Duties and responsibilities
Research, development and creative activities
- Participation in RDC activities under the supervision of a professor or associate professor.
- International-level research in the volume equivalent to at least 1.5 doctoral theses in five years.
- Development of skills necessary for RDC activities, and professional development.
Teaching and activities related to the administration and development of teaching
- Teaching, using modern teaching methods and educational technology, primarily supervising students of the first and second level of higher education.
- Professional development to enhance teaching and supervising skills.
Participation in the governance and institutional development of the university and social and public activities
- Participation in the work of the university’s decision-making bodies is recommended.
- Popularisation of the specialisation.
Required qualifications
PhD or an equivalent qualification
Required experience
- Ability to participate in RDC activities in the specialisation.
- International-level research in the specialisation, the volume of which so far is equivalent to at least one doctoral thesis.
- Excellent knowledge in human microbiome research.
- Previous experience with establishing microbiome cohorts, conducting experiments and analysing large-scale metagenome and performing statistical analysis on health data (eg electronic health records).
- Expert of using various statistical methods and command of R programming language.
- Previous experience with writing research articles and grants.
Required language skills
Very good command of English
Additional information on remuneration
According to the UT salary rules
Organisation/Company – University of Tartu
Research Field – Biological sciences » Other
Researcher Profile – Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country – Estonia
Type of Contract – Permanent
Job Status – Full-time
Hours Per Week – 40
Offer Starting Date –
Application Deadline –
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