As usual, the following information is also available on the Jobs page
at http://www.morphometrics.org.
-the morphmet mod (dslice)
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The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna announces the
position of a
Full Professor of Morphometrics (full-time permanent position under
private law).*
As stated in its development plan
(http://www.univie.ac.at/rektorenteam/ug2002/entwicklungs plan.html)
the University of Vienna aims at strengthening its position as a major
research-oriented university. Key elements of this strategy include the
provision of an attractive range of research-based study programmes,
support for furthering the work of junior academic colleagues, and
high-calibre professorial appointments.
The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna announces the
position of a
*Full Professor of Morphometrics*
(full-time permanent position under private law). The University of
Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty,
particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites
applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will
receive preferential consideration.
Applicants must have an outstanding record in diverse areas of
morphometrics research along with competence in the use of modern tools
of quantitative biology. Applicants should also have a background in
fields/methods such as biostatistics, image analysis, mathematical
biology, highly quantitative aspects of organismal morphology or applied
multivariate data analysis. A demonstration of skills in collaborative
research is desirable. In the biological sciences the competency of the
applicant should complement the existing groups in the Center of
Organismal Systems Biology working in fields such as morphology,
phylogenetics, developmental and theoretical biology.
The candidate will be required to teach multivariate statistical
analysis and both introductory and advanced tools for analyses of
biological size and shape.
_Successful candidates will have the following qualifications:_
- PhD and post-doctoral experience at a university or other research
institution.
(Austrian or equivalent international academic degree in the relevant
field)
- Outstanding research and publication record, with an excellent
reputation as
an active member in the international academic community (Habilitation
(venia
docendi) or equivalent international qualification in the relevant
field is
desirable)
- Experience in designing, procuring and directing major research
projects, and
willingness and ability to assume the responsibility of team leadership
- Experience in university teaching, and willingness and ability to
teach at all
curricular levels, to supervise theses, and to further the work of junior
academic colleagues
The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire,
within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in
Bachelor programmes and participation in committees
_The University of Vienna offers _
- Attractive terms and conditions of employment with a negotiable and
performance-related salary, associated with a retirement fund
- A “start-up package‿ for the initiation of research projects
- An attractive and dynamic research location in a city with a high
quality of life
and in a country with excellent research funding provision
- Support for to Vienna, where appropriate
_Candidates should send an application containing at least the following
documents:_
- Academic curriculum vitae
- Brief description of current research interests and research plans for
the
immediate future
- List of publications together with
a) specification of five key publications judged by the applicant to be
particularly relevant to the advertised professorship together with an
explanation of their relevance
b) PDF versions of these five publications provided either as email
attachments
or through URLs of downloadable copies
- List of talks given, including detailed information about invited
plenaries at
international conferences
- List of projects supported by third-party funds
- Short survey of previous academic teaching and list of supervised PhD
theses
Applications in English should be submitted per e-mail (preferably as
pdf attachments) to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> no later than *June 15th, 2008*
with *reference 20/10-2008*.
related webpages:
http://www.univie.ac.at/?L=2
http://personalabteilung.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=9769&L=2
http://personalabteilung.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=11909&tx_ttnews[pointer]=1&cHash=e3bcd016e5
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