The University of Groningen offers 5 Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor positions in Evolutionary Life Sciences
The Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES) was established in 2015 and is the largest institute of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMNS) of the University of Groningen. GELIFES fills a special niche in the life sciences by covering and integrating mechanistic, evolutionary and ecological approaches. GELIFES’ main aim is to integrate proximate and ultimate approaches in the Life Sciences. This strategy generates better understanding of fundamental biological processes and contributes to the solution of societal problems. Our research fields include behavioural biology, chronobiology, ecology and conservation biology, evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, neurobiology, physiology and theoretical biology, using a wide array of research tools from molecular, through the whole organism, to population and community level, under laboratory, semi- natural and field conditions. We study a wide array of species, from microbes, algae, plants and insects to vertebrates such as fish, birds, rodents, marine mammals and humans. Our institute is the driving force of the Adaptive Life Programme, one of four integrative focus research areas of the FMNS. To further strengthen Adaptive Life, the University of Groningen and FMNS enabled us to hire for 5 new faculty and 25 PhD scholarship positions, as well as to invest in large scale new facilities. This support also facilitated the establishment of the Sustainable Landscape Competence Centre and the Brain and Behavioural Competence Centre, in order to attract external research funds and further organize our outreach. GELIFES has the following vacancies for Tenure Track or Associate Professor positions, depending on career stage of the candidate: - a position in Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Animals - a position in Chronobiology - a position in Microbial Ecology and Evolution - 2 positions in Evolutionary Medicine Candidates are expected to set up an independent research line within one of these fields, complementary to ongoing research within the institute. The candidates are expected to have an interest in strengthening the research program and faculty theme called Adaptive Life in which biological adaptation is studied by integrating mechanistic with evolutionary approaches. Candidates are expected to attract funding for new PhD projects and attain a leading international position in the field. They are excellent teachers who can attract students of different disciplines and have an interest in teaching at both the bachelor, master and PhD level. The University of Groningen has adopted an active policy to increase the number of female scientists across all disciplines of the university. Therefore, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. For more information on this position, qualifications and conditions of employment, please check the vacancy website: http://www.rug.nl/about- us/work-with-us/job-opportunities/overview. The deadline for application is January 25th 2017. For more information on GELIFES, its staff and research, please visit: http://www.rug.nl/research/gelifes/ For more information on the Adaptive Life Programme, please visit: http://www.rug.nl/research/fmns/themes/adaptive-life/
