FMF, University teacher of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Department of Physics

Member UL: FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana

POSITION: University teacher of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Department of Physics (m/f)

Reference number of public international job announcement: PY01372

The selected candidate will be employed for the position of University teacher – Assistant Professor (D019008) OR University teacher – Associate Professor (D019007) OR University teacher – Full Professor (D019006), depending on the acquired academic title.

Number of available positions: 1

Position code: D019008 / D019007 / D019006

Title code: 1/1/1

Title: Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor

Salary scale: IX

Salary subgroup: D1

Status: full-time - 40 hours per week

Type of contract: permanent contract

Start of employment: expected from 01.10.2026

CONDITIONS FOR THE POSITION:

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Physics or other related fields (foreign documents may be used in the Republic of Slovenia if they are duly certified in the country of origin, in accordance with the Act on the Legalization of Documents in International Traffic; documents issued in the states that signed the Hague Convention of abolishing the Requirement of Legalization of Foreign Public Documents must be certified with the Apostille stamp),
• The title of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, or related fields at the time of appointment. If not yet obtained, the candidate may also meet the minimum quantitative and qualitative conditions for election to the title, according to the Statute of the University of Ljubljana (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 4/2017) and the Criteria for elections to the titles of higher education teachers, researchers, and associates of the University of Ljubljana of 25.10.2011 (and amendments) - in this case, the candidate must submit, together with the application for the position, evidence of meeting the above conditions for election to the title, or for recognition of the title (in accordance with Article 157 of the Statute of the UL). For a candidate who has a valid habilitation title at another university, the procedure of determining the equivalence of this title with a teacher's title at the University of Ljubljana may be carried out, or an application for a habilitation title of a visiting teacher may be requested. The candidate must submit a statement that he/she agrees that, in the case of a positive decision of the selection committee, his/her application is also considered as an application for election to the title, or for recognition of the equivalence of the title,
• Ability to conduct lectures in the Slovenian language no later than three years after the start of employment.
• Rhetorical skills, innovation, and ability to organise one's own work and the work of colleagues,
• pripority will be given to candidates who demonstrate strong potential in both research and teaching.
• This is an open search, all areas of astronomy will be considered. A successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the potential to develop a world‐class research program, achieve excellence in teaching students at all levels, and possess a strong commitment to providing service to the department, university and professional communities.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Designing and updating curricula and adapting higher professional education programs according to requirements,
• organising or co-organising all activities for the implementation of the course in accordance with the curriculum and the findings of the profession, and the coordination of work and supervision over the work of other course providers (assistants, technical and other collaborators),
• lectures to students, conducting seminars and other pedagogical activities for a subject,
• conducting, assessing, and correcting examination tasks and tests,
• mentoring students in the preparation of diploma theses and other works,
• participation in other activities related to pedagogical work in the field of profession (nostrification, etc.),
• scientific research, study, and development of concepts, theories, and methods,
• ensures a safe and healthy work environment for the workers and students of a unit, ensures appropriate education and training of persons who come into contact with dangerous substances, as well as the use of personal protective equipment and other safety measures,
• performing other tasks that belong to the broader professional field of the workplace.

THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE USED WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE:

• Demonstrated experience and interest to perform management and organizational tasks for non-study and study work processes;
• top scientific research work in the field of astronomy and related fields;
• demonstrated ability to obtain and manage national or international research grants;
• quality of pedagogical and mentoring work at all levels of study.

MANDATORY ATTACHMENTS:

• Cover letter;
• Curriculum vitae that contains relevant qualifications and includes experience performing organizational tasks;
• a complete bibliography of works;
• one publication the candidate feels best exemplifies their achievements and potential, along with an explanation as to why;
• list of successful project applications;
• research plan for the next five years (maximum three pages)
• statement of teaching interests (maximum one page, lectures and/or seminars, presentations at conferences, mentoring, teaching awards, etc.)
• optional statement of contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion (maximum one page);

The candidate must provide three letters of recommendation, which must be sent directly from its composer to the email address prijava@fmf.uni-lj.si

JOB VACANCY PUBLISHED ON: 21.11.2025

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 72 days, till 1.2.206

The University of Ljubljana promotes gender equality in employment.

An employment contract can only be concluded with a candidate who qualifies for the position.

Applications with mandatory attachments and the registration number of the job announcement should be sent by email address: prijava@fmf.uni-lj.si.

CONTACT PERSON: Urška Selaković. Tel.: 00386 1 4766 520. E-mail: prijava@fmf.uni-lj.si