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The University of Tartu is the largest and oldest research institution in Estonia. Half of the university’s 3,500 employees are academic staff members. We organise public and international competitions to fill academic positions. 

Academic vacancies

See postdoctoral vacancies on the academic vacancies page.
For more information on postdoctoral research funding opportunities, please contact the Grant Office.
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Doctoral defence: Viivika Eljand-Kärp “Effective Interviewing Practices in News Interviews. Achieving Comprehensive Topic Coverage in Expert and Experience Interviews”

Viivika Eljand-Kärp kaitseb doktoritööd „Tõhusad küsitlemispraktikad uudisintervjuudes. Ammendava teemakäsitluse saavutamine eksperdi- ja kogemusintervjuudes”

Doctoral defence: Fangling Xuan „Regulation of stress response in first episode schizophrenia by monocytes and microglia“

17. mail kaitseb Fangling Xuan doktoritööd „Regulation of stress response in first episode schizophrenia by monocytes and microglia” (,,Stressivastuse reguleerimine skisofreenia esimese episoodi korral monotsüütide ja mikrogliia poolt“).

Doctoral defece: Olena Zamora "Impacts of plant hormones on controlling stomatal conductance"

On 15 March at 14:15, Olena Zamora will defend her doctoral thesis in biomedical technology "Impacts of plant hormones on controlling stomatal conductance"