Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Crop Production Science Specialized in Forage

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Crop Production Science Specialized in Forage

SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Umeå, Sweden

This position is placed in a research group in Umeå that primarily conducts research on sustainable and competitive agricultural systems based on forage crops such as ley, pasture, and whole-crop cereals to secure access to environmentally friendly and sustainable food from ruminants. This includes agronomic research, agricultural systems assessment, and applied remote sensing. The group provides teaching at both undergraduate and advanced levels, mainly within the agronomy- soil & plant programme, and is also active in courses for professionals.

Subject area

The subject encompasses crop production science with focus on forage-based agricultural systems including perennial grasslands.

Duties

The candidate should within the subject area:

• develop and lead internationally successful research;
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level;
• supervise doctoral students;
• collaborate with other SLU research teams in order to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university;
• develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, relevant public authorities, industry, organisations and society at large;
• apply for external research funding;
• contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU;
• communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large;
• perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university.

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 use Swedish as their working language within four years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning.

Eligibility

The applicant must meet the following qualification requirements:

• PhD or equivalent academic qualifications;
• research expertise in the subject area;
• teaching expertise and ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into teaching;
• good knowledge of English.