{"data":{"id":158349,"slug":"postdoktor-i-sotvattensekologi-och-klimatforandringar","type":"job","title":"Postdoctoral Researcher in Freshwater Ecology and Climate Change","description":"Department of Forest Ecology and Management\n\nProject Description:\nClimate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of droughts, floods, heat waves, and storms. Small streams and their surrounding riparian zones are particularly vulnerable to these changes, especially in managed forests where streams are already impacted by forestry. Buffer zones along streams represent the primary forestry tool for reducing the impact of forest management on aquatic environments, but many buffer zones are inadequately designed to maintain important ecological functions, especially in a changing climate. The project addresses three interconnected research questions: 1) How climate-driven extreme events affect streams and riparian zones in managed forests. 2) Which characteristics of riparian zones best increase resilience and recovery capacity against such extreme events. 3) How scientific knowledge about riparian zones is translated into practical guidelines and policy instruments for climate adaptation in forestry.\n\nThis is a time-limited knowledge synthesis project that integrates scientific and applied knowledge on climate-adapted management of riparian zones, with a focus on boreal and hemiboreal forest ecosystems. The project will compile and evaluate scientific literature, forestry guidelines, policy documents, and\/or available data to produce scientific publications and other project outputs.\n\nAbout the Position\nThe postdoctoral researcher will work within the CLIMRIP project (Climate-adapted riparian buffer management: a synthesis of boreal ecosystems and implications for practice), funded by Formas and led by principal investigator Associate Professor Lenka Kuglerov\u00e1. The project team is interdisciplinary and includes expertise in hydrology, ecology, limnology, microclimate, and social science. The project also has support from the SLU Library. The postdoctoral researcher will also be part of the larger scientific network around the Krycklan Catchment Study.\n\nThe postdoctoral researcher's primary task is to compile and synthesize knowledge related to the project's three main research questions. Work responsibilities include:\n\nPlanning and conducting systematic literature reviews, rapid evidence reviews, meta-analyses, and\/or evidence mapping of scientific literature on the effects of climate change on boreal streams and riparian zones, as well as on the design of climate-adapted riparian zones,\nCompiling and analyzing forestry guidelines and policy documents to evaluate how scientific knowledge about riparian zones is translated into practical forest management and policy,\nLeading the work of writing and publishing scientific articles based on the synthesis work, as well as contributing to other project deliverables, such as reports,\nCollaborating with the project team to integrate results from different disciplines and contribute to practical recommendations for climate-adapted forestry,\nPresenting project results at project meetings and scientific conferences.\n\nYour Background\nWe seek an engaged and motivated postdoctoral researcher with a strong natural science background, particularly in freshwater ecology or related fields. The applicant should hold a PhD in natural science, for example in ecology, physical geography, forest science, or equivalent, preferably with a focus on freshwater ecology, limnology, or similar subject areas. We seek a candidate with demonstrated experience leading scientific publication processes and who can demonstrate a strong ability to publish scientific articles in English. Experience with literature reviews, meta-analyses, or other knowledge synthesis methods is meritable.\n\nThe following experiences are also meritable:\nresearch in boreal ecosystems,\nresearch on the effects of climate change,\nknowledge of riparian zone management along watercourses,\nability to read Swedish,\nexperience working in interdisciplinary research projects.\n\nWe place great emphasis on personal qualities. The applicant should be well-organized and structured, able to work independently and proactively, and have good collaboration and communication skills.\n\nThis position is intended for a junior researcher, and we primarily seek individuals who completed their PhD no more than three years ago. If there are special reasons, such a degree may have been completed earlier. Special reasons include leave due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust within labor organizations, military service, or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical practice or relevant practice\/positions for the subject area.\n\nAbout Us\nThe postdoctoral researcher will be employed at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Ume\u00e5. The Department consists of approximately 115 people, of whom 9 are professors. Our mission is to promote increased understanding of forest ecosystems and how forest ecosystems can best be managed today and in the future.\n\nFor more information about the Department, see: http:\/\/www.slu.se\/institutioner\/skogens-ekologi-skotsel\/\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/jobba-pa-slu\/\n\nLocation:\nUme\u00e5\n\nEmployment Type:\nFixed-term position, 24 months, with possibility of extension.\n\nFull-time Equivalent:\n100%\n\nStart Date:\nJanuary 1, 2027 or by agreement.\n\nApplication:\nWelcome to submit your application via the application button below by September 28, 2026.\n\nThe application should contain a CV including relevant publications (max 3 pages), a cover letter (max 1 page), a research statement describing your qualifications and how they fit the project (max 3 pages). A diploma for your doctoral degree should also be attached.\n\nTrade Union Representatives:\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/\n\nThe Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has a key role in developing sustainable life, grounded in science and education. Through our focus on the interactions between people, animals, and ecosystems, and responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. Main campuses are located in Alnarp, Ume\u00e5, and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental forests, and educational facilities throughout the country. SLU has over 4,000 employees, 6,000 students and doctoral students, and an annual turnover exceeding 4.5 billion SEK. The University invests in attractive environments on its campus areas. We work towards an equal and inclusive work environment where open dialogue between people with different experiences forms the foundation for scientific rigor, creativity, and development.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Postdoktor i s\u00f6tvattensekologi och klimatf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar","description_original":"Institutionen f\u00f6r skogens ekologi och sk\u00f6tsel\nProjektbeskrivning:\nKlimatf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringarna \u00f6kar frekvensen och intensiteten av torka, \u00f6versv\u00e4mningar, v\u00e4rmeb\u00f6ljor och stormar. Sm\u00e5 vattendrag och deras omgivande kantzoner \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt s\u00e5rbara f\u00f6r dessa f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar, inte minst i brukade skogar d\u00e4r vattendragen redan p\u00e5verkas av skogsbruk. Skyddszoner l\u00e4ngs vattendrag utg\u00f6r det fr\u00e4msta skogliga verktyget f\u00f6r att minska skogsbrukets p\u00e5verkan p\u00e5 vattenmilj\u00f6er, men m\u00e5nga skyddszoner \u00e4r otillr\u00e4ckligt utformade f\u00f6r att uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5lla viktiga ekologiska funktioner, s\u00e4rskilt i ett f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrat klimat. Projektet behandlar tre sammanl\u00e4nkade fr\u00e5gest\u00e4llningar: 1) Hur klimatdrivna extremh\u00e4ndelser p\u00e5verkar vattendrag och kantzoner i brukade skogar. 2) Vilka egenskaper hos kantzoner som b\u00e4st kan \u00f6ka motst\u00e5ndskraft och \u00e5terh\u00e4mtningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga mot s\u00e5dana extremh\u00e4ndelser. 3) Hur vetenskaplig kunskap om kantzoner oms\u00e4tts i praktiska riktlinjer och styrmedel f\u00f6r klimatanpassning inom skogsbruket.\nDetta \u00e4r ett tidsbegr\u00e4nsat kunskapssyntesprojekt som integrerar vetenskaplig och till\u00e4mpad kunskap om klimatanpassad f\u00f6rvaltning av kantzoner, med fokus p\u00e5 boreala och hemiboreala skogsekosystem. Projektet sammanst\u00e4ller och utv\u00e4rderar vetenskaplig litteratur, skogliga riktlinjer, policydokument och\/eller tillg\u00e4ngliga data f\u00f6r att ta fram vetenskapliga publikationer och andra projektresultat\nOm jobbet\u00a0\u00a0\nPostdoktorn kommer att arbeta inom projektet CLIMRIP (Climate-adapted riparian buffer management: a synthesis of boreal ecosystems and implications for practice), som finansieras av Formas och leds av projektledare docent Lenka Kuglerov\u00e1. Projektgruppen \u00e4r tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig och omfattar kompetens inom hydrologi, ekologi, limnologi, mikroklimat och samh\u00e4llsvetenskap. Projektet har \u00e4ven st\u00f6d fr\u00e5n SLU-biblioteket. Postdoktorn blir dessutom en del av det st\u00f6rre vetenskapliga n\u00e4tverket kring Krycklan Catchment Study.\nPostdoktorns huvudsakliga uppgift \u00e4r att sammanst\u00e4lla och syntetisera kunskap kopplad till projektets tre huvudfr\u00e5gest\u00e4llningar. Arbetsuppgifterna omfattar bland annat att:\nPlanera och genomf\u00f6ra systematiska litteratur\u00f6versikter, snabba kunskaps\u00f6versikter (rapid evidence reviews), metaanalyser och\/eller evidence mapping av vetenskaplig litteratur om klimatf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringarnas effekter p\u00e5 boreala vattendrag och kantzoner samt om utformning av klimatanpassade kantzoner,\nSammanst\u00e4lla och analysera skogliga riktlinjer och policydokument f\u00f6r att utv\u00e4rdera hur vetenskaplig kunskap om kantzoner oms\u00e4tts i praktisk skogsf\u00f6rvaltning och policy,\nLeda arbetet med att skriva och publicera vetenskapliga artiklar baserade p\u00e5 syntesarbetet samt bidra till andra projektleveranser, exempelvis rapporter,\nSamarbeta med projektgruppen f\u00f6r att integrera resultat fr\u00e5n olika discipliner och bidra till praktiska rekommendationer f\u00f6r klimatanpassat skogsbruk,\nPresentera projektets resultat vid projektm\u00f6ten och vetenskapliga konferenser.\n\nDin bakgrund\u00a0\nVi s\u00f6ker en engagerad och motiverad postdoktor med en stark naturvetenskaplig bakgrund, s\u00e4rskilt inom s\u00f6tvattenekologi eller n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5den. Den s\u00f6kande ska ha doktorsexamen inom naturvetenskap, exempelvis ekologi, fysisk geografi, skogsvetenskap eller motsvarande, g\u00e4rna med inriktning mot s\u00f6tvattensekologi, limnologi eller liknande \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5den. Vi s\u00f6ker en kandidat med dokumenterad erfarenhet av att leda vetenskapliga publikationsprocesser och som kan uppvisa en god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att publicera vetenskapliga artiklar p\u00e5 engelska. Erfarenhet av litteratur\u00f6versikter, metaanalyser eller andra metoder f\u00f6r kunskapssyntes \u00e4r meriterande.\nF\u00f6ljande erfarenheter \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 meriterande:\nforskning i boreala ekosystem,\nforskning om klimatf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringars effekter,\nkunskap om f\u00f6rvaltning av kantzoner l\u00e4ngs vattendrag,\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att l\u00e4sa svenska,\nerfarenhet av arbete i tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga forskningsprojekt.\n\nVi l\u00e4gger stor vikt vid personliga egenskaper. Den s\u00f6kande ska vara v\u00e4lorganiserad och strukturerad, kunna arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och proaktivt samt ha god samarbets- och kommunikationsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r avsedd f\u00f6r en junior forskare och vi s\u00f6ker fr\u00e4mst personer som avlagt doktorsexamen f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst tre \u00e5r sedan.\u00a0Om det finns s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l kan s\u00e5dan examen ha avlagts tidigare. Med s\u00e4rskilda sk\u00e4l avses ledighet p\u00e5 grund av sjukdom, f\u00f6r\u00e4ldraledighet, f\u00f6rtroendeuppdrag inom fackliga organisationer, tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring inom totalf\u00f6rsvaret, eller andra liknande omst\u00e4ndigheter samt klinisk tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring eller f\u00f6r \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det relevant tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring\/uppdrag.\u201d\nOm oss\u00a0\u00a0\nPostdoktorn kommer att anst\u00e4llas vid Institutionen f\u00f6r skogens ekologi och sk\u00f6tsel vid Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) i\u00a0Ume\u00e5. Institutionen best\u00e5r av ungef\u00e4r 115 personer varav 9 \u00e4r professorer. V\u00e5rt uppdrag \u00e4r att verka f\u00f6r \u00f6kad f\u00f6rst\u00e5else av skogliga ekosystem samt hur skogsekosystem b\u00e4st kan f\u00f6rvaltas idag och i framtiden\nF\u00f6r mer information om institutionen se: http:\/\/www.slu.se\/institutioner\/skogens-ekologi-skotsel\/\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att jobba vid SLU p\u00e5 https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/jobba-pa-slu\/\nPlacering:\nUme\u00e5\nAnst\u00e4llningsform:\nTidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning 24 m\u00e5nader, med m\u00f6jlighet till f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngning.\nOmfattning:\n100%\nTilltr\u00e4de:\n1 Januari 2027 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\nAns\u00f6kan:\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan via ans\u00f6kningsknappen nedan senast 2026-09-28.\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla CV inklusive relevanta publikationer (max 3 sidor), personligt brev (max 1 sida), en forskningsbeskrivning d\u00e4r du redog\u00f6r f\u00f6r dina kvalifikationer och hur dessa passar projektet (max 3 sidor). Ett examensbevis f\u00f6r din doktorandexamen ska ocks\u00e5 bifogas.\nFackliga kontaktpersoner:\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0\nSveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) har en nyckelroll i utvecklingen f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbart liv, grundad i vetenskap och utbildning. Genom v\u00e5rt fokus p\u00e5 samspelen mellan m\u00e4nniska, djur och ekosystem och ett ansvarsfullt brukande av naturresurserna bidrar vi till en h\u00e5llbar samh\u00e4llsutveckling och goda livsvillkor p\u00e5 v\u00e5r planet. Huvudorter \u00e4r Alnarp, Ume\u00e5 och Uppsala, men verksamhet bedrivs ocks\u00e5 p\u00e5 forskningsstationer, f\u00f6rs\u00f6ksparker och utbildningsorter i hela landet. SLU har drygt 4000 medarbetare, 6000 studenter och forskarstuderande och en oms\u00e4ttning p\u00e5 \u00f6ver 4,5 miljarder kronor. Universitetet satsar p\u00e5 attraktiva milj\u00f6er p\u00e5 sina campusomr\u00e5den. Vi arbetar f\u00f6r en j\u00e4mst\u00e4lld och inkluderande arbetsmilj\u00f6 d\u00e4r \u00f6ppna samtal mellan m\u00e4nniskor med olika erfarenheter l\u00e4gger grunden f\u00f6r vetenskaplighet, kreativitet och utveckling.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"Ume\u00e5","country":"SE","latitude":63.7970413,"longitude":20.2816791},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4sterbottens l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET","postcode":"90183","positions":1,"profession":"Postdoktor\/Postdoc","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.slu.se\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Lenka Kuglerova","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":1,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"lenka.kuglerova@slu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-17T14:50:01+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-28T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-18T03:50:53+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-19T02:46:48+00:00"}}