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3.2 EMPLOYEES
A total of 923 people were employed full-time by TU as of 31.12.2014. Of this total, 49% were academic employees (See Figure 8). Also, 91.25 full-time employees in the Academic Library are reflected in the numbers of non-academic employees. The number of employees has decreased in comparison to previous years.
In order to fill the academic positions, a competition for 111 positions (including 14 positions for professor and one position for a research professor) was announced on three occasions. Three positions for research employees were announced. A total of 119 people entered the competition. A total of 12 were rejected due to non-compliance with the requirements set for the employment position while 21 announced employment positions were not filled by competition. This occurred partly because there were no candi- dates (including five lecturer and teacher positions in the Institute of Informatics and three professor and one associate professor posi- tions in the Law School), and partly because the candidate was not in compliance with the requirements (including five positions of asso- ciate professor).
A total of 35 competitions were announced to fill non-academic posi- tions and 704 candidates submitted their applications. The more attractive positions with 30-70 candidates were secretary of the Finance Office and financial analyst, specialist of research manage- ment and specialist of doctoral studies of the Research Adminis- tration Office, the international studies specialist of the Academic Affairs Office, project manager of the Conference Centre and admin- istrative assistant of the Estonian Institute of Humanities. These are mainly specialist positions with not very specific requirements to can- didates and long and specific work experience has not always been a prerequisite.
The number of international members of the academic staff at TU has continually increased. There were 29 international lecturers and 13.5 foreign research employees working at TU in 2014.
Associate Professor emeritus Viivi Maanso was awarded a TU Badge of Merit for long-term service in developing the universi- ty, and Chairman of the Estonian Symphony Orchestras Associa- tion, Jüri Ruut Kangur for work done for the university. Samuel R. Mathews was named an honorary doctor for significant contribution to the development of lecturers of teacher education and the creation of contacts and opportunities for self-development of doctoral stu- dents at the University of South Florida.
The title of the Most Popular Lecturer was awarded once again on the basis of students´ evaluations and the following people received awards:
» The most popular member of the teaching staff of general and
supportive subjects was Mati Heidmets, a lecturer of educational policy in the Institute of Educational Sciences and Professor of social psychology in the Institute of Psychology;
» The most popular member of the teaching staff in the field of humanities was Paul Rüsse, a lecturer of American literature in the Institute of Germanic and Romance Languages and Cultures;
» The most popular member of the teaching staff in the field of education was Sirje Piht, a lecturer of primary education in the Institute of Educational Sciences;
» The most popular member of the teaching staff in the field of arts was Jaana Kormašov, a visiting lecturer in the Institute of Fine Arts;
» The most popular member of the teaching staff in the field of natural and exact sciences was Tiiu Koff, Professor of geoecology in the Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences;
» The most popular member of the teaching staff in the field of social sciences was Matthew Crandall, a lecturer of international relations in the Institute of Political Science and Governance;
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