We announce PhD study places open for admission at the University of Tartu here. There are four intakes:
Starting from the 2022/2023 academic year in most cases the admitted doctoral student will work as junior research fellow at the university. The junior research fellow's salary is comparable to the Estonian average (in 2023 the minimum salary rate of junior research fellows is 1,720 euros per month for full-time work, net salary ca. 1400 euros). In some cases, admission may be for a study place without a work contract. Details are specified below under speciality admission information. Read more about status and funding of doctoral students.
submit proof of English, except applicants to the Russian Language and Literature speciality (proof of Russian is required). There may be special requirements for your chosen speciality or project.
See below the open calls from previous intakes.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Research projects open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
Towards Semantic Automated Machine learning (supervisors Radwa Mohamed El Emam El Shawi, Stefania Tomasiello)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start on 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of December. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Engineering and Technology.
Research project open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start on 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of December. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Life and Earth Sciences.
Research projects open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
The desert microbiome and its potential for habitat restoration (supervisor Leho Tedersoo)
Biotic and abiotic factors affecting grassland microbiome (supervisor Leho Tedersoo)
The study places do not have a junior research fellow position. Studies are expected to start on 1 November 2023 and last for four years. The exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
These specialities belong to the doctoral programme in Humanities.
You can apply to eight specialities at the Institute of Foreign Language and Cultures (one ranking list will be formed). There is 1 study place available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start between 1 November 2023 and 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 9 October in Zoom. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Engineering and Technology.
Research project open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start between 1 November 2023 and 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Research projects open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
A Privacy-Aware and Communication Efficiency Federated Learning Framework for chronic diseases diagnosis and treatment (supervisor Feras Mahmoud Naji Awaysheh)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start between 1 November 2023 and 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
These specialities belong to the doctoral programme in Humanities.
You can apply to two specialities at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics (one ranking list will be formed). There is 1 study place available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start between 1 November 2023 and 12 February 2024. The final workload and exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 10 October 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Life and Earth Sciences.
Research projects open for admission (it is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period):
Spatial modeling of soil properties using machine-learning and satellite data (supervisor Alexander Kmoch)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start on 1 November 2023. The exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Medicine and Sport.
Research topic open for admission:
The study place does not have a junior research fellow position. Studies are expected to start on 1 November 2023 and last for four years. The exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Medicine and Sport.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Social Sciences.
Research topic open for admission:
The study place does not have a junior research fellow position. Studies are expected to start on 1 November 2023 and last for five years The exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
This speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Humanities.
Research topic open for admission:
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. Studies are expected to start on 1 November 2023. The exact starting date will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities. For further information about the research topic please contact the School of Theology and Religious Studies.
Online entrance interviews take place in the first half of October. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to three specialities at the Institute of History and Archaeology (one ranking list will be formed).There are 4 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 29 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to two specialities at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics.
Admission has been announced as follows:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 28 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
At the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics there is a separate competition for the speciality in Philosophy. There is 1 study place available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 22 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
At the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics there is a separate competition for the speciality in Semiotics and Culture Studies. There are 4 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 21 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to five specialities at the Institute of Cultural Research (one ranking list will be formed).There are 6 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 26 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to eight specialities at the Institute of Foreign Language and Cultures (one ranking list will be formed).There are 5 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 30 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to two specialities at the School of Theology and Religious Studies (one ranking list will be formed).There are 3 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities.
Online entrance interviews take place on 20 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There is a set list of thesis topics, which applicants must choose from. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Admission has been announced as follows:
Research topics open for admission in Educational Science:
Research topics open for admission in Science Education:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Educational Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 3 July 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
You can apply to two specialities in the School of Economics and Business Administration (one ranking list will be formed). There are 6 study places available.
You can choose the thesis topic from the list or apply with your own topic. If you choose to apply with your own topic, the topic should be related to the main research fields of the School of Economics and Business Administration.
All applicants (including those who choose the topic from the list) should contact a prospective supervisor before submitting the application. Please note that the prospective supervisor is not in a position to provide extensive comments or help develop project descriptions at the application stage, given the large number of applicants.
Research topics open for admission in Economics:
Read more about the topics in Economics
Research topics open for admission in Business Administration:
Read more about the topics in Business Administration
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 19 June and 21 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 4 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 26 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
It is not possible to apply for additional student places (without the employment contract) in this application round.
You can apply to two specialities in the Institute of Social Studies (one ranking list will be formed). There are 5 study places available.
You can choose the thesis topic from the list or apply with your own topic. If you choose to apply with your own topic, the topic should be related to the main research fields of the institute. Several topics in the list are interdisciplinary. When applying, you need to decide which speciality you will choose (Media and Communication or Sociology). The decision should be based on your previous experience in the field and your research interests. You can also ask advice from your prospective supervisor.
All applicants (including those who choose the topic from the list) should contact a prospective supervisor before submitting the application. Please note that the prospective supervisor is not in a position to provide extensive comments or help develop project descriptions at the application stage.
Research topics open for admission in Media and Communication:
Research topics open for admission in Sociology:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 4 July 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 study places available.
You can choose the thesis topic from the list or apply with your own topic. If you choose to apply with your own topic, the topic must be related to the main research fields of the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies.
Please contact topic supervisor for an approval of your proposal ahead of the application deadline! Please note that the prospective supervisor is not in a position to provide extensive comments or help develop project descriptions at the application stage, given the large number of applicants.
Research topics open for admission:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 26 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Social Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 26 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 2 study places available. There is a set list of thesis topics, which applicants must choose from. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research topics open for admission:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Medicine and Sport.
Online entrance interviews take place on 21 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 21 study places available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Medicine and Sport.
Online entrance interviews take place on 20-21 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 study places available. There is a set list of thesis topics, which applicants must choose from. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research topics open for admission:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Medicine and Sport.
Online entrance interviews take place on 22 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There is 1 study place available. You can apply with your own topic.
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Medicine and Sport.
Online entrance interviews take place on 20-21 June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 16 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Effects of increasing air humidity and soil moisture on trees’ and soil mycobiome (supervisors Arvo Tullus, Ahto Agan)
Plant population response to land use change: consequences for ecosystem functioning and resilience to drought (supervisor Marina Semtšenko)
Large-scale functional profiling of soil microbiome based on metagenomics (supervisors Vladimir Mikryukov, Mohammad Bahram)
Plant-pollinator interactions in agricultural landscapes: the role of landscape structure (supervisors Tsipe Aavik, Mari-Liis Viljur, Virve Sõber)
Genomic investigations of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato species cluster (supervisors Teivi Laurimäe, Marion Wassermann (Univ. of Hohenheim), Liina Kinkar, Urmas Saarma)
The evolution of phenological patterns in insects: winter moths as an example (supervisor Toomas Tammaru)
Ecological Restoration of Urban Green Spaces: principles and methods (supervisors Aveliina Helm, Polina Degtjarenko)
Distribution and functioning of soil biodiversity in Estonian farming landscapes: applications for sustainable management (supervisors Inga Hiiesalu, Tanel Vahter, Maarja Öpik)
Dead wood decomposition rates in nature: major drivers and measurement techniques (supervisors Kadri Runnel, Mikk Espenberg)
Crowding effects in insect life histories: from phylogenetic meta-analyses to industrial applications (supervisors Tiit Teder, Toomas Esperk, Sille Holm (Trigon Carbon Negative Agriculture OÜ))
Mechanisms of carbon limitation of benthic primary production in temperate near coastal ecosystems (supervisors Georg Martin, Christopher Hepburn (Univ. of Otago))
Multi-trophic interactions in novel ecosystems (supervisors Kadri Koorem, Siim-Kaarel Sepp)
Accidental bycatch of birds and mammals in passive commercial fishing gear of Estonian coastal fishery (supervisor Lauri Saks)
Zoonotic parasites of public health importance disseminated by the red fox and raccoon dog (supervisors Urmas Saarma, Ants Tull, Harri Valdmann)
Diversity and host-specificity of leaf-associated fungi in Europe (supervisors Niloufar Hagh Doust, Leho Tedersoo) - the study place does not have a junior research fellow position
Substrate specialisation of fungal species in forest ecosystems (supervisor Leho Tedersoo) - the study place does not have a junior research fellow position
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University (topics 1-14). The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
Applications are invited for a doctoral researcher position in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Root Phenotyping Integrated Educational Doctoral Network “ROOTED".
Research project:
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The workload is 1.0. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Project duration: 36 months paid (+ 12 months optional, with additional pay potentially available)
Please see further information and link to the application form.
General information about all positions available in the Doctoral Network "ROOTED".
There are 7 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Redefining validation process of chromatographic methods (ValChrom) (supervisors Koit Herodes, Asko Laaniste, Ivo Leito)
Synthesis of homogeneously catalyst-doped
microporous materials by carbonisation of metal-organic frameworks (supervisors Rasmus Palm, Enn Lust, Thomas Thomberg, Angélica María Baena Moncada (Peruu))
Removal of less known pharmaceuticals and
nitrogen compounds in anaerobic ammonium oxidation biofilm and sequence batch reactor systems (supervisor Ivar Zekker)
Development of efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction for lowtemperature fuel cells (supervisors Srinu Akula, Kaido Tammeveski)
Mapping brain energy metabolism via cytochrome c oxidase histochemistry in animal models: Neural networks of vulnerability and resilience in the
development of psychiatric disorders (supervisors Margus Kanarik, Jaanus Harro)
Development of Highly Efficient Electrified CO2 Direct Air Capture Sorbents through Rational Design and Synthesis (supervisor Nadezda Kongi)
pKa values of carboxylic acids in nonaqueous solutions (supervisor Ivo Leito)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Single shot learning based object detection (supervisors Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Chagri Ozchinar)
Safe Human-Robot Interaction in Shared
Autonomy through Reinforcement Learning based Control Design and Augmented Reality (supervisor Karl Kruusamäe)
A model-based approach in open source hardware for developing educational and research platforms in robotics (supervisors Karl Kruusamäe, Veiko Vunder)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 23 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
A catalogue of genetic effects on gene expression in
single cells (supervisor Kaur Alasoo)
Characterizing clinical event sequences on real-world health data (supervisor Raivo Kolde)
Uncertainty quantification for low-resource perception systems in machine learning (supervisor Meelis Kull)
Towards robust precision mental healthcare (supervisors Stefania Tomasiello, Radwa Mohamed El Emam El Shawi)
Towards Fairness in Computational Journalism (supervisors Roshni Chakraborty, Rajesh Sharma)
A digital data twin for the testing of services using the Estonian X-tee ecosystem (supervisors Dietmar Alfred Paul Kurt Pfahl, Faiz Ali Shah)
Minimizing the amount of manual labeling in medical imaging with incomplete labels (supervisor Dmytro Fishman)
Online Interpretable AutoML (supervisors Radwa Mohamed El Emam El Shawi, Stefania Tomasiello)
Business Process Optimization Under Complex
Resource Behaviour (supervisor Marlon Gerardo Dumas Menjivar)
Generating feedback instructions for negative thought
reframing using natural language processing methods (supervisors Kairit Sirts, Andero Uusberg)
The Walking Plants: Dynamic Placement of
Indoor Smart Houseplants using Autonomous Ground Drones (supervisor Huber Raul Flores Macario)
AI-based infrastructure monitoring and inspection using micro-mobility vehicles as a sensor (supervisors Amnir Hadachi, Chaoru Lu)
Explainable Truthful Program Analysis (supervisor Vesal Vojdani)
Reliable fingerprinting and lineage tracing for carbon
footprint estimation in IoT production chains (supervisor Pelle Jakovits)
Automatic identification of disease progression
patterns (supervisor Sulev Reisberg)
Truly autonomous vehicle localization for level-5 vehicles (supervisor Naveed Muhammad)
Green Learning Meets Computer Vision: Rethinking Deep Learning Models for Perception in Intelligent Systems (supervisors Amnir Hadachi, Abdelaziz Bensrhair (INSA de Rouen), Paul Honeine (Univ of Rouen))
Drug target prioritisation via improved prediction of variant effects on splicing (supervisor Kaur Alasoo)
A method for conducting large-scale IT projects with substantial stakeholder involvement (supervisor Kuldar Taveter)
Developing blockchain-based intelligent infrastructure (supervisors Raimundas Matulevicius, Mubashar Iqbal)
Development of a self-learning algorithm for the routing and sorting of postal service periodicals and parcels to streamline workflows and optimize the parcel delivery routes (supervisors Eduard Ševtšenko, Ibrahim Oluwole Raji)
Formal verification of quantum cryptography (supervisor Dominique Unruh)
Studying misinformation propagation on online social media (supervisor Rajesh Sharma)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
The role of stomatal traits in wheat yield and disease resistance under future climate conditions (supervisors Hanna Hõrak, Ebe Merilo, Reine Koppel (METK))
The detection and analyses of hot spots and hot
moments of greenhouse gas emissions from restored wetlands (supervisor Kuno Kasak)
Implications of peatland forest management and agriculture to freshwater ecosystems and enhancement of mitigation measures (supervisors Margit Kõiv-Vainik, Kuno Kasak)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 8 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Assessing the feasibility of using longitudinal microbiome sampling in microbiome based disease risk prediction (supervisors Elin Org, Oliver Aasmets, Vallo Tillmann (Faculty of Medicine))
Pharmacogenetic aspects of hormonal contraceptives (supervisors Triin Laisk, Lili Milani, Reedik Mägi)
Standing your ground or going with the flow: disentangling the evolutionary dynamics of natural selection and genetic admixture (supervisors Anders Eriksson, Liisa Loog)
Dissecting the mechanisms of cognitive symptoms across psychiatric and somatic diseases by triangulating genomic, metabolomic and health data (supervisor Kelli Lehto)
In depth genetic and phenotypic analysis of population specific rare genetic variants within Estonian biobank (supervisors Tõnu Esko, Erik Abner)
Sex and Ancestry Stratified Genetic Risk Prediction for Type 2 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes (supervisors Reedik Mägi, Triin Laisk, Kristi Läll)
Systemic Endotoxemia as the driver of chronic inflammation (supervisors Ene Reimann, Reedik Mägi, Triin Laisk, Elin Org)
Regional patterns of genetic diversity in East Europe: dynamics of population processes during past two Millenia from the archaeogenetic perspective making use of haplotype-based analyses (supervisors Alena Kushniarevich, Kristiina Tambets, Georgi Hudjašov)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 6 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Sustainable transport planning in functional urban regions: a big data approach (supervisors Age Poom, Anto Aasa)
Sustainable management of wetland forest nutrient cycling considering microbiome and greenhouse gas fluxes (supervisors Mikk Espenberg, Ülo Mander)
Dendroecological quantification of meteorological events, climate change and anthropogenic impacts in peatland ecosystems (supervisors Ain Kull, Kristina Sohar)
Smartification of the double-excluded aging and rural localities – experimental strategy to smartificate through a learning intervention (supervisors Kadri Leetmaa, Kairi Kreegipuu (Institute of Psychology), Bianka Plüschke-Altof)
Dynamics of carbon and water fluxes in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems (supervisors Alisa Krasnova,
Kaido Soosaar, Ülo Mander)
Identifying the feasible areas for placing and restoring wetlands and riparian buffer strips in the landscape to reduce agricultural pollution and increase carbon storage (supervisor Evelyn Uuemaa)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Iron-manganese concretions in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea: genesis, proxy of Baltic Sea environmental conditions, and economic potential (supervisors Martin Liira, Kalle Kirsimäe, Aivo Lepland (Geological Survey of Norway))
Facies analysis and development of carbonate sedimentary environments in the Baltoscandian basin during the Ordovician and Silurian episodes of rapid climatic changes (supervisors Leho Ainsaar, Tõnu Meidla)
Reconstruction of the Holocene relative sea-level change and storminess in Eastern Baltic (supervisors Alar Rosentau, Tiit Hang)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Crystal chemistry and physics of superconductivity in A15 intermetallics, conducting oxide and hydride systems (supervisors Aleksandr Pištšev, Artjom Vargunin, Smagul Karazhanov (Norra))
Novel heterostructures of graphene and related materials for gas sensing (supervisors Raivo Jaaniso, Margus Kodu)
Sustainable methods for the recycling and valorization of waste cellulose (supervisor Tarmo Tamm)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 3 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Many-fold Markov models (supervisor Jüri Lember)
Extending slicely countably determined Banach spaces to nonseparable spaces (supervisors Johann Langemets, Miguel Martin (Granada, Spain))
Computer-based assessment to measure mathematical knowledge and skills at upper secondary school level (supervisors Tiina Kraav, Evely Kirsiaed)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 2 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Interactions between the extracellular matrix and macrophages in the pathology of Dupuytren's disease (supervisors Mariliis Klaas, Kristina Mäemets-Allas)
Regulation of viral IRES-mediated translation (supervisor Tiina Tamm)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Life and Earth Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 5 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Plasmid-on-Demand Platform for Antibiotic-Free Production of Recombinant Proteins (supervisors Marje Kasari, Villu Kasari)
Development of microfluidics-based formulation technology for the synthesis and scale up of biopolymer-based drug delivery systems and modified mRNA nanoformulations (supervisor Taavi Lehto)
Unravelling the dynamic protein phosphorylation mediated by cell cycle kinases Mps1, Cdc7 and Pho85 (supervisors Mart Loog, Ilona Faustova)
Studies of alphavirus replication and gene expression (supervisor Andres Merits)
Development of therapeutic antibodies for complex membrane proteins in immuno-oncology (supervisors Reet Kurg, Siret Tahk (Icosagen Cell Factory))
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 5 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Computational imaging using vector optical beams generated from micro/nano optical devices (supervisors Vijayakumar Anand, Aile Tamm)
Quantum simulation with near term quantum devices (supervisors Veiko Palge, Dirk Oliver Theis (Inst of Computer Science), Juhan Matthias Kahk)
Molecular level neutron scattering
study of adaptation mechanisms in photosynthesis (supervisor Jörg Pieper)
Electronic band structure engineering concept applied to materials with complex valence bands for development of ultrafast scintillators (supervisor Marco Kirm)
Experimental and theoretical studies of cation mixing and non-stoichiometry in AB2O4 spinel compounds (supervisors Mikhail Brik,
Anatolijs Popovs (Uni of Latvia), Aleksandr Luštšik)
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
PhD project in Physics (funded by EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)
Research project:
Admission is open for a 3-year full-time PhD student and Junior Research Fellow (Early Stage Researcher, ESR) position. Applications are invited from highly-motivated individuals wishing to carry out a PhD thesis on atmospheric research conducted at the CLOUD facility at CERN, with a particular focus on ion processes and their effects on aerosols and clouds.
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The workload is 1.0. Doctoral studies and the employment contract is expected to start as soon as possible (by 4 September 2023 at the latest).
Further information regarding the study place
The speciality belongs to the PhD programme in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
There is a set list of thesis topics, which applicants must choose from. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period. There are 2 study places open for applying.
Research topics open for admission:
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Educational Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place on 3 July 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview time by the respective faculty.
There are 6 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
Reference radiometer for the ocean color measurements (supervisors Riho Vendt, Viktor Vabson)
Astrobiological sensors for space missions (supervisor Mihkel Pajusalu)
Traces of accretion in the spectra of young hot stars (supervisors Anna Aret, Colin Peter Folsom, Mihkel Kama)
Evaporation of planets around hot stars (supervisors Mihkel Kama, Anna Aret, Luca Fossati (Space Research Institute, Austria))
Coping with non-equilibrium in the reconstruction of the Milky Way matter distribution (supervisors María Benito Castaño, Rain Kipper)
Semantic mapping of off-road and extra-terrestrial environments using machine learning and camera data fusion for autonomous rovers (supervisors Mihkel Pajusalu, Martin Valgur (Milrem Robotics))
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
There are 2 projects open for applying.
Applicants must choose from a set list of thesis projects. It is not possible to apply with your own topic during the application period.
Research projects open for admission:
High entropy alloys deposited onto carbon supports for the oxygen electroreduction (supervisors Jaak Nerut, Enn Lust)
Fundamental investigation of catalytic energy storage and conversion processes using metal-organic framework-derived microporous carbon model materials (supervisors Rasmus Palm, Enn Lust, Jaak Nerut, Angélica María Baena Moncada (Peruu))
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The estimated workload is 1.0 and the estimated time period is four years. The final workload will be fixed after the student is admitted, during work contract negotiations. Studies are expected to start on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Engineering and Technology.
Online entrance interviews take place most probably in June 2023. Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
The speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Research projects open for admission:
Methods and Tools for Developing Secure Intelligent Infrastructures (supervisor Raimundas Matulevicus).
Studies begin during the spring semester 2022/2023.
Hybrid quantum-classical highperformance computing (supervisor Dirk Oliver Jim Theis).
Studies begin during the spring semester 2022/2023.
Formal verification of quantum cryptography (supervisor Dominique Unruh).
Studies begin on 4 September 2023.
Admitted students will work as junior research fellows at the University. The workload is 1.0 and the time period is four years.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
The speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Research project open for admission:
Admitted student will work as junior research fellow at the University. The workload is 1.0 and the time period is four years. Studies begin on 4 September 2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.
The speciality belongs to the doctoral programme in Humanities.
Research project open for admission:
The study place does not have a junior research fellow position. Studies begin during the spring semester 2022/2023.
Candidates must submit an application with other requested documents. See further information on the programme website of Humanities. For further information about the research topic please contact the School of Theology and Religious Studies.
Applicants will be informed of their interview date and time by the respective faculty.