Lecturer of Software Engineering (# of pos: 2)

University of Tartu, Estonia

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 04 Dec 2022

Duties and responsibilities
  • Lecturing and conducting seminars in the areas of software engineering, software architecture, web development, and/or software quality assurance.
  • Supervising PhD, Master’s and Bachelor’s theses by students.
  • Conducting research in software engineering at the international level.
  • Participation in the work of the university’s decision-making bodies is recommended.
  • Engaging in science outreach activities.

Required qualifications
PhD or an equivalent qualification.

Required experience


  • Candidates must have successful teaching experience in an institution of higher education at the Bachelor’s and/or Master’s levels. Evidence of teaching experience in at least two out of the following subject matters must be provided: (1) software engineering, (2) software analytics, (3) software testing, (4) software architecture/design, (5) web-application development.
  • Research experience and publications in the field of software engineering are required. A candidate must be familiar with empirical research methods in software engineering.
  • A track record of at least five publications in highly reputable venues in the area of software engineering is required.
  • Experience in supervising students in topics related to software engineering is desirable.

Required language skills
Excellent command of the English language is required. Estonian is recommended but not required.


Why join us?

At the University of Tartu there is a possibility to get promoted to a higher position, more information .


Additional information on remuneration
Remuneration based on UT salary rules.

Number of vacancies 2


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

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