Competition for the Academic Position of "Associate Professor" in Professional Field 3.6. Law

The Institute for the State and the Law at the BAS announces a competition for the academic position of Associate Professor (one post) in the area of higher education 3. Social, Economic and Legal Sciences, professional field 3.6. Law, in Constitutional Law of the Republic of Bulgaria, for the needs of the Department of Public Law.

The announcement was published in the State Gazette, issue 18 of 01.03.2019.

The candidate for "Associate Professor" must meet the following requirements (Art. 70, para. 3 of the Regulations on the Conditions and Procedure for the Acquisition of Scientific Degrees and the Occupation of Academic Positions at the ISL at the BAS):

1. to have acquired the educational and scientific degree "Doctor of Law" or "Doctor of Legal Sciences";

2. for not less than two years:
(a) to have held the academic position of "Assistant Professor" and/or "Chief Assistant Professor", or
(b) to have been a lecturer, including a part-time lecturer, or a member of a research team at the same or another higher education institution or scientific organisation, or
(c) to have been a practising specialist with proven achievements in their field;

3. to have submitted a published monograph or equivalent publications in specialised scientific journals, which do not repeat the works submitted for the acquisition of the educational and scientific degree "Doctor of Law" and for the acquisition of the scientific degree "Doctor of Legal Sciences";
4. to meet the relevant minimum national requirements and the requirements of the BAS and the ISL;
5. to have no plagiarism in their scientific works proven in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Candidates for participation in the competition submit an application for admission, accompanied by the following documents (Art. 70, para. 4):

1. 1. a curriculum vitae in the European format;

1. 2. a diploma for the educational and scientific degree "Doctor of Law" or ;

1. 3. a medical certificate;

1. 4. a certificate of criminal record;

1. 5. a certificate that they have held the academic position of "Assistant Professor" and/or "Chief Assistant Professor" for at least two years, or evidence of compliance with the requirements of Art. 70, para. 3, item 2, letter (b) and/or letter (c) of these Regulations;

1. 6. a list of publications and scientific and applied works and a list of citations;
2. 7. evidence under Art. 70, para. 3, item 4;
3. 8. a summary (in hard copy and in electronic form) of the work with which the candidate applies.
   A candidate who is in an employment relationship with the ISL does not submit the documents under items 3 and 4.
4. 9. a statement of compliance with the minimum national requirements and the requirements of the BAS and the ISL, as well as a statement of the original scientific contributions, to which the relevant evidence is attached.

Deadline for submission of documents: three months from the date of publication in the State Gazette. Documents are accepted at the registry office of the ISL – BAS, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, Sofia, tel. 02/987 4902.