Tallinn University offers two statuses of PhD places:

 

  • * A Junior Research Fellow is a student and an employee of the university at the same time. The exact workload and nominal study time depends on Individual Study and Research Plan and can be from 4 to 8 years. The minimum salary by the workload 1,0 is 1800 euros per month (in the academic year 2024/2025).
  • ** A Doctoral Student has a status of a student. The nominal study time depends from Individual Study and Research Plan and can be from 4 to 8 years. A Doctoral Student is not entitled to receive a Doctoral Allowance nor the TLU Doctoral scholarship.  

Available study places are shown next to every programme and project. If the programme has places to both statuses and the applicant wishes to apply to both places, an application must be submitted to both competitions on Dream Apply.

School of Digital Technologies

Programme Description Contact person Exam information
Information Society Technologies

Computational Phenomenology of First-Person Experiences (Doctoral Student)

Study Counsellor: Maria Saar

Examinations will take place on 6 January, 2025.

Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page

School of Governance, Law & Society

Programme Description Contact person Exam information

Demography

Open topic (Junior Research Fellow)

Study Counsellor:

Triin Vendik

Examinations will be held on 15 January, 2025.

Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page.

Social work Open topic (Doctoral Student)

Study Counsellor:

Triin Vendik

Examinations will be held on 13 January, 2025.

Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page.

School of Natural Sciences and Health

Programme Description Contact person Exam information

Psychology

Open topic (Junior Research Fellow)

Study Counsellor: Greete Horn

Examinations will be held on 13 January, 2025.

Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page.

Health Behaviour and Wellbeing Open topic (Junior Research Fellow) Study Counsellor: Greete Horn

Examinations will be held on 13 January, 2025.

Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page.

Submit your application here

Minimum programme enrolment threshold: 75 points out of 100.

Changes may occur in the schedule.
Additional information

Phone (in English): 640 9234

E-mail: admissions@tlu.ee