Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures
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Duties and responsibilities
- Teaching at all levels of higher education (practical seminars and lectures on Latin and ancient Greek languages, literatures, and culture).
- Supervising Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, as well as students’ practical training.
- Creating teaching materials and developing teaching methods.
- Participation in curriculum development, student admission, and thesis defense committees.
- Participation in professional research on ancient languages and cultures with a focus on topics related to religion studies or comparative analysis of translation.
- In-service training, including teaching, supervision, and research skills.
- Popularising the specialty and professional networking.
Required qualifications
PhD in the field of classical philology, ancient history, or religious studies with a focus on patristics or biblical studies.
Required experience
- University teaching record of at least three years, with a focus on teaching Latin and ancient Greek basic-level classes.
- Skills in compiling study materials and using Moodle.
- Experience in supervising student research papers.
- Previous record of international humanities research and publishing in highly reputable peer-reviewed journals.
- Previous experience of working in research groups and good cooperation record.
- Skills in using the methods and literatures of classical philology and religious studies.
Required language skills
Excellent command of Latin and ancient Greek, very good command of Estonian and English and knowledge of Hebrew. Preferably proficiency in one additional foreign language.
Additional information on remuneration
Remuneration based on UT salary rules.
Number of vacancies
1
Documents required for applying
- A letter of application to the Rector.
- A curriculum vitae.
- A list of research publications (if necessary, enclosing copies or offprints of more important publications).
- A copy of a document (including its annexes) which shows the candidate to hold the required qualification (with authorized translation into Estonian, English or Russian if the credential is not in Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, French, Italian, Ukrainian and Belarussian languages). A candidate can be required to submit the original or a certified copy of the document (including its annexes) showing the candidate to hold the required qualification. If the candidate has acquired the higher education in question abroad, he or she may be required to submit an assessment issued by the Academic Recognition Information Centre (the Estonian ENIC/NARIC) of his or her qualification in respect of the qualification requirements for the position.
- Other materials considered relevant by the candidate (a list of such materials must be included in the application or annexed to it).
Additional information
Job description, incl. requirements for academic staff.
More information about application documents.
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Start date 01.02.2027
Workload
0,5
Place of work
Lossi 3, Tartu
Application deadline
02.11.2026