Associate Professor in Concrete Structures

 KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

Subject field

Concrete Structures.

Subject description

The subject includes construction technology, materials technology and production technology for concrete buildings, with special focus on large civil engineering structures for the infrastructure. This includes methods for considering the effects from static and dynamic loads, long-term behaviour and aging, structural response and safety, repair, upgrade, sustainability and resource-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings for hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, tunnels, bridges, roads and railways.

Duties

The associate professor is expected to conduct research with a focus on design and construction of advanced larger concrete structures, be the main supervisor and assistant supervisor for doctoral students and work overall in the research group areas for design and analysis, materials technology and numerical analysis. The associate professor must also be responsible for applying own research funds and be a project manager with executive responsibility for own research projects. Teaching will be at undergraduate level, advanced level and postgraduate level as, also as course responsible teacher and coordinator and supervisor for degree projects. In addition, the associate professor is expected to develop collaborations with societal actors and academic environments within and outside KTH, as well as participate in other activities related to research, teaching and environmental collaboration. Teaching is conducted in Swedish and English.

The associate professor is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within three years. If necessary, a language plan is drawn up to support the employment.

Eligibility

Those qualified for appointment as an associate professor are persons who have:

1. been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve, and
2. demonstrated teaching expertise.

 

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment as an associate professor at KTH shall be the degree of expertise required as a qualification for employment. In addition, the assessment criteria stated in the KTH appointments procedure, section 1.2., apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

 

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• research expertise in the subject field.
• teaching skills in the subject field.
• the ability to pursue third-stream activities and also provide information about research and development work.

 

Of second highest importance that the applicant has

• expertise to develop and lead activities and staff. This includes knowledge of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• administrative expertise.
• interpersonal skills.

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's webpage.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position online. 

For more information regarding KTH's assessement, see Appointments procedure at the Royal Institute of Technology

Other

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence. 

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Associate Professor in Environmental Humanities with historical orientation

 KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

Subject field

Environmental Humanities with historical orientation.

Subject description

Environmental humanities is the collective name for an emerging field of research where humanistic and social science methods and theories are applied to ask and answer questions about the environment, nature and climate and their use and representation in society and culture. The multidisciplinary field includes historical perspectives on the changing relationships between humans and their natural environments.

Duties

The duties include research, and the associate professor is expected to actively apply for research funding. Duties include teaching in courses that the division provides at undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate level at KTH and in collaboration with other universities, nationally and internationally. Course development and pedagogical work are an important part of the teaching responsibility. Duties include supervising doctoral students if available in the subject area and in other ways participating in the doctoral program. Moreover, duties include collaborating with the surrounding society.

The duties may also include leading larger or smaller groups within the division in special initiatives or larger research projects. The associate professor is expected to participate in interdisciplinary collaborations in adjacent areas of the humanities and social sciences, such as critical geography, postcolonial studies, geopolitics, climate, migration and development studies.

Eligibility

Those qualified for appointment as an associate professor are persons who have:

1. been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve , and
2. demonstrated teaching expertise.

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment as an associate professor at KTH shall be the degree of expertise required as a qualification for employment. In addition, the assessment criteria stated in the KTH appointments procedure, section 1.2., apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• research expertise in the subject field.

Of second highest importance that the applicant has

• teaching skills in the subject field.
• the ability to pursue third-stream activities and also provide information about research and development work.
• interpersonal skills.
• administrative expertise.

It is also important that the applicant has

• expertise to develop and lead activities and staff. This includes knowledge of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's webpage.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position online. 

For more information regarding KTH's assessement, see Appointments procedure at the Royal Institute of Technology

Other

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence. 

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Assist. prof. Computer Science, specialization algorithms and data analysis

 KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden’s largest individual research program ever, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems. The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish industry. 

Subject field

Computer science with specialization in algorithms and data analysis

Subject description

The subject consists of the mathematical and computational foundations of data analysis, with emphasis on the underlying theory to distill knowledge from large complex datasets. This includes but is not limited to models and algorithms for knowledge discovery, novel computational methods for big data management, optimization for machine learning, analysis of information networks and social networks, methods for explainable machine learning and AI, fairness, and transparency in learning systems.

Duties

The work primarily consists of research and supervision of doctoral students within the subject field. The assistant professor will be expected to establish and lead a research group in the subject field. In addition, it is expected that the assistant professor will apply for research funding, as well as establish industrial and academic collaborations both nationally and internationally. The position also includes developing and teaching first-, second- and third-cycle courses within the subject field.

The assistant professor will be given the opportunity to develop independence as a researcher and acquire qualifications that can give eligibility for promotion to associate professor, for which higher requirements are set for eligibility (see Chapter 4, Section 12 a of the Higher Education Ordinance). The assistant professor may apply for promotion to associate professor in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 c of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Eligibility

For eligibility to be employed as an assistant professor, a person must have completed a doctoral degree or have equivalent scientific competence. Primarily, those who have completed a doctoral degree or have reached the corresponding competence no more than five years before the time of applying for the position as assistant professor has expired will be considered. Even those who have completed a doctoral degree or have achieved equivalent competence before may, however, be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refer to leave due to illness, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for employment as an assistant professor at KTH are the assessment criteria stated in section 1.3. in KTH's employment regulations in relation to the established employment profile.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• research expertise demonstrated through research publications, conference attendance, attendance of research cooperation and also other undertakings in the scientific community such as for example, assignments as a reviewer or expert.
• potential to qualify for a higher teaching post. This includes the potential for independent development as a researcher and teacher within the subject field in question and also the ability to establish, review and develop the research area in question.

Of second highest importance that the applicant has

• an interest in and understanding of pedagogical development within the subject field in question.
• an interest in and understanding of leadership in an academic environment, third-stream activities, and awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.

It is also important that the applicant has

• postdoc visits to a research environment other than the university at which the applicant defended their doctoral thesis. Experience from research and development work within the industry or other organizations is considered to correspond to a traditional postdoc visit to another university
• administrative expertise

Special assessment criteria for promotion to associate professor

When assessing applications for promotion to associate professor, the applicant's ability to independently initiate and carry out research of high academic quality, published in international publications, and the applicant's ability to obtain financing for research operations will be assessed. Of highest importance is the applicant's ability to independently establish new collaborations and research specializations.

It is also of highest importance that the applicant has displayed teaching and supervising expertise. Ability to teach in Swedish is a merit that is given great importance in the application for promotion.

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's web page.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH recruitment system in order to apply to this position.

Other

Time limitation: The appointment is for an indefinite term, but no more than six years, and may be extended if, due to the teacher’s absence due to sick leave, parental leave or other special grounds, more time is required to reach the objectives of the appointment. However, the total appointment period may not exceed eight years. The appointment is part of the Tenure Track system at KTH and the assistant professor may apply for promotion to tenured associate professor.

For more information regarding KTH's assessment, see Appointments procedure at KTH

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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Assistant professor in sustainable metals

 Hereby, a WISE Fellow position is announced, within the program Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability (WISE, 2022-2033) funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The mission of WISE is to facilitate a sustainable society by research in new materials and industrial processes. Read more at wise-materials.org. The recruited scientist will be named a WISE Fellow and will, besides the support for own salary, receive a generous start-package including salary for two PhD students and two postdoctoral researchers. The WISE Fellow will participate in collaborations, education, and activities within the WISE program. 

Subject Area

Sustainable metals.

Subject description

The subject includes basic metallurgical studies with a focus on process phenomena that enable a transformation into a more sustainable, environmentally friendly and resource-efficient metal production and its by-products. The subject includes studies of how to create a circularity and a circular economy to support the ongoing and necessary transformation of the metal industry. Focus is on strengthening this transformation within, e.g. the steel, aluminium and copper industries, including industries that produce other metals such as rare earths and other important raw materials. Examples of research areas with a strong connection to sustainable metal production are i) new metallurgical processes, ii) substitution of critical raw materials, iii) reduced impact of harmful materials on society, and iv) optimization of energy needs for high-temperature processes.

Duties

The employment includes research, teaching, and supervision. The assistant professor is expected to create new networks within and outside KTH, develop the activities towards new research areas, experimentally as well as theoretically, and actively apply for research funding. The assistant professor is expected to teach at the undergraduate, advanced level, and postgraduate levels in the subject area. This includes the development of existing and new courses, the development of subject-specific educational programs, and the supervision of degree projects and doctoral students within the subject area. The assistant professor's activities are expected to contribute to fulfilling KTH's goals of sustainable development.

The assistant professor will be given opportunity to develop their independence as researcher and gain accreditation that may allow them to take other teaching positions with higher eligibility requirements (see Chapter 4, Section 12 a of the Higher Education Ordinance). Following application, the assistant professor can apply for promotion to associate professor in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 c of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Eligibility

An individual who has obtained a PhD or equivalent research expertise is qualified for appointment as an assistant professor. Candidates who met those qualifications within five years prior to expiration of the application period should be prioritized. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.

Grounds of assessments

The assessment criteria for appointment as an assistant professor at KTH are stated in KTH's appointments procedure section 1.3, and apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• research expertise demonstrated through research publications, conference attendance, attendance of research cooperation and also other undertakings in the scientific community such as for example, assignments as a reviewer or expert.
• potential to qualify for a higher teaching post. This includes the potential for independent development as a researcher and teacher within the subject field in question and also the ability to establish, review and develop the research area in question.

Of second highest importance is that the applicant has

• an interest in and understanding of pedagogical development within the subject field in question.
• Interest in collaboration with the surrounding society, including working and leading research projects in close collaboration with industrial partners.
• postdoc visits to a research environment other than the university at which the applicant defended their doctoral thesis. In application-oriented areas, experience from research and development work within the industry or other organizations is considered to correspond to a traditional postdoc visit to another university. 

It is also important that the applicant has

• an interest in and understanding of leadership in an academic environment, third-stream activities, and awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• administrative expertise.
• ability to collaborate.

Special grounds of assessment for promotion to associate professor

When assessing applications for promotion to associate professor, the applicant's ability to independently initiate and carry out research of high academic quality, published in international publications, and the applicant's ability to obtain financing for research operations will be assessed. Of highest importance is the applicant's ability to independently establish new collaborations and research specializations. It is also of highest importance that the applicant has displayed teaching and supervising expertise. Ability to teach in Swedish is a merit that is given great importance in the application for promotion.

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's web page.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH recruitment system in order to apply to this position.

Other

Time limitation:The appointment is for an indefinite term, but no more than six years, and may be extended if, due to the teacher’s absence due to sick leave, parental leave or other special grounds, more time is required to reach the objectives of the appointment. However, the total appointment period may not exceed eight years. The appointment is part of the Tenure Track system at KTH and the assistant professor may apply for promotion to tenured associate professor.

For more information regarding KTH's assessment, see Appointments procedure at KTH

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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Associate Professor in physics with specialization in experimental particle physics

 KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

Subject field

Physics with specialization in Experimental Particle Physics

Subject description

The subject is accelerator-based experimental particle physics.

Duties

The associate professor is expected to conduct research within the subject area at the ATLAS experiment at CERN. This includes contributing to the operation of the detector and to develop new particle detectors, as well as actively applying for research grants.

Included in the employment are duties in developing and carrying out teaching in the subject field at basic, advanced and doctoral levels, which also includes supervision of bachelor, master, and PhD students. Certain administrative tasks are part of the duties, as is participation in exchange of knowledge with society at large and to contribute to the academic environment. The associate professor is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within three years. If necessary, a language course plan is established at the time of appointment.

Eligibility

Those qualified for appointment as an associate professor are persons who have:

1. been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve, and
2. demonstrated teaching expertise. 

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment as an associate professor at KTH shall be the degree of expertise required as a qualification for employment. In addition, the assessment criteria stated in the KTH appointments procedure, section 1.2., apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has 

• research expertise in the subject field
• teaching skills in the subject field

Of second highest importance is that the applicant has

• the ability to pursue outreach activities and also provide information about research and development work.
• interpersonal skills

It is also important that the applicant has

•  expertise to develop and lead activities and staff. This includes knowledge of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• administrative expertise

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's webpage.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position online. 

For more information regarding KTH's assessement, see Appointments procedure at the Royal Institute of Technology.

Other

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence. 

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Assistant Professor in Material chemistry with specialization in Electrocatalysis

 Hereby, a WISE Fellow position is announced, within the program Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability (WISE, 2022-2033) funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The mission of WISE is to facilitate a sustainable society by research in new materials and industrial processes. Read more at wise-materials.org/. The recruited scientist will be named a WISE Fellow and will, besides the support for own salary, receive a generous start-package including salary for 2 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral researchers. The WISE Fellow will participate in collaborations, education, and activities within the WISE program. 

Subject field

Material chemistry with specialization in electrocatalysis.

Subject description

The subject includes material chemistry with emphasis on experimental work with electrocatalytic materials for a sustainable production of hydrogen via heterogeneous catalysis.  In the first place, this includes making new catalytic materials that consist of abundantly available elements by different synthetic methods. It can also include characterization of such materials with experimental and theoretical methods and the evaluation of the activity of those materials for producing different chemicals such as hydrogen.

Duties

The duties include research, teaching and supervision within the subject field. The research is expected to utilize the resources and expertise available in the broad adjacent scientific environment. Teaching is primarily performed at the first and second cycle. The assistant professor is expected to develop new courses within the subject field as well as to teach at courses given within the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Health.

The assistant professor will be given opportunity to develop their independence as researcher and gain accreditation that may allow them to take other teaching positions with higher eligibility requirements (see Chapter 4, Section 12 a of the Higher Education Ordinance). Following application, the assistant professor can apply for promotion to associate professor in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 c of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Eligibility

An individual who has obtained a PhD or equivalent research expertise is qualified for appointment as an assistant professor. Candidates who met those qualifications within five years prior to expiration of the application period should be prioritized. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.

Grounds of assessments

The assessment criteria for appointment as an assistant professor at KTH are stated in KTH's appointments procedure section 1.3, and apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• research expertise demonstrated through research publications, conference attendance, attendance of research cooperation and also other undertakings in the scientific community such as for example, assignments as a reviewer or expert.
• potential to qualify for a higher teaching post. This includes the potential for independent development as a researcher and teacher within the subject field in question and also the ability to establish, review and develop the research area in question.

Of second highest importance is that the applicant has

• postdoc visits to a research environment other than the university at which the applicant defended their doctoral thesis. Experience from research and development work within the industry or other organizations can be considered to correspond to a traditional postdoc visit to another university.
• an interest in and understanding of pedagogical development within the subject field in question.

It is also important that the applicant has

• an interest in and understanding of leadership in an academic environment, third-stream activities, and awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• administrative expertise.

Special grounds of assessment for promotion to associate professor

When assessing applications for promotion to associate professor, the applicant's ability to independently initiate and carry out research of high academic quality, published in international publications, and the applicant's ability to obtain financing for research operations will be assessed. Of highest importance is the applicant's ability to independently establish new collaborations and research specializations. It is also of highest importance that the applicant has displayed teaching and supervising expertise. Ability to teach in Swedish is a merit that is given great importance in the application for promotion.

Trade union representatives

Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH's web page.

Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Log into KTH recruitment system in order to apply to this position.

Other

Time limitation:The appointment is for an indefinite term, but no more than six years, and may be extended if, due to the teacher’s absence due to sick leave, parental leave or other special grounds, more time is required to reach the objectives of the appointment. However, the total appointment period may not exceed eight years. The appointment is part of the Tenure Track system at KTH and the assistant professor may apply for promotion to tenured associate professor.

For more information regarding KTH's assessment, see Appointments procedure at KTH

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

KTH Relocation offers help to relocate and settle in Sweden and at KTH, please read here.

We firmly decline all contact with staffing and recruitment agencies and job ad salespersons.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Biology and Data Integration

 The Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity is looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic scientist to strengthen its research and teaching activities in the fields of quantitative biology, bioinformatics, and epigenomic data integration.

You will have the opportunity to establish your own independent research group and contribute to training the next generation of scientists at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level. The position will be embedded in three divisions: Developmental Biology, Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, and Genome Biology & Epigenetics. Furthermore, your group will be part of the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center (UBC), which coordinates bioinformatic activities across the Utrecht Science Park and unites more than 40 research groups with strong bioinformatics research.

We would particularly like to hear from candidates with a special interest in integrating large-scale datasets to reveal the hidden patterns and biological mechanisms underlying gene regulation, epigenetics, and/or developmental processes. Ideally, you will be helping to answer fundamental biological questions by utilizing novel bioinformatic and AI approaches to analyze single cell, multi-omics, Hi-C and other novel data sets.

You will be encouraged to acquire external funding for new research projects through national and international grant opportunities, and to supervise the research of Bachelor’s and Master’s students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral fellows.

You will start as an Assistant Professor with a tenure track, with a career development plan that outlines the goals in research, teaching, and personal development. If your evaluation is positive, you will be offered a permanent position.

Qualifications

We are looking for a collaborative team player who is critically and creatively minded, organised and efficient. In addition, you have the following qualifications and characteristics:

• You have a PhD in biology, data science, or a related field.
• You have a proven track record in the successful application of quantitative methods (genomics, proteomics, microscopy) and data analysis.
• You are able to demonstrate a clear vision of future research directions in your own field and have experience in publishing impactful science.
• You are fluent in English, both in speech and writing.
• You have affinity with teaching and supervision. Experience with innovation in education is appreciated.

Offer

• a full-time tenure track position for five years, subject to a mid-term evaluation after approximately 2.5 years and an end-term evaluation. If evaluations are positive after five years, the position becomes permanent;
• a PhD student, funded by the Biology Department;
• a full-time gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience - ranging between €3,974 and €5,439 per month (scale 11 at the level of Assistant Professor (universitair docent; UD) according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities (CAO);
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions 
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In addition to the employment conditions laid down in the CAO for Dutch Universities, Utrecht University has a number of additional arrangements. These include agreements on professional development, leave arrangements, and sports. We also give you the opportunity to expand your terms of employment via the Employment Conditions Selection Model. This is how we like to encourage you to continue to grow.

For more information, please visit working at the Faculty of Science 

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About the organisation

As a member of the Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity, you will become part of the dynamic and inspiring Life Sciences community at the Utrecht University campus. Interaction with other groups in the Institute (IBB, see below), Department, Faculty of Science, neighboring institutes (Utrecht Medical Center, Hubrecht Institute, Princess Maxima Center), national and international groups with similar research interests will be highly encouraged.

The Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity 

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 is an inspiring and highly interactive scientific environment covering various disciplines ranging from Developmental Biology, Epigenetics, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. At the IBB we aim to answer fundamental questions of molecular biology such as: “What defines the identity of a cell?” and “How are genes switched on and off”.

The Department of Biology 

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 consists of 12 research divisions, which are organized within two institutes: the Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity 

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 (IBB) and the Institute of Environmental Biology 

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 (IEB). The department of Biology coordinates the teaching of the Bachelor’s programme in Biology, as well as the Master’s programmes and PhD courses that are offered through the Graduate School of Life Sciences 

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. Each Institute promotes the maintenance of a high-quality and interactive research environment.

At the Faculty of Science 

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, there are 6 departments to make a fundamental connection with: Biology, Chemistry, Information and Computing Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physics. Each of these is made up of distinct institutes that work together to focus on answering some of humanity’s most pressing problems. More fundamental still are the individual research groups – the building blocks of our ambitious scientific projects. Find out more about us 

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Utrecht University 

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 is a friendly and ambitious university at the heart of an ancient city. We love to welcome new scientists to our city – a thriving cultural hub that is consistently rated as one of the world’s happiest cities. We are renowned for our innovative interdisciplinary research and our emphasis on inspirational research and excellent education. We are equally well-known for our familiar atmosphere and the can-do mentality of our people. This lively and inspiring academic environment attracts professors, researchers, and PhD candidates from all over the globe, making both the University and the Faculty of Science a vibrant international and wonderfully diverse community.

Additional information

If you have any questions that you would like us to answer, please contact Professor Sander van den Heuvel 

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 via S.J.L.vandenHeuvel@uu.nl 

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Do you have questions about the application procedure? Please send an email to science.recruitment@uu.nl 

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• a teaching statement, including courses taught and students supervised, if applicable (1 page);
• the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references.

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The application deadline is 12 September 2022.

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