Tenured faculty position (equiv. associate professor) at Umea University, Sweden
Senior Lecturer in Ecosystem Science Application deadline 15 October. See the complete ad also at http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/312-729-12.html The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science (http://www.emg.umu.se/english/?languageId=1) has 150 members from 20 different countries, including 50 PhD students and 15 Professors. Our department offers a unique breadth of research and education in ecology, physical geography, paleolimnology, and environmental health. Around 40 senior scientists and their research groups cover academic research in ecology, evolutionary biology, biogeochemistry, and paleolimnology. We offer PhD studies in ecology, physical geography and environmental science. We also host four undergraduate study programmes, and a wide range of courses for over 400 full-time students. Much of our research focuses on the complex influences of environmental factors and organismal traits on ecological and evolutionary dynamics and material flows in ecological communities and ecosystems. The department now searches for a senior lecturer in Ecosystem Science with a specialization in ecology, evolutionary ecology, physical geography, or environmental science with a biological focus. The successful candidate is expected to carry out research within the area of Ecosystem Science defined in a broad sense, take an active part in our undergraduate and graduate teaching, and interact with other researchers and research groups at the Department. The position is permanent and its responsibilities include research, teaching, and administration. During the first three years, research will constitute 75% of the full working time. The remaining part will include teaching and/or administrative tasks. The responsibilities and the proportions between these duties can be altered after the initial three year period. The holder of this position is expected to develop Ecosystem Science research at the Department, attract external grants for her/his own projects, and initiate and participate in larger grant proposals from the Department. The successful candidate for this position must therefore be prepared to actively build both internal and external scientific net-works. The specific research should have a focus in ecology or evolutionary ecology, physical geography, or environmental science with a biological specialization, and can be either theoretical or experimental. Present research at the Department covers all of these areas with a range of specializations, as presented on our research web-page: (http://www.emg.umu.se/english/research/?languageId=1). The successful applicant must have a research profile and research plan that is judged to be novel, and with a focus that will benefit from and allow for integration with on-going research at the Department. The Department is responsible for a broad spectrum of undergraduate courses on the bachelor and master levels, see http://www.emg.umu.se/english/education/. The holder of the position will be expected to actively participate in teaching and developing of courses or parts of courses, and to supervise longer projects and exam theses, both related to her/his own main subject area and to other specific specializations. Qualifications Applicants to this position should have: a PhD or equivalent scientific competence, relevant and well documented scientific and pedagogic skills with research and teaching experiences (at all levels) in Ecosystem Science in the broad sense, with a specialization that will strengthen and complement on-going research and teaching at the Department, the ability to initiate and develop research and research collaboration, the ability to develop and renew undergraduate teaching, the ability to supervise PhD students and undergraduate students, and the ability to attract external research grants in national or international competition. Assessment criteria Both scientific as well as pedagogical skills are required to qualify for the position (see the Higher Education Ordinance, Ch. 4). The ranking of applicants will primarily be based on scientific proficiency. Secondary consideration will be given to teaching skill, ability to initiate interdisciplinary collaborations, and ability to lead and develop personnel. Communication skills with non academic parts of the society including media, and ability to collaborate, will also be considered. An ability to teach in Swedish or in English is a requirement. Applicants should submit, electronically or in hard-copy form: a curriculum vitae (CV) copies of relevant degree certificates and diploma a statement of scientific experiences, including interdisciplinary projects, and a publication list copies of relevant articles, numbered according to the publication list a research plan (maximum 5 pages) with a strong basic science approach that explicitly addresses opportunities for in house collaborations, a list of teaching qualifications, a pedagogic plan and reflections (maximum 2 pages) a list of 3 references (with contact details) All documents submitted in hard-copy form should be in three copies, and all electronically submitted material should be in MS Word or PDF format. Note, in order to be considered, applications must include copies of reprints and all documents must be produced before the application dead-line. For further information on how to structure the documents, please see: http://www.umu.se/digitalAssets/87/87330_appointments-procedure-for-teachers-at-ume-university.pdf section 5.4 The Department strives for gender balance and therefore particularly welcomes female applicants. For further information concerning the position, please contact Prof. Kristin Palmqvist, phone +46-(0)90-786 91 84, [email protected]. Your complete application, marked with reference number 312-729-12, should be sent to [email protected] (state the reference number as subject) or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive October 15, 2012 at the latest.
