Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology

Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology

SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden

For Soil Microbiology research group, we are now looking for an assistant senior lecturer who combines computational research with experimental validation for understanding and predicting the ecology and importance of microorganism in soil. The group constitutes a strong research environment and conducts basic research on the ecology of microorganisms in terrestrial ecosystems with applications in sustainable agriculture. The research is carried out in collaboration with other departments at SLU, primarily Soil and Environment, Ecology, and Plant Production Ecology. There are also collaborations with national and international research colleagues as well as with various stakeholders and society at large.

Subject area

The subject encompasses terrestrial microbial ecology with a focus where computational and experimental research is combined to increase the knowledge about the ecology of microorganisms and their importance for the functioning of soil ecosystems.

Duties

The associate senior lecturer is expected to develop their own research within the subject area. Research should be carried out in close collaboration with colleagues at the department and SLU, as well as through national and international collaborations.

In addition, the candidate should within the subject area:

• apply for external research funding in competition and publish scientific articles;
• contribute to the development of a research group within the subject area;
• participate in and initiate interdisciplinary collaborations where relevant;
• serve as co-supervisor of PhD students;
• teach at basic and advanced levels, including doctoral level;
• undertake pedagogical training;
• collaborate with relevant stakeholders and society at large.

Swedish and English are used in parallel at the department. The holder of the position should be able to perform the majority of their tasks in English. However, as a public authority, the university has Swedish as its main language according to the requirements of the Language Act and the holder of the position must be able to communicate in Swedish within four years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning.

Eligibility

Eligible for employment as associate senior lecturer are candidates who hold a PhD or have equivalent academic qualifications. Priority will be given to candidates who have received a PhD or equivalent qualifications no longer than seven years before the application deadline. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.

For employment as associate senior lecturer, the candidate must demonstrate research expertise within the subject area.

Good ability to communicate in written and spoken English is required.