The Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (SBT) at SLU consists of approximately fifty employees (of which approx. 3/4 are located in Umeå and approx. 1/4 are located in Uppsala) and four departments (Forest Technology, Wood Science, Biomass Technology and Chemistry, and BTC Biomass Technology Centre). The department currently has research with a focus on forest technology, logistics, wood science, wood technology and technical biomaterials sciences.
Duties of the position
The appointee will be expected to act in accordance with the vision, goals and basic values of SLU; contribute to the strategic development of the department and the faculty; develop and lead an internationally successful environment for research; publish scientific articles in international journals with peer-review; apply for external funding in competition at national and international level; supervise PhD students and postdocs; lead, develop and participate in teaching and supervision of students at all levels; collaborate with researchers within the department, the faculty, the Biomass Technology Centre and other parts of SLU, as well as nationally and internationally; collaborate and develop regional, national and international networks with the society at large; disseminate research findings and perform administrative duties within the department, the faculty and the university.
Required selection criteria
Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in a subject area relevant for the position; be scientifically skilled within the subject area for this position; be pedagogically skilled; demonstrated leadership skills and have good knowledge of English. After four years of work, sufficient knowledge of Swedish/Scandinavian to understand information in Swedish will be required.
Benefits
The selected candidate will be offered support with language learning; wellness allowance reimbursement of SEK 2,000/year; holiday leave; salaried leave; parental pay; occupational health services and many more benefits.
Organisation/Company – Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
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Country – Sweden
Application Deadline – 20 August 2024
More information: EURAXESS
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