Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology

• Participation in the research, development and creative activities under the supervision of a professor or associate professor in the field of soil microbiology.
• International-level research in the volume equivalent to at least 1.5 doctoral theses in five years.
• Development of skills necessary for research, development and creative activities, and professional development.
• Teaching, using modern teaching methods and educational technology, primarily supervising students of the first and second level of higher education.
• Popularising their specialisation.

• Ability to participate in the research, development and creative activities of the specialisation.
• International-level research in microbiology, the volume of which so far is equivalent to at least one doctoral thesis.

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. Other materials considered relevant by the candidate (a list of such materials must be included in the application or annexed to it).

According to the Language Act, academic staff with foreign citizenship working in Estonia must have acquired at least B1-level Estonian language skills after five years of work. The Centre for Professional Development offers foreigners and their family members the opportunity to participate in Estonian language courses.

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