ΑNNOUNCEMENT OF ACADEMIC POSITION

The University of Cyprus was founded in 1989 and admitted its first students in 1992. Within a short time, the University of Cyprus achieved international distinctions. Today, it is ranked as the 99^th young university (under 50 years) and among the #401-500 best universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education Rankings.

These notable distinctions, achieved in the highly competitive field of research, are the result of commitment and dedication to continuous development and research excellence, the promotion and strengthening of which constitutes a key strategic objective of the University of Cyprus. Moreover, the University continually extends and develops its undergraduate and graduate programs of studies.

To best serve its research and educational aims, the University recruits high-caliber academic staff who can make significant contributions to the development of internationally competitive research projects and to the design and delivery of new curricula.

MEDICAL SCHOOL

The Medical School of the University of Cyprus is a newly established and rapidly growing School, which aims to play a decisive role in enhancing medical education and research in the wider Euro-Mediterranean area and aspires to establish itself among the best Schools in the world. It is the first medical school in Cyprus that was successfully certified, after being evaluated by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA), based on the criteria of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). The Medical School of the University of Cyprus has been ranked 201-250 in «Clinical and Health» in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject. The Medical School, committed to its vision of excellence, to provide high-quality and state-of-the-art medical education, to pioneer and innovate in research and to make a significant contribution to the upgrading of medical services in public hospitals, seeks to recruit high caliber academic staff, who can lead and participate in internationally competitive research projects and can make significant contributions to the design and delivery of new curricula.

The University of Cyprus invites applications for one (1) academic position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in the Medical School, in the field of «Cardiology».

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

The minimum requirements for each academic rank are available at www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures and include: previous academic experience, outstanding research achievements and notable scientific contributions, experience in developing and teaching of high quality undergraduate and graduate curricula.

Candidates do not need to be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.

The official languages of instruction are Greek and Turkish. For the above position knowledge of Greek and English languages is necessary.

In case the selected candidate is not proficient in the Greek language, the candidate and the School shall ensure that the former acquires sufficient knowledge of the Greek language within 3 years from the date of appointment. Each School sets its own criteria concerning the required level of fluency in the Greek language.

REMUNERATION:

In accordance with the applicable legislation, the annual gross salary (including the 13^th salary) for full-time employment is:

Professor: (Scale Α15-Α16) €71.900,45 - €93.462,93

Associate Professor: (Scale Α14-Α15) €63.416,35 - €86.455,43

Employee contributions to the various State funds will be deducted from the above amounts.

The provision of clinical work in Public Hospitals or in other hospitals with which the University of Cyprus has concluded an agreement, is mandatory in case of election in clinical specialities, unless (upon request) the Senate decides otherwise. In addition to the annual remuneration, those appointed to clinical specialities will receive additional remuneration depending on the position rank, in percentage (up to 50% for the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, up to 70% for the rank of Professor and up to 80% for the rank of Professor who also serve as Head of a Department) of their normal salary, as compensation for their clinical contribution in patient care in a Public Hospital, as well as on-call compensation, under the provisions of the agreement between the State Health Services Organisation of Cyprus (SHSO) or another Hospital and the University of Cyprus. Based on the same agreement, medical academic staff are bound by the same provisions as the rest of public hospitals’ medical staff with respect to practicing medicine outside the public hospitals and /or for personal financial gain. The placement of academic staff in the Hospitals for the provision of clinical work presupposes the recognition of specialty by the Medical Council of the Ministry of Health, the registration in the Cyprus Medical Association and the registration in the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO).

It is noted that, according to Circular 4.8 (http://ucy.ac.cy/legislation/volumea/4.8.html), members of academic staff have the right to undertake additional activities such as participating in external research programs, additional teaching, provision of consulting services to the private sector, or entrepreneurial activities, subject to approval by the University Council. The Circular’s provisions do not provide for practicing private medicine outside the public hospitals and /or for personal financial gain.

It is further noted that the rules concerning the absence of medical members of Academic Staff are adjusted so that these are aligned to the rules and regulations applicable to public hospitals’ medical staff.

The Cyprus Income Tax Laws of 2002 to 2015 (Amendment) (Article 8, (21) & (23)):

The above Laws stipulate the following:

«(21) [Exemption of] twenty percent (20%) of the remuneration from any employment in the Republic of Cyprus of an individual who was not resident in Cyprus before the commencement of the employment in the Republic, or €8,550, whichever is the smallest. The exemption begins on January 1st of the year following the year in which the employment started and, irrespective of this, it applies until the year 2025, regarding employment that started in or after the year 2012, with five (5) years being the maximum time period for which the exemption is granted".

«(23) [Exemption of] fifty percent (50%) of the remuneration from any employment in the Republic of Cyprus of an individual who was not resident in Cyprus before the commencement of the employment in the Republic.

It is understood that:

1. The exemption is granted for ten (10) years of employment in the Republic of Cyprus, beginning with the year of employment, provided the income from said employment exceeds one hundred thousand (€100,000) Euros per annum.
2. This exemption is not granted to an individual who was resident in the Republic of Cyprus in any three (3) of the five (5) tax years preceding the year in which employment started, or to an individual who was resident in the Republic of Cyprus in the year preceding the year in which employment started.
3. The exemption is available in respect of any tax year in which income from employment exceeds one hundred thousand (€100,000) Euros per annum, irrespective of whether the income falls below that amount in any year, provided that when the employment started the income exceeded one hundred thousand (€100,000) Euros per annum and the tax authorities are satisfied that the variations in the annual income are not made for the purpose of obtaining this tax benefit.
4. The exemption provided by (21) does not apply when the exemption provided by this paragraph is applied.
5. The provisions of (ii) apply in the case of an individual whose employment starts on or after the date the Cyprus Income Tax (Amendment) (Nr. 2) Law 2015 enters into force. »

APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Candidates are invited to submit their applications electronically by uploading the following documents in English and in PDF format at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae, based on the sample given below, including, among others: (a) any teaching experience, (b) a brief summary of previous research work (including a complete list of publications), (c) a statement of future research plans, (d) any administrative experience, and (e) a teaching plan of the relevant subject for the School curriculum.
3. Copy of ID/Passport
4. Copies of degree certificates
5. Summary of previous research work and a statement of plans for future research (up to 3 pages)
6. List of publications
7. Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be individually uploaded).
8. The names and email addresses of three academic referees, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to provide recommendation letters (in English), up to seven days following the deadline for submission of applications.

Your contact details must be stated and are considered to be valid and accurate.

The above documents (1-7) must be uploaded as separate PDF documents.

No change can be possible upon submission of your application.

The deadline for applications is on Monday 29^th of August 2022.

The selected applicants will be required to submit copies of degree certificates certified by the Ministry of Education (if the degrees were obtained from universities in Cyprus) or from the Issuing Authority (if the degrees were obtained from foreign universities).

Applications, supporting documents and recommendation letters submitted in response to previous vacancy announcements will not be considered and must be resubmitted.

Applications not providing all the required documents specified in the online application form at the above link will not be considered.

The applicant shall ensure that their application has been successfully submitted. Upon submission, the candidate will receive an automated confirmation email.

For more information, please contact the Medical School, (+357 2289 4352) or the Human Resources Services (tel.: 00357 22 89 4146).