SLU (The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) hereby announces the vacancy of a University Lecturer in ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS Located at the Department of Crop Production Ecology, Uppsala Ref no 1017/07 The Department of Crop Production Ecology is responsible for undergraduate education, research and postgraduate education within the areas of production biology of crops, short rotation forestry bioenergy, weed biology and weed management, and ecology of cropping systems. Undergraduate education is mainly provided in soil/plant and animal science within the Agriculture degree programme and in energy systems within the Civil Engineering degree programme.
Research area: The person appointed to the post will be responsible, via basic and applied research, for furthering understanding of the processes in the plant that control the growth, development and production of agricultural crops important for Northern Europe now and in the future. The focus is on the function of the entire plant and its interactions with the surrounding environment, and on environmental conditions during practical cropping. The processes expected to be under investigation are those that contribute significantly to production in agricultural systems (e.g. photosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen uptake) and those that relate these processes to quantitative and qualitative aspects of final production (yield). The relationships between cropping methods, the links between productivity and biodiversity and crop production in a changing climate are of particular interest. The person appointed to the post of University Lecturer will be expected to pursue and expand research within the above areas, collaborate with other researchers at the Department and supervise postgraduate students. Teaching at undergraduate level is also an important part of the job. The University Lecturer is also expected to extend national and international research collaborations within the subject area. Eligibility: A person shall be eligible for appointment to a position as a university lecturer if she/he has demonstrated scientific and teaching proficiency. Equal effort shall be devoted to determining the applicants teaching proficiency as to determining her/his scientific proficiency. Assessment criteria when appointing a university lecturer is the extent of the candidates scientific and pedagogical skills of relevance to the subject contents of the appointment and to the assignments of the appointment. In addition, the degree of administrative and other skills of importance to the subject contents for the appointment and the duties included in the appointment shall also be taken into account. In addition, the degree of skill in developing and leading activities and staff at the university and the ability to collaborate with the outside community and convey information on research and development work shall also be taken into account. Of these considerations special attention will be given to the applicants scientific and pedagogical skills. The scientific and pedagogic documentation submitted in support of the application shall be indicated in the application, and one copy of each document shall be made available to the Registrar at the time of application. At most 10 scientific publications and at most 10 pedagogic publications, including popularized versions, should be submitted in support of the application. In addition a complete list of publications shall be supplied; the publications submitted with the application must be indicated. When all three expert reviewers have been appointed, the applicant(s) will be informed to send copies of the documentation listed in the application to each one of the reviewers. At SLU salaries are determined through individual negotiations. SLU is an equal opportunity employer. More detailed information concerning this position can be obtained from the Head of the department, professor Barbara Ekbom, phone no + 46 (0)18- 672625, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Academic union representatives are Lars Eriksson, SACO, phone no + 46-(0)18 673137- and Monica Östman, ST, phone no +46 (0)18-671227. Appointment Procedures for SLU and a Memorandum for Guidance in Connection with Applications can be found at http://personal.slu.se/ledans/jobb.htm or obtained from senior administrative officer Magdalena Fagerberg, phone no +46 (0)18-671047, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], who will answer all queries pertaining to formal procedures. The outline used in these documents should be followed in the personal record/list of qualifications and publications. An application, marked with the ref no should be submitted to the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden, no later than October 19, 2007. The application should be in English.