FMF, University teacher of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics

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

POSITION: University teacher of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics (m/f)

Reference number of public international job announcement: PR82594

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: 4
• Position code: D019008 / D019007 / D019006
• Title code: 1/1/1
• Title: Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor
• Salary scale: IX
• Salary subgroup: D1
• Status: part-time - 10 hours per week (25%)
• Type of contract: permanent contract
• Start of employment: expected from 01.10.2025

Employment will be possible after the approval of the 2025 HR plan (expected by 01.10.2025).

CONDITIONS FOR THE POSITION:

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Mathematics 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 Mathematics, or related fields. 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 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). 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 an application for election to the title, or for recognition of the equivalence of the title,
• conducting lectures in the Slovenian language during the academic year 2025/2026,
• rhetorical skills, innovation, a sense of organising one's own work and the work of colleagues.

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 mathematics or 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:

• Curriculum vitae that contains relevant qualifications and includes experience performing organizational tasks;
• a complete bibliography of works;
• list of the most important publications (maximum ten publications);
• list of successful project applications;
• evidence of quality pedagogical work;
• (optional) research plan for the next five years (maximum three pages)
• (optional) the candidate may provide two letters of recommendation, which must be sent directly from its composer to the email address prijava@fmf.uni-lj.si

JOB VACANCY PUBLISHED ON: 01.04.2025

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 60 days, until 31.05.2025

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