Tenure track Assistant professorship in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics (Helsinki) The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, is announcing an open tenure-track position in Ecological and evolutionary genomics The position is located at the Department of Biosciences of the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences which is Finland’s largest and most prominent institution engaged in the research and teaching of the biosciences. The Department of Biosciences, based in the Viikki Science Park, is among the largest departments of the University. Its budget is € 24 million, and it employs over 300 people. The Department is divided into six divisions, namely those of biochemistry, ecology and evolutionary biology, physiology and neuroscience, plant biology, genetics, and general microbiology. The Department coordinates the administration and provision of basic teaching for all students during the first few years of study, but each of the above major subject divisions are independently responsible for their teaching and research. Duties: The duties of the assistant professor will include research, teaching and supervision of theses and dissertations, as well as involvement in administrative and support tasks and community relations. The main focus of research is expected to be relevant to the special field of the professorship. The assistant professor is expected to lead projects in the field of ecological and evolutionary genomics and acquire external funding for their implementation. The assistant professor will be responsible for research conducted in ecological and evolutionary genomics and for advancing teaching in bioinformatics, which supports the aforementioned field. Furthermore, the duties of the position include the advancement of teaching in evolutionary biology. The assistant professorship is based in the Division of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, which has professorships in the following fields: zoology, population genetics, population ecology, mathematical ecology, conservation decision analysis and evolutionary biology (Swedish as teaching language). The Division’s research and teaching activities are supported by the Molecular Ecology and Systematics Laboratory (MES). The Division is host to the Metapopulation Research Group (Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence), a section of the Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions as well as two Research professors. Qualifications: The University will recruit talented, motivated academics who have completed their doctoral degree within the last ten years and have since gained additional academic and other relevant qualifications and merit in their field. Successful applicant will be employed as assistant professor. The duration of the employment contract will be two to five years, depending on the appointee’s background and experience. If the appointee completes the duties of the assistant professorship successfully and in accordance with pre-determined criteria, employment may be continued with a second fixed-term contract, after which the appointee may obtain tenure as a professor. The academic qualifications and teaching experience of applicants will be considered when making the selection. Additional merit will be granted for working outside Finland, other international experience and experience in acquiring research funding. Applications must be accompanied by the following English-language documents: a CV, a list of publications, a report on experience and merits relevant to assessing the applicant’s teaching skills as well as other documents that may be relevant to the selection; or, alternatively, an English-language academic portfolio containing the above-mentioned documents and information (for instructions, see helsinki.fi/bio/faculty/materials/portfolio-ohjeet_eng.pdf). In addition, applicants are requested to enclose with their application a report (max. two pages, in English) on how they intend to develop research in the field, if appointed. Applicants are kindly asked to be ready to submit for assessment the 10 publications indicated on their list of publications after the application period. The publications must be submitted via email as PDF files. For the position overview, see helsinki.fi/bio/faculty/administration/open/index.html). Applications addressed to the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, together with the required enclosures, must be delivered to the following address: Registry of the University of Helsinki, PO Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, or sent by email to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is September 27, 2013. (The Registry closes at 15.45 local Helsinki time.) Further information about the position may be obtained from Professor Veijo Kaitala, tel. +358 9 191 57723, [email protected] and from Head of the Department of Biosciences Kurt Fagerstedt, tel. +358 9 191 59483, [email protected].
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:11:20 +0000
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