Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Studies Using eDNA, Umea University

Background

The Position is funded by an external grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation https://www.slu.se/en/wiforce/ and is fully funded for 6 years. The successful applicant will enter the tenure track of the department. The grant also funds a generous starting package.

Duties

The position is time-limited to six years, with the possibility to apply for promotion to associate professorship after the six-year period. The working time consist 75 % dedicated to research and  a maximum of  25 % to teaching, primarily for pedagogic development.

Your duties will primarily be to lead a research group in Biodiversity studies using environmental genomics. This includes all aspects of scientific leadership, including applying for funds, supervising PhD students and postdocs, and communicating the findings. You are expected to establish an independent line of research within the field and to generate synergies with other research groups at Umeå Plant Science Centre.

The position is time-limited to six years, with 75 % of the working time dedicated to research and  a maximum of  25 % to teaching, primarily for pedagogic development.

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