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Faculty of Forest Sciences
Department of Ecology
The Department of Ecology has about 150 employees and shares premises with the Department of Crop Production Ecology in SLU’s Ecology Centre – a Nordic and European hub for research on sustainable agriculture and forestry, plant protection, nature conservation, and wildlife management. The Department of Ecology is part of SLU’s Faculty of Forest Sciences, which conducts research, education, and environmental monitoring that support UN:s Sustainability Goals and the Swedish Environmental Goals.
Read more about the department at https://www.slu.se/en/departments/ecology/.
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Subject Area
The subject area for the position is forest entomology. The subject area includes the ecological knowledge required to predict and control future insect damage in boreal and temperate forests.
Duties
The employee is responsible for developing research in the subject area forest entomology together with researchers within the faculty and other parts of SLU. The employee shall also contribute to the pedagogic development in the subject area. This means that the employee shall within the subject area for the position:
• act in accordance with the vision, goals and values of SLU
• contribute to the strategic development of the department, the faculty and SLU
• develop and lead an internationally successful environment for research
• lead and develop research on how climate change, invasive species, land use, and management practices affect insect communities and the risk of forest damage
• publish scientific articles in international journals with peer-review
• apply for external funding at national and international level
• supervise doctoral students and mentor postdoctors
• lead, develop and participate in teaching and supervision of students at first, second and third cycle level
• collaborate with researchers within the department, faculty and other parts of SLU, as well as nationally and internationally
• collaborate and develop regional, national and international networks with the society at large
• disseminate research findings
• fulfil administrative tasks within the department, the faculty and the university
Swedish and English are used in parallel at the department. The professor should be able to perform most 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. Non Swedish-speaking staff members are expected to, within four years of first being employed, have sufficient knowledge of Swedish/Scandinavian to understand information in Swedish. The department will support the holder of the position to achieve this.
Qualifications
The applicant must:
• have a doctoral degree in a subject area relevant for the position
• be scientifically skilled within the subject area for this position
• be pedagogically skilled
• have demonstrated leadership skills
• have good knowledge of English
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for employment shall primarily apply to the degree of such skill, which is a requirement for eligibility for employment.
The assessment of scientific skills will consider
• completed research activities and ongoing research within the subject area
• future research vision within the subject area
• ability to independently initiate, lead and develop innovative research within the subject area
• ability to attract external funding in competition
• ability to supervise and examine at doctoral level and mentor postdoctors
The assessment of pedagogic skills will consider the ability to
• plan, conduct and evaluate their own teaching at first, second and third cycle level
• supervise and examine undergraduate, master level and graduate students
• convey and implement their pedagogical vision
• integrate up-to-date research and scientific approaches into teaching
The assessment will also consider
• ability to develop and manage academic units and staff
• personal view of leadership
• ability to communicate and collaborate,
• ability to collaborate with external stakeholders and society at large
• dissemination of information on research and development projects
The position will be offered to the person who, after a qualitative overall assessment, is assessed to be most suitable to carry out and develop the above-mentioned duties and to contribute to the positive development of the organization.
Application deadline:
2025-12-01
Place of work:
Uppsala
Extent:
100%
Form of employment:
Permanent employment
Starting date:
By agreement.
Application:
It is desirable that the application is written in English, as the applications will be assessed by experts both in Sweden and abroad.
For the guidance of your application, there is SLU's appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here.
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The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has a key role in the development for sustainable life, based on science and education. Through our focus on the interaction between humans, animals and ecosystems and the responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. Our main campuses are located in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, however, the university also operates at research stations, experimental forests and teaching sites throughout Sweden.
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