Nord University offers education at bachelor, master and doctoral levels. Each year, new students are admitted to more than 180 study programmes within both professional and theoretical fields. Nord University has approximately 1,200 employees and 12,000 students at study locations in Vesterålen, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Sandnessjøen, Nesna, Namsos, Steinkjer, Levanger and Stjørdal. Through contact with local communities and broad networks within business and industry, Nord University aims to contribute to meeting regional, national and global challenges. 

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA)

FBA is responsible for research and education within aquatic biosciences. The faculty aspires to be a leading international arena in the High North for knowledge dissemination in aquaculture, marine ecology and marine genomics. In recent years, FBA has undergone major developments and projects financed by prestigious programmes like FRIPRO (The Research Council of Norway) and ERC Consolidator Grants (The European Research Council) are part of the faculty's existing project portfolio. The faculty has approximately 110 academic and technical/administrative employees, of which ca 40 % is recruited internationally.

FBA offers bachelor's degree programmes in Biology, International Marketing, Aquaculture Management, Veterinary Nursing and a unique joint bachelor degree in Animal Science that grants students direct transfer to the studies at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Slovakia. The faculty also offers a master's degree programme in Biology and Aquaculture, and a doctoral degree programme in Aquatic Biosciences.

The Faculty seeks to strengthen the relations between students, the research community, public sector and the industry. For more information, visit the Faculty's website www.nord.no/en/fba

Nord University (Bodø, Norway), Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture is recruiting two professors to further strengthen the faculty in general and specifically the PhD programme in Aquatic Biosciences.

BackgroundFBA excels in education and research in aquatic biosciences and intends to strengthen the academic team by employing two new professors. The faculty's strategic research areas include aquaculture, marine ecology and marine genomics. Within aquaculture, we focus on reproduction biology, immunology, preventive health and nutrition, and seafood quality. The marine ecology group studies biophysical interactions, benthos fauna and marine molecular ecology, with major attention to the fjords and coastal areas. Within marine genomics, we focus on functional and ecological aspects of genetic variation in aquaculture and natural populations.

About the positionThe successful candidates are expected to teach and supervise students at all three levels, with special emphasis on guiding students enrolled in the doctoral programme in Aquatic Biosciences. The candidates should be able to develop and carry out collaborative multidisciplinary research projects in the areas of strategic interest for FBA. The appointees should actively seek for grants from competitive national and international funding agencies and help build up the portfolio of research projects at FBA.

QualificationsThe successful candidates should have a doctoral degree within one of the research areas relevant for FBA as described above. Responsibilities include complementing our existing strengths and developing an independent research programme that is synergistic with the scientific aims of the faculty. Competence in genome biology, epigenetics, systems biology, microbial genomics or microbial ecology will be highly relevant for the positions. It will be considered an advantage if the candidates have bu

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Nord universitet

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 1490 8049 BODØ

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Nordland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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