Junior Lecturer of Semiotics
Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics
Deadline: 02.12.2020

Duties and responsibilities

• Teaching courses on the first and second level of higher education studies as well as in in-service courses (including lectures, seminars and practicums) in the field of semiotics of culture and general semiotics using contemporary learning approaches and educational technologies, related methodological, administrative and development work.
• Teaching development.
• Supervising students' research and final work.
• Professional development, incl. to enhance teaching and supervising skills.
• Research in five years at least in the volume equivalent to that of 1/3 of a doctoral thesis.
• Participation in research, development and creative activities of the structural unit under the supervision of a professor or associate professor.

See also job description. 

Required qualifications

• Master's degree or an equivalent qualification. See also requirements for teaching and research staff.

Required experience

• Candidates are expected to have experience in teaching in the field of semiotics and culture studies (at least 3 years).
• Experience in supervising students of the first and second level of higher education.
• Ability to participate in research, development and creative activities.
• Knowledge of modern study aids, learning environments, learning methods and their development opportunities.

Required language skills
Excellent command of Estonian. Command of English sufficient for teaching, professional communication and research.

Starting at 01.01.2021
Workload 1,00
Salary Remuneration based on UT Salary Rules. See also UT salary rules.

Additional info
The Head of the Department of Semiotics prof Timo Maran (timo.maran@ut.ee).