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Professor of Water Protection and Waste Management - Estonian University of Life Sciences 
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Details:
- ORGANISATION/COMPANY
Estonian University of Life Sciences - RESEARCH FIELD
Environmental science › Water science - RESEARCHER PROFILE
Leading Researcher (R4) - LOCATION
Estonia › Tartu - TYPE OF CONTRACT
Permanent - JOB STATUS
Full-time - HOURS PER WEEK
40 - OFFER STARTING DATE
01/01/2021
Duties and responsibilities
- teaching, research and development activities in the following subject areas: potable water treatment, wastewater treatment, waste management, circular economy;
- teaching and development activities related to the subject area:
- teaching, organization of studies and development of curricula,
- supervision of master's and doctoral students,
- compilation of textbooks, teaching aids and methodological materials and development of Estonian vocabulary.
- research and development related to the subject area:
- successful application and management of international research projects;
- application and management of national research and implementation projects;
- development of co-operation with the institutes within the University, and with other Estonian and foreign universities;
- initiating and organizing scientific conferences and seminars;
- organizational-administrative work related to the subject area:
- development of co-operation with employers, professional associations, state and administrative agencies, private companies and the general public in Estonia;
- participation in the work of non-university academic and administrative bodies and commissions;
- organization of advisory activities;
- maintaining a work environment that motivates and inspires the work of the chair;
- performing the tasks specified in the professor's job description in his / her field.
- RESEARCH FIELD
Engineering › Civil engineering - YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
4 - 10
- REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL
Engineering: PhD or equivalent - REQUIRED LANGUAGES
ENGLISH: Excellent
Required qualifications
Higher education in Civil Engineering, PhD or equivalent.
Required experience / qualification
- teaching activities:
- teaching experience at the university, including international teaching experience;
- effective supervision of master's and doctoral students;
- experience in organizing courses of continuing education and lifelong learning;
- experience of participating in the European Union's Erasmus+ support program for education;
- experience in curriculum development, including inter-university;
- experience in compiling university textbooks; experience in developing vocabulary.
- research and development:
- scientific and administrative competence, cooperative, excellent communication skills;
- experience in reviewing research papers and thesises;
- international experience of academic work or self-training in abroad;
- experience of cooperation with researchers from other universities and research institutions in Estonia and abroad;
- experience in gaining international visibility through joint publications, joint projects or joint research;
- implementation of research results through public and private sector work.
- organizational-administrative work:
- experience in participating in international networks;
- experience in applying for and managing international research and implementation projects;
- organizing active advisory activities related to their subject areas.
Fluent English. During the first years of occupation, the successful candidate is expected to acquire the Estonian language proficiency at least on communication level.
In case the applicant has obtained higher education in a foreign country, the University is entitled to demand the applicant to present an assessment given by the academic recognition information centre (Estonian ENIC/NARIC Centre) on the conformity of the qualification of the applicant to the qualifications required in the position.
Selection process
To participate in the competition, candidates are required to submit the following documents to the Personnel Department (Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 TARTU, ESTONIA)
- an application to the Rector;
- a copy of the document certifying PhD degree or equivalent;
- CV (curriculum vitae), incl:
- list of scientific publications of the last 10 years, indexed in Web of Science or Scopus;
- up to 10 significant publications from the earlier period may be included at will;
- information on academic work (incl teaching) done within five recent years;
- other relevant materials at the discretion of the applicant.
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