be submitted within eight (8) days from the date of publication of the tender to the address: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Trg Ljudevita Gaja 7, 31000 Osijek, with the indication: "Application for the competition under item _".

FORMS

Form No. 5
Consent Form for the Collection and Processing of Personal Data
English Language Proficiency Statement Form - Postgraduate Studies Associate
Computer Proficiency Statement Form - Associate for Postgraduate Studies
English Language Proficiency Statement Form - Quality Assurance and Improvement Associate
Computer Proficiency Statement Form - Quality Assurance and Improvement Associate
Job description with the Competition published on September 17, 2025

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