Hi. Below is an advert for a new Assistant Professorship in our group. I would be most pleased if you could forward it onto anyone who you think might be interested. Thanks. David ASSISTANT PROFESSORSHIP (FORSKARASSISTENT) IN PLANT ECOLOGY
SLU invites applications for the following 4-year Assistant Professor position in Plant Ecology, at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, at Umeå, Sweden. The position will be aligned with the Forest Vegetation Ecology unit within the Department, and is fully financed, including salary and benefits. The intended start date is January 1 2011, although there is some flexibility around this. It is intended that the researcher will conduct research in the general area of plant ecology with emphasis on forests. We define ‘plant ecology’ broadly, to include work at the population, community or ecosystem levels of resolution, and which can include studies on the interaction of plants with each other, with other aboveground and belowground biota, with the abiotic environment, with present and past anthropogenic factors and with the main drivers of global change. Eligibility. To be considered eligible for the position as assistant professor (forskarassistent) it is necessary to have a Ph.D. or an equal academic degree. Applicants that have finished their degree within five years of the application deadline are prioritized. Qualifications. The applicant should have a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology or Forestry, preferably completed in the previous five years. Applicants with an interest for applied as well as fundamental research will be considered. Good skills in written and spoken English are necessary. Applications for this position should include a curriculum vitae including a full list of publications, a brief description of research and teaching interests, and a list of at least three references familiar with the applicant's qualifications and experience. Submit your application, labelled with the reference number 557/10 no later than April 15, 2010 to “Registrator”, SLU, Box 7070, SE-750 07 UPPSALA. [email protected] Further information is available from Professor David Wardle SLU Umeå, Department of Forest Ecology and Management. E-mail: [email protected]
