Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Education
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Duties and responsibilities
- Carrying out various research and development projects, including data collection and analysis, and publishing research findings in scientific publications in the field of teacher education.
- Limited amount of teaching in teacher education programmes.
- Supervise students at all levels of higher education.
- Participate in thesis defence committees and activities related to university governance and institutional development.
Required qualifications
PhD or an equivalent qualification.
Required experience
- A successful research and development work in the field of educational sciences.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience with qualitative research methods.
- Research work in the specialisation at the international level, the volume of which is comparable to the volume of at least one doctoral thesis.
Required language skills
Excellent command of Estonian and English.
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 14.12.2026
Workload 0,2
Place of work Jakobi 5, Tartu
Application deadline
02.11.2026