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

The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announces a competition for the academic position of "Associate Professor" in professional field 3.6. Law, from area of higher education 3. Social, Economic and Legal Sciences, in Civil and Family Law – one position, for the needs of the Department of Civil Law.

The announcement was published in the State Gazette, issue 84 of 25 October 2016.

The candidate for "Associate Professor" must meet the following requirements (Art. 70, para. 3 of the Rules on the Conditions and Procedure for the Acquisition of Scientific Degrees and the Holding of Academic Positions at the ISL-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. All other conditions being equal, account is also taken of the overall assessment obtained from the evaluation of the following indicators:

(a) possession of the scientific degree "Doctor of Legal Sciences";

(b) development of lecture courses; innovations in teaching methods;

(c) published teaching materials – manuals, collections and others developed by the candidate, or co-authorship of a published textbook or electronic textbook;

(d) work with students and doctoral students, including joint work with students and doctoral students in research projects;

(e) participation in research projects; participation with papers in international and national scientific forums; membership of a reputable organisation in the field of law;

(f) scientific publications (printed and electronic), including publications in international journals.

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

1. a curriculum vitae in the European format;

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

3. a medical certificate;

4. a certificate of criminal record;

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 meeting the requirements of Art. 70, para. 3, item 2, letter (b) and/or letter (c) of the Rules on.....;

6. a list of publications and applied scientific works and a list of citations;

7. evidence under Art. 70, para. 3, item 4;

8. a summary (in paper and electronic form) of the work with which the candidate is applying.

A candidate who is in an employment relationship with the ISL shall not submit the documents under items 3 and 4.

Deadline for submission of documents – 2 months from the date of publication in the State Gazette.

Documents are accepted at the registry office of the ISL-BAS at 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, tel. 02/987 4902.