The University of Tartu is the biggest and oldest centre of academic life in Estonia - we have over 4,500 employees and 15,000 students. The unique intellectual atmosphere and fine living and working environment that characterise Tartu have attracted prominent scientists and experts for almost 400 years. Join the university family!

Duties and responsibilities

• Research in the semiotics of culture and semiotic studies of Estonian culture, its cultural space and mediation processes.
• Directing and developing the professorship of semiotics of culture, ensuring its financing, supervising involved academic staff.
• Planning and arranging the teaching at all levels of higher education, designing study programmes and syllabi in one’s courses. Supervising students at all levels.
• The development of the Estonian specialist terminology in the semiotics of culture, participation in national and international academic organisations, popularisation of the field.
• Activities related to the management and institutional development of the university.
• Professional development to enhance the skills necessary for these activities.

• Experience in semiotic research of Estonian culture.
• The ability to teach at all levels of higher education and have knowledge of modern teaching methods and learning environments.
• Previous teaching experience at least at the first two levels of higher education is required, incl. effective supervision of master’s and doctoral students.
• Experience in compiling teaching aids and materials for institutions of higher education.
• The ability to carry out and lead research in the field of the semiotics of culture and supervise academic staff.
• Internationally recognised research equivalent to at least three doctoral theses in total (and research in the past five years in a volume equivalent to at least 1.5 doctoral theses).
• Success in applying for research funding and accomplishing research grants in the past five years.
• Experience in team or project management.
• International experience, participation in the work of the international community of the specialisation.
• Experience in popularisation and participation in activities related to the promotion and application of semiotics on a national or international level.

Documents required for applying

1. A letter of application to the Rector.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A list of research publications (if necessary, enclosing copies or offprints of more important publications).
4. 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.
5. A statement not exceeding 1500 words of the aims to be achieved during the term in the position, and the outline of an action plan for achieving these.
6. Other materials considered relevant by the candidate (a list of such materials must be included in the application or annexed to it).