Stillingstittel:
Associate or full professorship in ecological and evolutionary dynamics

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.Associate or full professorship in ecological and evolutionary dynamics

Associate or full professorship in ecological and evolutionary dynamics at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

The Department of Biosciences seeks an active researcher with a strong track record for an associate (or full) professorship working on ecological and evolutionary dynamics. The successful applicant should be on an upward trajectory and is expected to have strong potential to execute research projects at a high international level and to perform research in areas that will have synergistic effects with current research in the department. The ideal candidate would address fundamental questions within the field of combined ecological and evolutionary dynamics, preferably of vector-borne infectious diseases with modern experimental approaches such as genomics. Candidates for the position should supply a research plan, which demonstrates how the applicant's research will strengthen or create synergy effects on current research at the department and are encouraged to contact current faculty members. The department hosts a national infrastructure for high-throughput DNA sequencing and a newly established ancient DNA laboratory. Candidates exploiting such research facilities are encouraged to apply. The candidate should be able to teach in one or preferably more of the disciplines genetics, ecology and evolution at the bachelor level, and to carry out research-based teaching related to genetics, ecology and evolution at the master and PhD levels.

The Department of Biosciences has a state-of-the-art ancient DNA laboratory and high-throughput DNA sequencing facility. Furthermore, the department has core facilities for advanced confocal microscopes for still and live imaging, scanning- and transmission electron microscopes, mass spectrometry. Other common research facilities include a phytotron, animal facility including aquarium, as well as field stations.

To qualify for appointment the applicant must have completed a PhD. For appointments to professorships the requirement is considerable academic production beyond what is required for a doctoral degree.

The person appointed will perform and supervise research and carry out research-based teaching in the relevant fields. The successful candidate will be expected to attract extramural research funding. A teaching load of 50 % applies, including courses under bachelor and master programmes, and supervision of the research of master and doctoral students. The person appointed can also be requested to undertake administrative duties.

In the assessment of applicants, emphasis will be placed on the research potential and then teaching and other academic qualifications, as well as those for management and administration. Personal qualities, such as ability to collaborate, communication skills and scientific leadership will be emphasized. The quality and extent of the applicants' scientific production during the last five years will be given particular weight, as well as experience in modern research methods and techniques.

Academic qualifications will be ascribed more weight than other qualifications. Cf. the "Rules for appointments to professorships and associate professorships",

https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/rules-appointment-professor.html

Rules for the assessment and weighting of pedagogical competence for appointments to permanent academic posts which include teaching duties: