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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>Postdoc Position at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Applicants are invited to apply for the postdoctoral research fellow position at the Institute
of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia. The position is funded by the Estonian Research Council project Native Language Background and the Brain’s Perception and Learning of a Foreign Language,” led by
<a href="https://www.etis.ee/CV/Siqi_Lyu/eng/" data-outlook-id="7ec2dcf9-9f6b-497d-8d4f-78f118e91535" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Dr. Siqi Lyu</a>.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The research project adopts both the behavioral and EEG methods to investigate how three groups
of native speakers, i.e., Mandarin Chinese speakers, Estonian speakers, and English speakers, perceive and learn a foreign language. The post-doc researcher will be expected to work on the ongoing project, focusing on learning Mandarin Chinese tones. The project
does not approach language learning from a pedagogical perspective.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Start date</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">May 1, 2026 (a later starting date is negotiable)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Duration</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">12–24 months. The initial contract is one year. It’s renewable for up to two years, contingent
on performance and funding availability.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Salary</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The remuneration is based on
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UT salary rules</a> at the level of Research Fellow.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Duties and responsibilities</b></span></p>
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Designing and conducting one behavioral and one EEG experiment on tonal language perception and learning under the research project. More specifically, we will examine how Estonian native speakers and English native speakers learn Chinese lexical tones.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Participating in managing and implementing the research project under the supervision of the project’s principal investigator.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Participating in teaching and/or supervising MA or BA students. Teaching and teaching-related activities account for up to 20% of working time. </li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Publishing the research results in international journals.</li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Required qualifications</b><br>
PhD or an equivalent qualification.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Required experience</b></span></p>
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Prior experience with tonal language perception experiments is required.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Previous international research experience is considered an advantage. </li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Previous publishing on relevant topics is considered an advantage.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Experience in teaching and student supervision is recommended.</li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Required language skills</b><br>
Proficiency in English. Knowledge of a tonal language is considered an advantage.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Personal qualities</b></span></p>
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Good communication skills.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Good stress tolerance.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Good English writing skills.</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Ability to work both independently and be part of a team.</li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>How to apply</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Please send the following documents as a single PDF to Dr. Siqi Lyu at
<u><a href="mailto:siqi.lyu@ut.ee" data-outlook-id="9eb5bece-f70d-40fe-af96-d1f07d36b933" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">siqi.lyu@ut.ee</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white; text-transform: none;"> no
later than </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; text-transform: none;"><b>February 22, 2026</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">.
Document review starts immediately on a rolling basis.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;"> The selected candidate will be invited to submit the application
through the University of Tartu’s system to complete the final process.</span></p>
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Curriculum Vitae</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Cover letter including a statement of research experience, achievements, and interests</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
An abstract of the doctoral dissertation</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Names and contact details of 2 referees</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
Link(s) to previously published work (if any)</li></ol>
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