{"data":{"id":47956,"slug":"professor-full-tenure-in-animal-ecology","type":"job","title":"Professor (Full Tenure) in Animal Ecology","description":"Faculty of Forest Sciences\nDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies\nThe Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies offers a creative and stimulating working environment with about 100 employees, and conducts internationally recognized research, education and environmental monitoring in the following subject areas: restoration ecology, aquatic ecology, molecular ecology and animal ecology. The department has a large proportion of international employees, as well as well-established national and international collaborations with opportunities for rewarding exchanges.\nRead more about the department at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/en\/departments\/wildlife-fish-environmental-studies\/\nThis position is partially financed for five years by \u00d6nnersj\u00f6stiftelsen (https:\/\/www.onnesjostiftelsen.se\/)\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/en\/about-slu\/work-at-slu\/.\n \nSubject Area\nThe subject of the position is animal ecology with a focus on plant-animal interactions in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems in the application areas forestry, wildlife management and forest damage. The subject develops the knowledge base about animal ecology and their interactions with humans, landscapes and climate.\nDuties\nThe employee is responsible for developing research in the subject area animal ecology, both in general and specifically within the focus area, together with researchers within the faculty and other parts of SLU. The employee shall also contribute to the pedagogical development in the subject area. This means that the employee shall:\nact in accordance with the vision, goals and values of SLU\ncontribute to the strategic development of the department and the faculty\ndevelop and lead an internationally successful research environment\nintegrate animal ecology research in the application areas forestry, wildlife management and forest damage\npublish scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals\napply for external funding in competition at national and international levels\nsupervise doctoral students and mentor postdoctoral researchers\nlead, develop and participate in teaching and supervision of students at first, second and third cycle levels\ncollaborate with researchers within the department, faculty and other parts of SLU, as well as nationally and internationally\ncollaborate and develop regional, national and international networks with society at large\ndisseminate research findings\nfulfil administrative tasks within the department, the faculty and the university\n\nSwedish 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 to understand information in Swedish. The department will support the holder of the position to achieve this.\nQualifications\nThe applicant must:\nhave completed a doctoral degree in a subject area relevant for the position or have equivalent scientific competence\nbe scientifically skilled within the subject area for this position\nbe pedagogically skilled\nhave demonstrated leadership skills\nhave good knowledge of English\n\nAssessment Criteria\nThe assessment criteria for employment shall primarily apply to the degree of such skill, which is a requirement for eligibility for employment.\nThe assessment of scientific skills will consider:\ncompleted research activities and ongoing research within the subject's focus area (plant-animal interactions in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems)\nability to integrate animal ecology research in application areas forestry, wildlife management and forest damage\nexpertise in wildlife management and forest damage\nfuture research vision within the subject area\nability to independently initiate, lead and develop innovative research within the subject area\nability to attract external funding in competition\nability to supervise and examine at doctoral level and mentor postdoctoral researchers\n\nThe assessment of pedagogical skills will consider the ability to:\nplan, conduct and evaluate your own teaching at basic and advanced levels, including doctoral level\nsupervise and examine undergraduate, master level and graduate students\nconvey and implement your pedagogical vision\nintegrate up-to-date research and scientific approaches into teaching\n\nThe assessment will also consider:\nability to develop and manage academic units and staff\npersonal view of leadership\nability to communicate and collaborate\nability to collaborate with external stakeholders and society at large\ndissemination of information on research and development projects\n\nThe position will be offered to the candidate 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.\n \nWorking at SLU:\nThis position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally, Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at http:\/\/www.sweden.se.\nApplication Deadline:\n2026-10-01\nPlace of Work:\nUme\u00e5\nScope:\n100%\nForm of Employment:\nIndefinite-term employment\nStarting Date:\nBy agreement\nApplication:\nFor guidance on your application, please refer to SLU's appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can find at https:\/\/internt.slu.se\/en\/support-services\/administrative-support\/human-resources\/rekrytering-till_alla_ovriga_anstallningar\/appointment-procedures-for-slu\/.\nPlease apply by clicking the apply button below.\nAcademic Union Representatives:\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/en\/my-employment\/employee-associations\/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering\/","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Professor (full tenure) in animal ecology","description_original":"Faculty of Forest Sciences\nDepartment of wildlife, fish, and environmental studies\nThe Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies offers a creative and stimulating working environment with about 100 employees, and conducts internationally recognized research, education and environmental monitoring in the following subject areas: restoration ecology, aquatic ecology, molecular ecology and animal ecology. The department has a large proportion of international employees, as well as well-established national and international collaborations with opportunities for rewarding exchanges.\nRead more about the department at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/en\/departments\/wildlife-fish-environmental-studies\/\nThis position is partially financed for five years by \u00d6nnersj\u00f6stiftelsen (https:\/\/www.onnesjostiftelsen.se\/)\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https:\/\/www.slu.se\/en\/about-slu\/work-at-slu\/.\n\u00a0\nSubject area\nThe subject of the position is animal ecology with a focus on plant-animal interactions in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems in the application areas forestry, wildlife management and forest damage. The subject develops the knowledge base about animal ecology and their interactions with humans, landscapes and climate.\nDuties\nThe employee is responsible for developing research in the subject area animal ecology, both in general and specifically within the focus area, 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:\nact in accordance with the vision, goals and values of SLU\ncontribute to the strategic development of the department and the faculty\ndevelop and lead an internationally successful environment for research\nintegrate animal ecology research in the application areas forestry, wildlife management and forest damage\npublish scientific articles in international journals with peer-review\napply for external funding in competition at national and international level\nsupervise doctoral students and mentor postdoctoral researchers\nlead, develop and participate in teaching and supervision of students at first, second and third cycle level\ncollaborate with researchers within the department, faculty and other parts of SLU, as well as nationally and internationally\ncollaborate and develop regional, national and international networks with the society at large\ndisseminate research findings\nfulfil administrative tasks within the department, the faculty and the university\n\nSwedish 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 to understand information in Swedish. The department will support the holder of the position to achieve this.\nQualifications\nThe applicant must:\nhave completed a doctoral degree in a subject area relevant for the position or have equivalent scientific competence\nbe scientifically skilled within the subject area for this position\nbe pedagogically skilled\nhave demonstrated leadership skills\nhave good knowledge of English\n\nAssessment Criteria\nThe assessment criteria for employment shall primarily apply to the degree of such skill, which is a requirement for eligibility for employment.\nThe assessment of scientific skills will consider:\ncompleted research activities and ongoing research within the subject's focus area (plant-animal interactions in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems)\nability to integrate animal ecology research in application areas forestry wildlife management and forest damage\nexpertise in wildlife management and forest damage\nfuture research vision within the subject area\nability to independently initiate, lead and develop innovative research within the subject area\nability to attract external funding in competition\nability to supervise and examine at doctoral level and mentor postdoctoral researchers\n\nThe assessment of pedagogic skills will consider the ability to:\nplan, conduct and evaluate their own teaching at basic and advanced levels, including doctoral level\nsupervise and examine undergraduate, master level and graduate students\nconvey and implement their pedagogical vision\nintegrate up-to-date research and scientific approaches into teaching\n\nThe assessment will also consider:\nability to develop and manage academic units and staff\npersonal view of leadership\nability to communicate and collaborate,\nability to collaborate with external stakeholders and society at large\ndissemination of information on research and development projects\n\nThe position will be offered to the candidate 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.\n\u00a0\nWorking at SLU:\nThis position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally, Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. 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