ASSISTANT POST FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS in 2013

University of Nova Gorica is seeking to fill a number of ASSISTANT POSITIONS in the fields of

1.02 PHYSICS – two positions (mentors: prof. dr. Iztok Arčon, prof. dr. Samo Stanič)

1.04 CHEMISTRY – one position (mentor: prof. dr. Mladen Franko)

2.04 MATERIALS – one position (mentor prof. dr. Matjaž Valant)

According to Rules on the Procedures of the (co)financing and Monitoring of Research Activities, candidates for young researchers must fulfill the following conditions:

• having at least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, obtained in a study course adopted in the Republic of Slovenia before 11 June 2004 and the average grade of all examinations and coursework (excluding the degree examination) of at least 8.00, and meeting all conditions for doctoral studies; or
• having another degree in a relevant field, obtained in a master’s study course adopted in the Republic of Slovenia after 11 June 2004 and the average grade of all examinations and coursework (excluding the degree examination) of at least 8.00, or
• having a master's degree obtained in a master's study course adopted in the Republic of Slovenia before 11 June 2004; or
• comparable education to that referred to in the first, second and third indent hereunder acquired at foreign universities; and
• not more than five years have passed since defending of the thesis referred to in the first or second indent hereunder or defending of the master’s thesis referred to in the third indent hereunder, where the five-year period shall be set as up to 30 September of the current year; if the candidate for young researcher has entered postgraduate studies without financial support of the Agency or the Ministry of Science, the period since defending of the thesis or the master’s thesis shall be extended above five years, namely one year shall be added for each entered study year.
  (2) If a candidate for young researcher has already entered postgraduate studies to acquire a science academic title or has a master’s degree obtained in a master’s study course adopted in the Republic of Slovenia before 11 June 2004, the average grade of the undergraduate studies shall be irrelevant, except in the case of a repeated entry in the first year of postgraduate studies.
  (3) If the candidate for young researcher has used the parental leave – with one year accounted per one child – the period since defending of the thesis or the master's thesis shall be extended beyond five years. Equally applies to documented sick leaves exceeding six months.
  (4) Young researchers already financed in a programme for young researchers, who terminated the contract early or failed to carry out the training programme within the set period, cannot apply to the invitation.

Please send your application with supplements showing that you meet the mentioned criteria, a short CV with bibliography at University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska cesta 13, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Contact

Applications and further information: Mrs Stibilj Nemec, phone +386 (0)5 33 15 261 or email Tea.Stibilj.Nemec@ung.si