Professor in Sociology of Risk and Resilience

6 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Tartu

Research Field

Sociology » Other

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Estonia

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Jan 2025

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, using modern teaching methods and educational technology, at all levels of higher education.
• Supervising students (primarily master’s and doctoral students). Doctoral dissertations have been defended under the supervision of the professor within five years.
• Ensuring the growth of future academic staff in the field.
• Activities related to the administration and development of teaching.
• Advancement of teaching methods.
• Professional development to enhance teaching and supervising skills.
• High-level research, development and creative activities (‘RDC activities’), incl. leading and directing RDC activities in the field of sociology of risk and resilience, taking care that necessary resources, incl. research funding, are available, and taking responsibility for the performance of RDC activities.
• Directing a research theme or a part of it and within this work, supervising other academic staff involved in RDC activities.
• Internationally recognised research in the volume equivalent to at least two doctoral theses in five years.
• Participation in international research-organisational activities, incl. taking part in collaboration networks, work in the editorial boards of research publications or as a reviewer, work as an expert in foreign institutions (e.g. evaluating academic institutions, evaluating academic staff or allocating research grants), organising international research conferences.
• Participation in the development and organisation of terminology of the specialisation.
• Development of skills necessary for RDC activities, and professional development.
• Activities related to the governance and institutional development of the university, incl. participation in the work of academic and administrative decision-making bodies, performing at least one management function at the university, professional development to enhance management skills.
• Social and public activities, incl. popularising their specialisation; advisably, initiating projects that aim to apply the expert knowledge of the specialisation for the benefit of society; 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

• Scientific work in sociology of risk and crisis, societal vulnerability, adaptation and resilience.
• Ability to organise teaching and teach at all levels of higher education in the field of risk, crises, societal resilience and sustainability.
• Previous teaching experience at least at the first two levels of higher education, incl. effective supervision of master’s and 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.
• Ability to direct RDC activities in their specialisation, lead a research group and supervise academic staff.
• International-level research in the specialisation, the volume of which so far is equivalent to at least three doctoral theses.
• Ongoing active engagement in research: international-level research in the past five years in a volume equivalent to at least 1.5 doctoral theses.
• Success in applying for research funding and being in charge of performing RDC-related contracts in the past five years.
• International experience in line with clause 2.4 of these rules.
• Participation in the work of the international community in the field of risk, crises, societal resilience and sustainability 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.
• Experience in the application and popularisation of theoretical knowledge, e.g. creating know-how with commercial potential, authorship in the university’s patents, participation in creating innovative solutions, participation in applied research and conducting analyses.
• Experience in team or project management.
• Participation in working groups and/or expert councils related to the promotion and application of the specialisation on a national or international level.

Required language skills
Very good command of English. 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.

Additional information on remuneration
Remuneration according to 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).

Requirements

Research Field

Sociology » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Social Studies

Country

Estonia

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://ut.ee/en/job-offer/professor-sociology-risk-and-resilience

Contact

City

Tartu 51009

Website

https://uhiskond.ut.ee/en

Street

Ülikooli 18

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED