{"data":{"id":185747,"slug":"universitetslektor-i-hortikulturell-genomik-och-foradling","type":"job","title":"University Lecturer in Horticultural Genomics and Plant Breeding","description":"Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Plant Production Science\nDepartment of Plant Breeding\nRead the full job posting here: Job Vacancies | slu.se\n \nSubject Description\nThe subject of employment is horticulture with a focus on plant genetics and genomics. The emphasis is on important traits in horticultural crops such as disease and pest resistance, product quality, and climate adaptation. The subject is of central importance for sustainable production systems within the horticultural industry in the Nordic region.\nDuties\nThe work is expected to combine methods such as quantitative genetics, genotyping, genetic markers and phenotyping, sequencing and omics technology to generate knowledge about important resistance, quality, and adaptation traits that can be translated into breeding strategies for sustainable horticultural production in the Nordic region. The University Lecturer shall, within the subject area of the employment,\nestablish and develop internationally competitive research that complements and strengthens the department's ongoing research and aligns with the faculty's and university's strategic goals\nseek external research funding in competition\nplan, lead and conduct research projects\ndevelop synergies with other relevant research at the department\npublish scientific articles\ndevelop, lead and conduct teaching at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels\nsupervise students at all levels of the educational cycle\ndevelop and maintain national and international networks with researchers, industry, business and authorities\ncommunicate about research and research results\nbe able to teach in Swedish or another Scandinavian language\n\nThe department has a parallel language working environment. The University Lecturer will be able to perform most academic tasks in English. However, since Swedish is the university's official working language, the candidate is expected to achieve a functional level of Swedish within four years of taking office. The department commits to providing support to the candidate to achieve this goal.\nQualifications\nThe applicant shall within the subject of employment\nhave completed a doctorate degree in biology, horticulture, plant breeding or genetics or have equivalent scientific competence\nbe scientifically skilled and have experience in basic and applied research, as well as breeding or pre-breeding\nhave demonstrated ability to obtain external research grants\nhave demonstrated pedagogical skill in teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels including supervision of students\nhave experience supervising doctoral students\nhave completed higher education pedagogy training or otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge\nhave good knowledge of English\n\nAssessment Criteria\nAs assessment criteria for employment, in the first place shall apply the degree of such skill that is a requirement for qualification for employment.\nIn assessing scientific skill within the subject of employment, the following are considered\nresearch efforts undertaken and ongoing research\nability to independently initiate and conduct outstanding and innovative research\nobtained external research funding in competition\n\nIn assessing pedagogical skill within the subject of employment, the following are considered\nplanning, implementation, examination and evaluation of own teaching\nsupervision and examination at all levels of the educational cycle\nability to integrate research and a scientific approach in pedagogical work\npedagogical vision\n\nFurther, skill in\ndeveloping and leading activities and personnel within academia\/higher education\ncommunicating and collaborating\ncooperating with external stakeholders and the surrounding society\ninforming\/communicating about research and development work\n\nCompetence in quantitative genetics, modern genomic tools, integration of multi-omics data, and evaluation of traits in horticultural crops intended for food production within Nordic growing systems is particularly meritorious. A network of contacts with stakeholders in the Swedish and\/or Nordic horticultural sector is also particularly meritorious.\nThe assessment of pedagogical skill shall be given equal care as the assessment of scientific skill.\nThe position is offered to the person who, after a qualitative overall assessment, is deemed to have the best prerequisites to perform and develop the current duties and contribute to positive development of the activities.\nBeing an Employee at SLU\nAt SLU you become part of a vibrant research environment based on active collaboration. As an employee at SLU, you have access to a range of benefits (including Swedish family healthcare, parental leave, and generous paid leave policies). Read more about benefits at SLU. SLU is often ranked in various university rankings conducted around the world and is ranked as one of Sweden's best employers.\nSweden also has a well-established preschool structure and tuition-free education. Learn more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se\n\u00c5lnarp is located in southern Sweden near the university cities of Lund and Malm\u00f6, and Copenhagen in Denmark. The \u00d6resund region offers a rich history and culture and is a true academic and cultural hub.\nApplication Deadline:\n2026-11-01\nLocation:\n\u00c5lnarp\nFull-time Equivalent:\n100%\nType of Employment:\nPermanent\nStart Date:\nBy agreement\nApplication:\nIt is desirable that your application be written in English, as applications will be reviewed by experts both in Sweden and abroad.\nFor guidance on your application, please see SLU's Employment Regulations for Teachers at SLU and General Assessment Criteria for the Appointment of Teachers at SLU.\nWelcome to submit your application using the application button below.\nTrade Union Contact Persons:\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Universitetslektor i hortikulturell genomik och f\u00f6r\u00e4dling","description_original":"Fakulteten f\u00f6r landskapsarkitektur, tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rds- och v\u00e4xtproduktionsvetenskap\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r v\u00e4xtf\u00f6r\u00e4dling\nL\u00e4s hela annonsen h\u00e4r: Lediga jobb | slu.se\n\u00a0\n\u00c4mnesbeskrivning\n\u00c4mnet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r hortikultur med inriktning p\u00e5 v\u00e4xtgenetik och genomik. Tonvikten ligger p\u00e5 viktiga egenskaper i hortikulturella gr\u00f6dor som till exempel resistens mot sjukdomar och skadeg\u00f6rare, produktkvalitet samt klimatanpassning. \u00c4mnet \u00e4r av central betydelse f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbara produktionssystem inom tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rdsn\u00e4ringen i Norden.\nArbetsuppgifter\nArbetet f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas kombinera metoder som kvantitativ genetik, genotypning, genetiska mark\u00f6rer och fenotypning, sekvensering och -omikteknologi f\u00f6r att generera kunskap om viktiga resistens-, kvalitets- och anpassningsegenskaper som kan \u00f6vers\u00e4ttas till f\u00f6r\u00e4dlingsstrategier f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbar tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rdsproduktion i Norden. Universitetslektorn ska, inom anst\u00e4llningens \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5de,\netablera och utveckla internationellt konkurrenskraftig forskning som kompletterar och st\u00e4rker institutionens p\u00e5g\u00e5ende forskning och \u00e4r i linje med fakultetens och universitetets strategiska m\u00e5l\ns\u00f6ka externa forskningsmedel i konkurrens\nplanera, leda och genomf\u00f6ra forskningsprojekt\nutveckla synergier med annan relevant forskning vid institutionen\npublicera vetenskapliga artiklar\nutveckla, leda och bedriva undervisning p\u00e5 grundniv\u00e5, avancerad niv\u00e5 och forskarniv\u00e5\nhandleda studenter p\u00e5 alla niv\u00e5er i utbildningscykeln\nutveckla och uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5lla nationella och internationella n\u00e4tverk med forskare, industri, n\u00e4ring och myndigheter\nkommunicera om forskning och forskningsresultat\nkunna undervisa p\u00e5 svenska eller annat skandinaviskt spr\u00e5k\n\nInstitutionen har en parallellspr\u00e5klig arbetsmilj\u00f6. Universitetslektorn kommer att kunna utf\u00f6ra de flesta akademiska uppgifter p\u00e5 engelska. Men eftersom svenska \u00e4r universitetets officiella arbetsspr\u00e5k f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas kandidaten uppn\u00e5 en funktionell niv\u00e5 av svenska inom fyra \u00e5r efter tilltr\u00e4det. Institutionen \u00e5tar sig att ge st\u00f6d till kandidaten f\u00f6r att uppn\u00e5 detta m\u00e5l.\nBeh\u00f6righet\nDen s\u00f6kande ska inom \u00e4mnet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen\nha avlagt doktorsexamen inom biologi, hortikultur, v\u00e4xtf\u00f6r\u00e4dling eller genetik eller ha motsvarande vetenskaplig kompetens\nvara vetenskapligt skicklig och ha erfarenhet av grundl\u00e4ggande och till\u00e4mpad forskning, samt f\u00f6r\u00e4dling eller pre-breeding\nha visat f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att erh\u00e5lla externa forskningsanslag\nha visat pedagogisk skicklighet inom undervisning p\u00e5 grundniv\u00e5 och avancerad niv\u00e5 inklusive handledning av studenter\nha erfarenhet av handledning av forskarstuderande\nha genomg\u00e5tt h\u00f6gskolepedagogisk utbildning eller p\u00e5 annat s\u00e4tt f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat motsvarande kunskaper\nha goda kunskaper i engelska\n\nBed\u00f6mningsgrunder\nSom bed\u00f6mningsgrunder vid anst\u00e4llning ska i f\u00f6rsta hand g\u00e4lla graden av s\u00e5dan skicklighet som \u00e4r ett krav f\u00f6r beh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning.\nVid bed\u00f6mning av den vetenskapliga skickligheten inom \u00e4mnet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen beaktas\ngenomf\u00f6rda forskningsinsatser och p\u00e5g\u00e5ende forskning\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt initiera och bedriva framst\u00e5ende och innovativ forskning\nerh\u00e5llna externa forskningsmedel i konkurrens\n\nVid bed\u00f6mning av den pedagogiska skickligheten inom \u00e4mnet f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen beaktas\nplanering, genomf\u00f6rande, examination samt utv\u00e4rdering av egen undervisning\nhandledning och examination p\u00e5 alla niv\u00e5er i utbildningscykeln\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att integrera forskning och ett vetenskapligt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt i det pedagogiska arbetet\npedagogisk vision\n\nVidare beaktas skicklighet i att\nutveckla och leda verksamhet och personal inom akademin\/h\u00f6gskolan\nkommunicera och samarbeta\nsamverka med externa intressenter och det omgivande samh\u00e4llet\ninformera\/kommunicera om forskning och utvecklingsarbete\n\nKompetens inom kvantitativ genetik, moderna genomiska verktyg, integrering av multi-omics-data samt utv\u00e4rdering av egenskaper hos hortikulturella gr\u00f6dor avsedda f\u00f6r livsmedelsprodukter inom nordiska odlingssystem \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt meriterande. Ett n\u00e4tverk av kontakter med intressenter inom den svenska och\/eller nordiska tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rdssektorn \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 s\u00e4rskilt meriterande.\nPr\u00f6vningen av den pedagogiska skickligheten ska \u00e4gnas lika stor omsorg som pr\u00f6vningen av den vetenskapliga skickligheten.\nAnst\u00e4llningen erbjuds den som efter en kvalitativ helhetsbed\u00f6mning bed\u00f6ms ha de b\u00e4sta f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna att genomf\u00f6ra och utveckla aktuella arbetsuppgifter samt bidra till en positiv utveckling av verksamheten.\nAtt vara medarbetare vid SLU\nVid SLU blir du en del av en levande forskningsmilj\u00f6 som bygger p\u00e5 ett aktivt https:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/att-vara-medarbetare-in\/. Som anst\u00e4lld vid SLU har du tillg\u00e5ng till en m\u00e4ngd f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner (bl. a. svensk familjeh\u00e4lsov\u00e5rd, f\u00f6r\u00e4ldraledighet och gener\u00f6sa betalda tj\u00e4nstledighetspolicyer). L\u00e4s mer om f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner p\u00e5 SLU https:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/formaner-pa-slu\/. SLU \u00e4r ofta https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/fakta-visioner-varderingar\/universitetsrankningar2\/ i de olika universitetsrankningarna som g\u00f6rs v\u00e4rlden \u00f6ver samt rankas som en av Sveriges https:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/fakta-visioner-varderingar\/arbetsgivarrankningar\/.\nSverige har dessutom en v\u00e4letablerad f\u00f6rskolestruktur samt ett kostnadsfritt https:\/\/utbildningsguiden.skolverket.se\/. Ta reda p\u00e5 mer fakta och ber\u00e4ttelser om Sverige p\u00e5 http:\/\/www.sweden.se\nhttps:\/\/www.slu.se\/om-slu\/besok-slu\/vara-orter-och-campus\/alnarp\/ \u00e4r bel\u00e4get i s\u00f6dra Sverige n\u00e4ra universitetsst\u00e4derna https:\/\/lund.se\/ och https:\/\/malmo.se\/english, och https:\/\/www.visitcopenhagen.se\/ i Danmark. \u00d6resundsregionen erbjuder en rik historia och kultur och \u00e4r ett verkligt akademiskt och kulturellt nav.\nSista ans\u00f6kningsdatum:\n2026-11-01\nPlacering\/ort:\nAlnarp\nOmfattning:\n100%\nAnst\u00e4llningsform:\nTillsvidare\nTilltr\u00e4de:\nEnligt \u00f6verenskommelse\nAns\u00f6kan:\u00a0\nDet \u00e4r \u00f6nskv\u00e4rt att ans\u00f6kan skrivs p\u00e5 engelska, eftersom ans\u00f6kningarna kommer att bed\u00f6mas av sakkunniga b\u00e5de i Sverige och utomlands.\nTill ledning f\u00f6r din ans\u00f6kan finns SLU:s Anst\u00e4llningsordning f\u00f6r l\u00e4rare vid SLU och Allm\u00e4nna bed\u00f6mningsgrunder vid anst\u00e4llning av l\u00e4rare som du https:\/\/internt.slu.se\/stod-service\/admin-stod\/hr-fragor\/rekrytering-till_alla_ovriga_anstallningar\/anstallning-av-larare\/\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan via ans\u00f6kningsknappen nedan.\nFackliga kontaktpersoner:\nhttps:\/\/internt.slu.se\/min-anstallning\/facket\/kontaktpersoner\/","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"Alnarp","country":"SE","latitude":55.6697118,"longitude":13.0681449},"metadata":{"region":"Sk\u00e5ne l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet","postcode":"23422","positions":1,"profession":"Universitets- och h\u00f6gskolelektor","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":"Dennis Eriksson","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)","translation_status":"done","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"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":"+46702140596","owner_email":"dennis.eriksson@slu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-03T13:10:11+00:00","expires_at":"2026-11-01T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-04T03:19:45+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-04T06:00:56+00:00"}}