Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

University of Tartu Institute of Clinical Medicine

Estonia

Institute of Clinical Medicine

Deadline:

04.02.2021

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching (in Estonian and English) at all levels of higher education, using modern teaching methods and educational technology.
Supervising students, primarily master’s and doctoral students and residents.
Activities related to the administration and development of teaching.
Teaching development.
Professional development to enhance teaching and supervising skills.
High-level research, development and creative activities (RDC activities), incl. securing the resources necessary for RDC activities and performing contracts related to RDC activities, being responsible for the effectiveness of RDC activities.
Internationally recognised research in five years at least in the volume equivalent to that of one doctoral thesis. If RDC activities account for 70% of duties or more, internationally recognised research in the volume equivalent to that of at least two doctoral theses is required in five years.
Supervision of academic staff involved the RDC activities.
Participation in the activities of Estonian and international research organisations and professional societies and in the work of the editorial panel of recognised research journals, organising international conferences, participation in Estonian and international expert groups and committees (e.g. evaluating academic institutions, evaluating academic staff or allocating research grants).
Participation in the development of terminology in the field or organisation thereof.
Development of skills necessary for RDC activities, and professional development.
Activities related to the governance and institutional development of the university, incl. participation in the work of academic and administrative decision-making bodies is recommended; performing at least one managerial task at the university is recommended; professional development to enhance management skills.
Social and public activities, incl. popularisation of the specialisation; participation in activities related to the promotion and implementation of the specialisation at the national or international level.

Required qualifications

Doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification.

Required experience

Associate Professor must be highly qualified specialist in the field or in a closely related field.
International experience.
Ability to organise teaching and teach at all levels of higher education.
Previous teaching experience at least at the first two level of higher education, incl. effective supervising of master’s or doctoral students.
Experience in creating study and teaching aids for institutions of higher education.
Knowledge of modern study aids, learning environments, learning methods and their development opportunities.
Ability to direct a research theme and supervise academic staff involved.
Internationally recognised professional research, the volume of which is equivalent to that of at least two doctoral theses.
Ongoing active engagement in research: internationally recognised research in the last five years at least in the volume equivalent to that of one doctoral thesis.
Success in applying for research funding and performing contracts of research, development and creative activities (RDC activities) in the last five years.
Participation in the work of the international community in the specialisation, incl. participation in the work of professional societies or their subunits or in international RDC projects, work on the editorial panel of research publications or as a reviewer, work as an expert in foreign institutions (e.g. evaluating academic staff or allocating research grants), organising international research conferences.
Experience in the application and popularisation of theoretical knowledge, e.g. participation in conducting applied research and analyses, participation in creating innovative solutions, creating know-how with commercial potential, patent authorship, is recommended.
Experience in team or project management.
Participation in activities related to the promotion and implementation of the specialisation at the institutional, national or international level.