Senior Research Fellow: Translational Medicine 1226 views

The Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine at University of Tartu is inviting applications for a Senior Research Fellow.

Duties and responsibilities

• A senior research fellow directs a research theme or part thereof, a research project or research conducted under a research agreement.
• During five years, a senior research fellow must carry out research at least in the volume equivalent to that of two doctoral theses.
• The effectiveness of the work of senior research fellow is demonstrated amongst other things by their ability to secure research by additional funding.
• The duties of a senior research fellow include the supervision of students, including doctoral students.
• The primary responsibility of the senior research fellow is to plan and conduct preclinical studies.

Qualifications:

• PhD or an equivalent qualification.
• Research experience at international level.
• Ongoing active engagement in research: internationally recognised research in the last five years at least in the volume equivalent to that of one doctoral thesis.
• The senior research fellow is expected to be successful in securing research grants and in performing the research required under those grants.
• The applicant must have long-term work experience in planning and conducting preclinical studies.
• Required language skills
• Very good knowledge of Estonian in speech and writing.
• English skills must be sufficient for communication in his or her specialty.

Application:

Application to be submitted to the UT Human Resources Office (email: personal@ut.ee; postal address: 18 Ülikooli St,Tartu 50090 ESTONIA) following documents:

a letter of application to the Rector,

• CV
• 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 (authorized translation into Estonian, English or Russian if the credential is not in one of these 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;