Teacher of Estonian as Second Language

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!

• Delivering Estonian language courses for foreign students of language immersion year.
• Delivering remedial Estonian language courses.
• Administering Estonian language conversation classes.
• Delivering courses of oral and written self-expression.
• Preparing students for C1 Estonian language examination.
• Readiness to initiate non-formal language study.

• Experience of teaching Estonian as second language.
• Skills of content and language integrated teaching.
• Prior experience of teaching adults is a bonus.

• Readiness to work in a team.
• Initiative.
• Adaptability.
• Skills of communication in multicultural and -lingual work environment.

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Compensation of travel and accommodation expenses.
• We support activities related to health promotion.
• In-service training and courses for professional development.

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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