The Estonian Academy of Sciences announces a competition for research professorships focusing on artificial intelligence. The grant is awarded for a one-year period (2024–2025). The deadline for applications for a targeted grant of researcher professorship is 12 March 2024.
Candidates are invited to apply for the position of Research Professor in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on either the challenges related to the development and/or use of AI, or the economic, social, educational and/or cultural aspects of AI applications.
A research professor is a recognized expert in their field, holding either an Estonian doctorate or an equivalent foreign academic degree, and having completed at least three doctoral dissertations within their specialization.
Candidates are expected to have a track record of continuous research at international level and successful completion of research grants (see requirements here (in Estonian only)). In addition to the research professor, the research team must consist of at least two members, who may be doctoral candidates, junior researchers, researchers or senior researchers. If justified, the research team may also include a postgraduate student. The research professor must be employed by a research institution that has been positively evaluated in Estonia.
The grant for the research professorship in artificial intelligence is 70 000 euros, awarded for one year. A tripartite contract will be concluded among the selected candidate, the Estonian university or research institution holding the professorship, and the Estonian Academy of Sciences for the payment of the grant.
Those who wish to participate in the competition have to fill in an application form (in Estonian) at the latest by 12 March 2024 at https://ta-konkursid.ee
In addition to your contact details and basic information, the following information has to be entered on the form:
- Plan of activities 2024–2025 (in Estonian, up to 5 pages), including the general theoretical background of the planned research, the research hypothesis, and its relation to the developments in the research field, the main goals of the research and the significance of the expected outcome from the Estonian and global viewpoint, timetable, action plan, division of work.
- List of the research team leader’s most important (up to 10) scientific publications and/or developments related to the planned research (add DOI-numbers, if available).
- List of the candidate’s most important (up to 10) scientific publications or research projects related to the planned theme.
- Approval from an Estonian university/research institution.
- Materials on the research team: curriculum vitae of the research professorship leader (up to 2 pages), short curricula vitae of the other members of the research team (up to 2 pages in total).
- If preferred, any other documents or materials that the candidate considers relevant.
Additional information: Siiri Jakobson, siiri.jakobson@akadeemia.ee