Associate Professor of Bioinformatics and Medical Genomics

2 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Tartu

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Estonia

Application Deadline

1 Feb 2024 - 12:00 (Europe/Tallinn)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

12

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching and activities related to the administration and development of teaching

• Teaching, using modern teaching methods and educational technology, at all levels of higher education.
• Supervising students (primarily master’s and doctoral students).
• Activities related to the administration and development of teaching.
• Teaching development.
• Professional development to enhance teaching and supervising skills.

Research, development and creative activities

• High-level RDC activities, incl. securing the resources necessary for RDC activities, performing contracts related to RDC activities and taking responsibility for its effectiveness.
• International-level research in the fields of functional genomics, bioinformatics, personal medicine or related fields.
• Supervision of academic staff members involved in RDC activities.
• Participation in the activities of Estonian and international research organisations and professional societies and in the work of editorial boards of recognised international research journals, organising international conferences, participation in Estonian and international expert groups and committees (e.g. evaluating academic institutions, evaluating academic staff or allocating research grants).
• Participation in the development and organisation of terminology of the specialisation.
• Development of skills necessary for RDC activities, and professional development.

Participation in the governance and institutional development of the university

• Advisably, participation in the work of academic and administrative decision-making bodies.
• Advisably, performing at least one management function at the university.
• Professional development to enhance management skills.

Social and public activities

• Popularising their specialisation.
• Participation in activities related to the promotion and application of their specialisation on a national or international level.

Required qualifications
PhD or an equivalent qualification

Required experience

Teaching and activities related to the administration and development of teaching

• Ability to organise teaching and teach at all levels of higher education.
• Previous teaching experience at least at the first two levels of higher education, incl. effective supervision of master’s or doctoral students.
• Experience in compiling teaching aids and materials for institutions of higher education.
• Knowledge of modern teaching aids, learning environments, teaching methods and their development opportunities.

Research, development and creative activities

• Ability to direct a research theme and supervise academic staff within the research theme.
• International-level research in the field of genetics/genomics, the volume of which is equivalent to at least two doctoral theses.
• Ongoing active engagement in research: international-level research in the past five years in the volume equivalent to at least one doctoral thesis. 1.8. Success in applying for research funding and performing contracts related to research, development and creative activities (‘RDC activities’) in the past five years.
• International experience in line with clause 2.4 of these rules.
• Participation in the work of the international community of the specialisation, incl. participation in the work of professional societies or in international RDC projects, work in the editorial boards of research publications or as a reviewer, work as an expert in foreign institutions (e.g. evaluating academic staff or allocating research grants), organising international research conferences. 6. Advisably, experience in the application and popularisation of theoretical knowledge, e.g. participation in applied research and conducting analyses, participation in creating innovative solutions, creating know-how with commercial potential, patent authorship.

Participation in the governance and institutional development of the university

• Experience in team or project management.

Social and public activities

• Participation in activities related to the promotion and application of the specialisation on an institutional, national or international level.

Required language skills
Very good command of English

Additional information on remuneration
According to the 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.

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.

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.

Salary Rules.

More information about application documents.

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Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Genomics

Country

Estonia

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://ut.ee/en/job-offer/associate-professor-bioinformatics-and-medical-genom…

Contact

City

Tartu 51009

Website

https://genomics.ut.ee/en

Street

Ülikooli 18

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED