Senior Lecturer in Medical Biochemistry

Senior Lecturer in Medical Biochemistry

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Sweden

Description of the subject area

The position as senior lecturer in Medical Biochemistry is part of the Biochemistry and Cancer main section at IMBIM. Research in this section spans a broad spectrum that includes protein chemistry, RNA biology, molecular cell and tumour biology, vascular biology and glycobiology. Both research and education focus on molecular mechanisms of medical relevance that underlie both normal function and disease states. Due to the breadth of the subject area, it also integrates research at other sections of IMBIM, such as immunology, virology, bacteriology and genomics.

Duties

The position includes research, teaching and administration. Applicants are expected to work in a field that complements and reinforces ongoing research in the section and that can also further develop research collaboration at Uppsala University. Teaching includes responsibility for the development and implementation of teaching at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral level in the subject area of medical biochemistry, which includes everything from the structure and function of biomolecules to metabolism. Additional duties include course responsibility, course administration and supervision of doctoral students. The position also includes monitoring developments in your subject area and general societal developments that are material to the work of the University. The position may include assignments in management and administration at the department and at the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Qualifications

To be eligible for employment as a senior lecturer, the applicant must have demonstrated both research and teaching expertise (Chapter 3, Section 4 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance). According to Section 5 of the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University (AR), having the personal characteristics required to perform the duties of the position well is a general eligibility requirement for teachers.

Research expertise must have been demonstrated through independent research contributions of high quality. The applicant’s contributions to the international and national scientific community must be assessed on the basis of criteria such as the quality and scope of scholarly publications. The international track record required will be assessed according to the nature and specific circumstances of the subject. (Section 34 of the AR). Teaching expertise must have been demonstrated by educational and teaching qualifications in accordance with Section 22 of the AR. A prerequisite for having demonstrated teaching expertise is that applicants have completed teacher training for higher education of relevance to activities at the University, comprising at least ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances exist, the teacher training for higher education may be undertaken during the first two years of employment. (Section 35 of the AR)

The applicant must have a documented ability to teach in Swedish or in English. If exceptional reasons exist, an applicant who currently lacks the ability to teach in Swedish may be assumed to be able to acquire that ability within two years.

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