Professor (Fully Tenured) in Conservation Ecology
Professor (Fully Tenured) in Conservation Ecology
SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alnarp, Sweden
Subject Area
The subject area for the position is conservation ecology with focus on biodiversity linked to forest management and green infrastructure.
Duties
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 and the faculty;
- develop and lead an internationally successful environment for research;
- publish scientific articles in international journals with peer-review;
- apply for external funding in competition at national and international level;
- supervise PhD candidates and Postdocs;
- lead, develop and participate in teaching and supervision of students at all levels;
- 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; and
- fulfil administrative tasks within the department, the faculty and the university.
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 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; and
- have good knowledge of English.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria for appointment of a professor will primarily be based on the degree to which the applicant possesses the required qualifications specified for the position.
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; and
- ability to supervise and examine at doctoral level and supervise Postdocs.
The assessment of pedagogic skills will consider the ability to:
- plan, conduct and evaluate their own teaching at all levels;
- supervise and examine undergraduate, master level and graduate students;
- convey and implement their pedagogical vision; and
- integrate up-to-date research and scientific approaches into teaching.
The assessment of other skills will consider the ability to:
- leading, developing and managing units and staff;
- communicate and collaborate;
- interacting with relevant stakeholders and society; and
- 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.
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