Thursday, 19 February 2026 INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE - OPPORTUNITY FOR SABBATICAL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027
Call conditions
Higher education teachers and researchers who meet the following conditions can apply:
- Have a valid appointment for a position of a higher education teacher or researcher, classified in the profile R2 (at least 3 years from the first election), R3 or R4 within the European Framework for Research Careers;
- Have an employment contract of indefinite duration for at least half of full-time employment at the UP;
- Have been employed by the UP continuously for the last 6 years prior to applying;
- They meet the conditions for the head of a research programme, in accordance with Article 5 of the Rules on Stable Funding of Scientific Research Activities of the University of Primorska (regardless of these provisions, they must be employed at least part-time).
Application content
Applicants must submit their application using Form 1 (Application for Sabbatical).
The application must contain:
- motivation letter (with contact details and researcher's signature),
- the proposed period of the Sabbatical (if the candidate requests a Sabbatical in the duration of one semester),
- opinion of the dean/director of the parent faculty/institute (with the signature of the dean/director),
- Sabbatical programme,
- a written invitation from the hosting organisation (signed by the hosting organisation), in case Sabbatical envisages hosting at another organisation
The Sabbatical programme referred to in the fourth indent of the preceding paragraph must contain:
- a description of the starting points and goals of the Sabbatical,
- a description of the content and the course, including the time and place of the Sabbatical activities,
- expected results,
- justification of the contribution to the progress of the researcher in the field of research, pedagogy and/or other areas of work,
- a description of the benefits of the programme for colleagues, students, faculty/institute and/or the UP, in particular, how the researcher will transfer the knowledge and experience gained after the end of the Sabbatical.
Applicants who meet the above conditions express their interest by submitting their application in electronic form (with digital signatures or scanned handwritten signatures) to the e-mail address: kadrovska@upr.si marked "Application to the internal call – Sabbatical". Deadline for applications is March 31, 2026, by 12 (noon).
You can find more information about the call here: Invitation to participate - oportunity for Sabbatical
Annexes:
Form 1 - Application for Sabbatical
