We are hiring!

NB! The application period for research fellows and PhD students is now closed. Assessment and evaluation will take place based on academic/professional qualifications and informal qualifications of researchers using interviews, review of CVs and references. Candidates will be ranked accordingly. Top ranked candidates will be offered positions.

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The Center for Digital Text Scholarship (DigiTS) is looking for 3 research fellows in digital humanities (post-docs) and 1 junior research fellow (PhD student) to join our team at the University of Tartu!

Applicants for the position of research fellow must have a PhD in Humanities, Social Sciences, Computer Science or related fields, experience in analysing textual data with digital tools, as well as experience in programming languages, such as Python or R. The research fellows will be employed at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, but their specialisation and focus will depend on the broader context of their research. For further information, see the the job vacancy, or contact the project leaders Prof. Maciej Eder or Prof. Liina Lindström. Applications should be submitted online by June 2. Each fellowship will run from the agreed-upon starting date (ideally 1 September 2025) through the end of the DigiTS project in February 2030. The gross salary is 3500€/month.

Why join us?

DigiTS has brought together a small, dedicated team of digital humanities enthusiasts. We are an international team with strong expertise in textual data analysis, each with our own distinct interests ranging from endangered Uralic languages to analysing European literature of the Renaissance and the Baroque.

While the research conducted during the project needs to align with the project’s objectives, there’s a lot of freedom to join the team with your own unique ideas and research questions.

What we offer:

• Full time employment (September 2025-February 2030, starting time flexible)
• Shared office at the heart of Tartu, at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
• Highly competitive salary of 3 500 € (gross) per month
• 42 paid vacation days
• Flexible working conditions
• Support with candidates relocating with families

The DigiTS team is also looking for one junior research fellow (PhD student) in Digital Humanities to join the team, as well as possible collaboration with other new junior research fellows at our faculty. Check the website of open calls for more information and contact the project leaders Prof. Maciej Eder or Prof. Liina Lindström if you have an interest to apply. While the deadline for international candidates was May 15, local candidates can apply until June 15.

The positions are located in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu is the second largest town in Estonia, home for the nation’s largest and oldest university, University of Tartu (established in 1632). With an approximately 100 000 inhabitants, Tartu is a vibrant student town with plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants, a few theatres and a handful of museums, including the Estonian National Museum. There’s a lot of greenery and comprehensive sports and fitness opportunities. In the winter, skiing and ice skating can be enjoyed in Tartu.

The candidates who accept the positions will receive relocation support, including applying for IDs and finding housing, and will be oriented to the university and the town of Tartu. The hired members of the team will have a shared office in the same building as the ERA Chair holder prof Maciej Eder, at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics at Jakobi 2.

Take a virtual tour of Tartu and  get to know the town and the university buildings!
To get a sense of living in Estonia, you can check out the Settle in Estonia and Research in Estonia websites. Additional information on Tartu can be found here.

Town centre. Photo: Hans Markus Antson / University of Tartu main building. Photo: Riina Varol / Aparaaditehas Complex. Photo: Riina Varol

Town hall square. Photo: Riina Varol / River Emajõgi. Photo: Hans Markus Antson

Tartu town centre. Photo: Peter Paxx / Estonian National Museum. Photo: ERM, Arp Karm / Tartu Christmas Market. Photo: Kaupo Kalda

See also: Tartu – UNESCO Creative City of Literature (video by Visit Estonia)

Additional information about applying:

Loone Vilumaa, Project Manager of Digital Humanities
loone.vilumaa@ut.ee

DigiTS is a project funded by the European Union under grant agreement ID 101186601.