University of Thessaly

Information: Grigoriou Aglaia Larissa 06.02.2026

Tel.: 2410685703 No. of origin: 7710/26/TI

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026

The Department of Medicine of the University of Thessaly, following a decision of the Board of Directors at its meeting no. 103/13-01-2026 and a decision of the Department's Assembly at its meeting no. 10^or/21-01-2026 meeting, announces positions for the employment of Academic Scholars with a fixed-term private law employment contract. In accordance with the provision of par. 6 of article 29 "«Special categories of teaching and laboratory staff of the Foundation»"of Law 4009/2011 (195 A)"«Structure, operation, quality assurance of studies and internationalization of higher education institutions»", as renumbered in par. 7 and replaced with regard to paragraphs a and c thereof by article 58 of Law 4386/2016 (83 A) "«Research arrangements and other provisions»" and with article 19 of Law 4452/2017 (17 A) "«Regulation of issues of the State Certificate of Linguistics, the National Library of Greece and other provisions»", as amended by article 16 of Law 4559/2018 (142 A) «"University….. and other Provisions"» respectively and is currently in force in combination with par. 2 of article 466 "Transitional provisions of Chapter K" of law 4957/2022 (141 A)"«New horizons in Higher Education Institutions …..and other provisions»  and the provisions of article 136 of law 5224/2025 (142 A') «"Establishment of a legal entity under public law with the name "Greek Orthodox...and other regulations"«, scientists of recognized scientific prestige, either holders of a doctoral degree, or doctoral candidates, or with exceptional technical experience, may be employed as Academic Fellows to carry out teaching, clinical and research work specified in the contract.

The duration of the contract is determined for the spring semester of the academic year 2025-26. The contract may be renewed or extended, however, the total period of employment may not exceed three (3) academic years. The employment of Academic Scholars may be full or part-time.

Each candidate can choose, at Department level, a total of up to two (2) subjects from all those announced (regardless of the number of courses included in them).

The academic criteria for the selection of Academic Scholars are the following:

1. Relevance. The relevance of the overall work of the candidates to the subject under notice is examined.
2. Studies. The relevance and rating of the candidate's doctoral degree with the subject to be taught is examined. Relevant postgraduate degrees, post-doctoral research, the existence of scholarships are reviewed and scored.
3. Publications. Original publications relevant to the advertised position in internationally recognized scientific journals, books/monographs, chapters in books/collected volumes, editing of scientific volumes, papers in proceedings of recognized international or national scientific conferences, and presentations at recognized scientific conferences are taken into account.
4. Teaching experience. The teaching work in higher education is valued, preferably independent and/or supplementary, depending on the educational needs of the departments and the nature of the courses to be taught.
5. Research project. Certified participation in funded research programs, or collaboration with research institutions and laboratories in subjects related to the academic subject to be taught, or as this is presumed from the candidate's publications, is considered.
6. Professional work. Recognized professional (or clinical work where required) work related to the subject matter of the advertised position is taken into account.
7. Scientific/academic recognition. Recognition of published work (including number of publications, h-index, citations, etc.), awards, patents, member of editorial boards of recognized scientific journals, reviewer of recognized scientific journals, member of scientific committees of recognized scientific conferences is appreciated.

The recruitment of this staff is intended to cover the needs of the following courses and subjects of the Department of Medicine of the University of Thessaly for the spring semester of the academic year 2025-2026:

School of Health Sciences

• Department of Medicine (city)

Spring semester 2025-2026

The candidate selection criteria and their weighting factors for the Department of Medicine are as follows:

Objections can be filed within 5 (five) calendar days from the posting of the results of the assessments on the Department's website

 Please note that:

 Academic scholarship candidates should: be holders of a doctoral degree relevant to the subject matter of the position to be filled, unless it is about a subject of exceptional and unquestionable particularity, for which it is not possible or customary to prepare a doctoral thesis according to the rules of the relevant art or science.

It is only permitted, exceptionally, in the event that no applications are submitted from doctoral candidates in a related field of study, to consider applications for candidacy from doctoral candidates, but not for the assignment of independent teaching work.

JUSTIFICATIONS

1. Application form
2. Brief CV.
3. Copies of their academic qualifications. If the academic qualifications have been awarded by a foreign AEI, relevant certificates of equivalence from the Interdisciplinary Organization for the Recognition of Academic Qualifications and Information (DOATAP) must also be submitted.
4. Documentation of the candidate's scientific reputation.
5. Documentation of the candidate's professional experience.
6. Documentation of the candidate's exceptional technical experience.
7. Documentation of satisfactory teaching experience in Higher Education.

The supporting documents must be numbered in accordance with the number indicated in the candidate's CV. The titles of the submitted supporting documents must be presented in a table. Upon signing the contract, the successful candidate is required to submit Medical Liability Insurance, if the provision of clinical work is required.

Completion of supporting documents of the announcement (new forms or new entries in submitted supporting documents) after the submission and registration of candidacy applications is permitted only if it concerns clarifying information.

The Foundation is not obligated to hire Academic Fellows in all the announced fields of study. Recruitment will be made according to the educational needs of the Department, as they will be determined during the spring semester of the academic year 2025-2026 and the available budget appropriations for the fiscal year 2026.

The employment of Academic Fellows may be full or part-time. A full-time employee, i.e. forty (40) hours, may not engage in teaching work for more than sixteen (16) hours per week. The remaining twenty-four (24) hours in the case of full-time employment may be covered by research and clinical work. In the case of part-time employment, the obligation to provide teaching work is reduced depending on the percentage of employment. In any case, out of the total hours of teaching work, a maximum of (6) hours may concern the teaching of a theoretical course.

Forty (40) hours of full-time employment per week corresponds to five days of attendance (5 days) at the Academic Department, which (attendance) may be reduced depending on the employment rate.

Remuneration, weekly working hours and other related issues will be regulated before the signing of contracts.

It is not possible to employ retired members of the relevant or another HEI, domestic or foreign, or retirees from the broader public sector, as academic fellows.

For Civil Servants who will be selected for teaching and research work in Academic Departments of the University, prior permission to engage in private work with remuneration granted by the competent Service Council is not required in accordance with the Civil Service Code Law 3528/2007 (article 31), provided that the teaching and research work is carried out outside the employees' working hours.

In the opposite case, if the teaching and research work is carried out during the employees' working hours, they are required to present, before signing the contract, a permit to engage in private work for a fee, granted by the competent Service Council in accordance with the Civil Service Code (article 31). In this case, the Department will immediately notify them of a relevant document or certificate that will refer to the decision of the Department Assembly in order to request and secure the above permit in a timely manner. Solemn Declarations of public employees-candidates from which it appears that they have submitted an application for a permit from the services to which they belong, but these permits have not yet been issued due to the non-meeting of the relevant Service Councils, will not be accepted, because the invoked solemn declarations cannot compensate for the lack of the required legal condition of the existence of a permit from the service.

The maximum total (for teaching and research) assigned hours for the employment of a Civil Servant as an Academic Scholar, holder of a doctoral degree, may not exceed 10 hours per week.

The selected Civil Servants will submit a Solemn Declaration in which they will declare that the total assigned hours in Academic Departments of the University of Thessaly do not exceed the maximum assigned hours, i.e. ten (10) hours per week.

Candidates for Academic Scholarships who are Public Servants will be evaluated by the Department Assembly of the University of Thessaly on a separate list which will be used in the event that the lists of private candidates are exhausted and after a reasoned recommendation by the Department Assembly.

It is clarified that those who are assigned courses for the spring semester will also take the exams that will be held during the examination period of the spring semester of the academic year 2025-26, as well as the retake/retake exams.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS – SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION

Interested parties, who may also be citizens of European Union member states, who have the required qualifications and wish to collaborate with the University of Thessaly, are invited to express their interest by submitting the relevant application electronically (pdf file) with the necessary supporting documents, from 07-02-2026 to 16-02-2026 time 14:30, to the following electronic address (e-mail) of the Secretariat of the Department of Medicine, city of Larissa, tel.: 2410685703, e-mail: g-med@uth.gr, Gregory Aglaias.

Announcement pdf

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVALUATION RESULTS

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT

 ARISTIDIS ZIMBIS

PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY, UNIVERSITY OF THIRD STATE

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• Rector's Office
• Office of the Vice-Rectors
• Executive Director's Office
• Administrative Department
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• Larissa Personnel Department
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