Position Announcements
Associate Professor Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application: Associate professor/Senior Lecturer in Biology, aquatic biogeochemistry (with the possibility of being employed as a Professor) at the Department of Ecology and Evolution Description of the field of the position: The position is a part of a cooperation with the Department of Earth Sciences, focusing on the role of inland waters in the global carbon cycle. The field of research includes large-scale patterns as well as mechanisms and processes concerning transformations of organic carbon in inland waters, including sediment carbon sequestration, and evasion as carbon dioxide and methane. In addition, in cooperation with meteorologists at the Earth Science Department, the gas exchange between water and atmosphere is in focus. Nature of duties: The position includes teaching at graduate and undergraduate level, research, and administration, and interaction with the surrounding community. Teaching duties include course responsibility, course administration and supervising of Ph.D. students. The holder of the position shall be able to teach at all levels and in of courses within the relevant field. The holder of the position will be expected to contribute actively to applications for external research grants and to the development of the research and teaching of the department. Eligibility: To be eligible for a position as associate professor, the applicant must hold a Ph.D and have completed suitable pedagogical training for teaching at university level or have corresponding qualifications and pedagogical skills. Uppsala University 's general employment regulations also require that teachers have any other skills which are necessary to carry out their duties proficiently. The ability to teach in Swedish and English is a requirement. The successful candidate is expected to teach in Swedish within two years from appointment. A person who is offered a position as associate professor/senior lecturer will be employed as professor if she/he has requested this and is subsequently judged to be sufficiently competent. Ranking criteria: In ranking eligible candidates, equal importance will be given to scientific and teaching skills. When judging teaching skills, consideration will be given to experience and planning, carrying out and evaluating teaching and examinations, and supervising students. When judging scientific proficiency special importance will be attached to research qualifications within aquatic biogeochemistry. Ability to cooperate across disciplines, including ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and earth sciences is important. Under the University Ordinance, those filling a position as lecturer must also have demonstrated the teaching ability required for the post and furthermore, except in special circumstances, must have completed a programme of training relevant for teaching within the University. Candidates' teaching competence including the planning, carrying out and evaluation of teaching and examinations, as well as the supervision of students, will be evaluated. Documentation of teaching skills must be presented in a way that allows qualitative assessment. The candidate's aptitude in interacting with the surrounding community, informing people about research and development work, and the degree to which the candidate possesses administrative and other relevant skills are also important. In filling this position the university aims to recruit the person who, in the combined evaluation of competence, skills and documented qualifications, is judged most suitable to carry out and develop the work-in-hand and to contribute to a positive development of the department (and programme). Personal circumstances that may be of positive relevance in merit evaluation, for example parental leave, should be mentioned in the list of qualifications (CV). The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff and women are especially invited to apply for this position. An applicant who has not completed suitable pedagogical training for teaching at university level or has corresponding qualifications will be employed for a maximum of two years. If the assistant professor/senior lecturer during the two years of employment acquires pedagogical training for teaching at university level the employment will be permanent if the assistant professor/senior lecturer requests this. How to apply: The application must be written in English and the applicant is required to submit three copies of documents (two copies of publications) according to instructions found on the web site http://www.teknat.uu.se/english/instructions.php or available from Jenny.Lundstrom@uadm.uu.se For further information about the position, please contact professor Lars Tranvik, phone +46 18 471 2722, e-mail Lars.Tranvik@ebc.uu.se . The trade union representatives are Anders Grundström, SACO (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations), phone +46 18 471 5380 and Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), phone +46 18 471 1996, Stefan Djurström, SEKO (the Union of Service and Communication Employees), phone +46 18 471 3315. Applications should be directed to the Vice Chancellor and they should be mailed so as to arrive at Uppsala University, Registrar´s Office UFV-PA 2008/788 Box 256, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden or fax +46 18 471 2000 by May 29, 2008 (at the latest). A fax should be followed by a signed original of the application sent within a week of the deadline.