Dear all,
Forwarding a job announcement for 3 postdocs and 1 PhD Student. Please share with interested parties!
Thank you!
Peeter
We are happy to announce 3 postdoctoral research fellowhttps://ut.ee/en/job-offer/research-fellow-digital-humanities and 1 PhD junior researcherhttps://ut.ee/en/content/phd-open-calls positions in Digital Humanities affiliated with the Center for Digital Text Scholarship (DigiTS) at the University of Tartu, and funded by the European Union.
DigiTS is aimed at carrying out cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research using modern digital methods applied to textual data in Humanities and Social Sciences. To this end, an international and interdisciplinary team will be formed at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Tartu (UT), including postdocs and doctoral students. This new team of experts will enable key actions establishing UT as a center for research and education in Digital Humanities. Each Research Fellow and the junior researcher will mainly conduct research in the field of digital humanities, computational linguistics, computational literary studies, digital history, or related fields (depending on individual competencies), while also having the opportunity to teach and to participate in governance and institutional development.
The postdoctoral research fellowships are full-time positions running through the end of the project in 2030. The deadline for applications is 2 June. More details and information about how to apply can be found here: https://ut.ee/en/job-offer/research-fellow-digital-humanities
The junior researcher position is a full-time, 4-year position, aimed at the completion of a PhD thesis. The deadline for applications is 15 May for international applicants. More details and information about how to apply can be found here: https://ut.ee/en/content/phd-open-calls (under Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Digital Humanities)
Why apply now?
Currently there are multiple innovative projects being conducted in Estonia on closely related topics. This creates an exciting and promising scene for both formal and informal collaboration, especially since many of these projects are carried out at least partly at the University of Tartu, including the Estonian Center of Excellence in AI (EXAIhttps://exai.ee/), the ERC Consolidator project Rise and Demise of Industrial Modernity (RiDehttps://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101170823), the Language Data Research Infrastructure (KeTa), and Neural text analysis models enhanced with external linguistic resources (descriptionhttps://www.etis.ee/Portal/Projects/Display/7f84cf46-e183-4248-988c-7d777e27c235); note that RiDe is also offering PhD and postdoc positions.
Why study or work in Estonia?
Estonia offers Nordic quality of life, a strong academic environment and convenient digitized services—all while maintaining a reasonable cost of living that supports comfortable student life. The University of Tartu, founded in 1632, ranks among the top 1% of the world’s most cited universities and actively fosters sustainability and intersectoral collaboration, having produced numerous successful startups. Estonia itself ranks #1 in startups per capita in Europe. As a member of the EU and NATO, Estonia is internationally minded, and English is widely spoken. Estonia’s digital infrastructure streamlines official procedures, as everything from contracts to taxes can all be handled online in minutes by citizens and residents alike. Tartu is a lively university town known for its cozy atmosphere, vibrant student life, bike and walking friendly spaces, and scenic riverside. It has been named the UNESCO City of Literature, and the European Capital of Culture in 2024. The city is well connected to Europe and the world, but also offers easy access to nature, with nearby vast networks of forest hiking trails, excellent winter sports opportunities, and the charm of four distinct seasons.