The University of Stockholm is looking for up to three SciLifeLab Fellows (Assistant Professor) in Biodiversity.
Where
The University of Stockholm is looking for three SciLifeLab Fellows (Assistant Professor) in Biodiversity at the Departments of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Environmental Science, Geological Sciences, Physical Geography or Zoology.
Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) is a national resource that provides advanced large-scale technologies and expertise in the life sciences. In Stockholm, SciLifeLab has facilities at Campus Solna, about 20 minutes from Campus Frescati. The positions are part of the SciLifeLab fellows’ career program.
All five departments belong to the Faculty of Science and conduct research and education in various subjects. The different departments have between 50 and 170 employees, and all have active doctoral training programs with many Ph.D. Students.
The subject concerns biodiversity in a wide sense; variation and evolution within species, between species and among communities across space and time. It includes the study of molecules, genes, individuals, species and their life conditions, evolution and interactions in the environment. The focus should be on patterns and processes that previously have been difficult to study, but where recent advances – such as within sequencing, AI, imaging, mass spectrometry, tomography and exposomics – provide new opportunities.
Subject description
The subject concerns biodiversity in a wide sense. From variation and evolution within species, to between species and among communities across space and time. It includes the study of molecules, genes, individuals, species and their life conditions, evolution and interactions in the environment. The focus should be on patterns and processes that previously have been difficult to study, but where recent advances – such as within sequencing, AI, imaging, mass spectrometry, tomography and exposomics – provide new opportunities.
Your profile
To qualify for the position of assistant professor, the applicant must have completed a doctoral degree in Sweden or an equivalent degree from another country. Applicants who have received such a degree less than seven years before the deadline will have priority. However, special circumstances apply for an extension. Special reasons could be sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances.
All teaching positions at Stockholm University require the ability to collaborate and the general ability and suitability to perform one’s duties.
The position
The position responsibilities include research, and some teaching and supervision at the basic level, advanced level, and PhD level. This is a tenure track position (in Swedish, “biträdande lektor”), for a fixed term of six years. The contract may be extended to a maximum of eight years under special circumstances, such as due to sick leave or parental leave.
An assistant professor may be promoted to a permanent position as an associate professor, upon application. Specific criteria apply.
Additional information
Each position will be within one of the five departments: Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Environmental Science, Geological Sciences, Physical Geography, and Zoology, depending on the applicant’s research profile.
The three assistant professors will contribute to the development of the Planetary Biology program at SciLifeLab at Campus Solna, with support from the three departments where they will be employed.
Application
Apply for the position at Stockholm University’s recruitment system. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete according to the University’s instructions and submitted before the deadline. Please write your application in English, since it is the working language.
You should explain how your research can benefit from and complement the research and teaching environments at one or more of the departments, and at SciLifeLab.
Last application date 20.Jan.2025. For more information or to apply, go to the application web portal.