Research Fellow in Soil Microbiome

The University of Tartu is the biggest and oldest centre of academic life in Estonia - we have over 4,500 employees and 15,000 students. The unique intellectual atmosphere and fine living and working environment that characterise Tartu have attracted prominent scientists and experts for almost 400 years. Join the university family!

• High-level international research and development in the fields of plant and soil ecology, published in scientific journals of the research field.
• Design, implement, and validate high-throughput metabarcoding and metagenomic pipelines.
• Develop custom computational workflows integrating sequence processing, taxonomic assignment, and statistical analysis.
• Process, manage, and analyze large-scale environmental DNA datasets with reproducible methods.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to integrate computational expertise with diverse research perspectives.
• Generate detailed visualizations and geospatial maps to illustrate biodiversity patterns.
• Organize and conduct training workshops and seminars on bioinformatic and statistical data analytics.

• Experience of participation in large Estonian and international research projects as a team member.
• Author/co-author of at least 5 research articles during the last 5 years that qualify in category 1.1 in ETIS.
• At least 5 years of experience in bioinformatics.

1. A letter of application to the Rector.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A list of research publications (if necessary, enclosing copies or offprints of more important publications).
4. 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.
5. 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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