Associate Professor in Biochemistry

Associate Professor in Biochemistry

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Sweden

Do you want to be part of an outstanding research environment in protein biochemistry and move your research forward at Sweden’s largest faculty of science and technology?

We are now looking for an Associate Professor in Biochemistry specialising in Protein Biochemistry who wishes to be involved in developing and strengthening our research and education at the Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Uppsala University.

Subject area

The subject area of the position is experimental biochemistry, with specialisation in protein biochemistry.

Protein biochemistry concerns the molecular and chemical principles that govern the structure, function, dynamics, interactions, evolution and catalytic mechanisms of proteins. The subject area includes experimental and/or computational studies of proteins and their roles in biological systems. Relevant areas may include molecular recognition, protein structure and dynamics, enzymology, protein engineering, protein design, directed evolution of protein function, interactomics and/or multimodal analysis.

The position is intended to strengthen and renew research and education in protein biochemistry and to contribute to the continued development of molecular life science at the Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Duties

You will work with:

• Research. Research includes to conduct independent, internationally competitive research in biochemistry. This includes establishing and leading a research group, publishing in high-quality scientific journals, actively applying for external grants, and contributing to the scientific renewal of the biochemistry programme. The research may involve advanced experimental biochemistry, molecular interaction analysis, interactomics, enzymology, protein structure and dynamics, protein engineering, rational protein and enzyme design, directed protein evolution, biologics, targeted protein degradation or stabilisation and/or sustainable biocatalysis;
• Teaching. Teaching includes responsibility for courses, course administration and supervision of doctoral students. Teaching includes to teach, in English and Swedish, at first-cycle, second-cycle and third-cycle levels in biochemistry and related areas, with particular responsibility for teaching in protein biochemistry, enzymology, protein structure and function, molecular interactions and biochemical methodology. If you are initially unable to teach in Swedish, Swedish-language training aimed at achieving this proficiency will be included in your duties. The duties also include supervision of degree projects and doctoral students, development of courses and teaching materials, and linking current research to teaching;
• Administration. Participate in the general academic duties of the Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences. This includes serving on committees, taking on responsibilities beyond your own research and teaching assignments, contributing to the evaluation and development of teaching and research activities, working collaboratively with colleagues, and providing support and constructive feedback to colleagues;
• Keeping up to date in your subject area and following developments in society that are relevant to your work at Uppsala University.

Qualifications required

You must have:

• a PhD in biochemistry or another closely related subject area of relevance to protein biochemistry research;
• research expertise in protein biochemistry. The applicant must have demonstrated the ability to conduct high-quality independent research of relevance to the subject area, including a strong publication record and a clear research profile in experimental protein biochemistry or closely related areas. In addition to academic qualifications, research qualifications from other activities may also be taken into account, such as development of technology and capacity for innovation;
• teaching expertise in biochemistry or closely related subject areas, with relevance to protein biochemistry, including demonstrated ability to plan, carry out, evaluate and develop teaching at university level. In addition to academic qualifications, educational and instructional qualifications from other activities may also be taken into account, such as supervision, internal training or mentoring programmes;
• completed at least ten weeks of teacher training for higher education of relevance to the organisation and its activities, or be considered to have acquired the equivalent knowledge. The required training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of employment if there are special reasons;
• an ability to work with other people and otherwise meet the demands of suitability required to perform the duties well;
• an ability to link research to teaching, based on the subject concerned, subject didactics and teaching and learning in higher education, and to interact on issues of teaching and learning in higher education with actors within and outside the University;
• a documented ability to obtain external grants;
• documented skills and expertise in experimental protein biochemistry, such as molecular interaction analysis, enzymology, protein structure and dynamics, protein engineering, directed evolution, protein or enzyme design, and biochemical method development;
• documented ability to develop and lead research activities, including supervision of students and early-career researchers;
• research and teaching expertise or other professional expertise. The teaching expertise, research expertise and professional expertise must be relevant to the subject area and the duties that the position involves.