[CogSci] [PhD support] 4-year State-funded Junior Research Fellow position at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia

[Siqi Lyu]

The Institute of Psychology at the University of Tartu (UT), Estonia, offers three state-funded PhD positions each year. The position is an open competition among eligible applicants with different research topics. To get the position, applicants are highly recommended to contact a potential supervisor beforehand to prepare the application together. The application period for students who receive an MA degree outside Estonia will be May 1–15, 2026.

The Psychology of Language Research Group at UT, led by Dr. Siqi Lyu<https://www.etis.ee/CV/Siqi_Lyu/eng/>, welcomes contacts from interested applicants. Our research group has a broad interest in language research from an interdisciplinary perspective. The main lines of research in our group include (1) auditory perception, (2) language and social psychology, and (3) sentence and discourse processing. We also welcome research topics that combine language and clinical psychology. Details about our research can be found here: https://sisu.ut.ee/lyu/research/

The successful candidate will enter a 4-year fixed-term employment contract with the University of Tartu as a junior research fellow starting on September 1, 2026. The minimum gross salary is 2100 EUR/month.

Please send your CV and a research proposal to Dr. Siqi Lyu (siqi.lyu at ut.ee<mailto:siqi.lyu at ut.ee>) by April 25, 2026, to receive full support for this application round. Since the doctoral dissertation at UT is paper-based (usually consisting of three published journal articles), the proposal should clearly outline three planned studies and relevant research outputs. Applicants with a track record of publications will be preferred.

Useful links:
Open calls for doctoral studies at the University of Tartu
https://ut.ee/en/content/phd-open-calls
Regulations for Doctoral Studies at the University of Tartu
https://sisu.ut.ee/ope/?lang=en
English language requirement for doctoral applicants at the University of Tartu
https://ut.ee/en/sisu/phd-language-requirements

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