Assistant Professor

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Forest Ecology and Management Faculty of Forest Sciences Umeå, Sweden Assistant Professor in soil and surface water chemistry The positions are both fully financed for two+two years and will be based at the new and dynamic department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, Umeå, Sweden.Umeå is located in the boreal forest (c.15 km from the Baltic Sea and 300 km from the Scandinavian mountain range on the border to Norway).Our major research focus is on the boreal forest, but we have activities also in other biomes.The department has about 80 members of staff out of which 14 are professors.We have the highest ambitions in science and teaching, excellent international contacts, modern technical facilities and access to unique long-term forest ecosystem experiments and other field sites.SLU in Umeå shares Campus with Umeå University (www.umu.se).Assistant professor in soil and surface water chemistry A four-year Assistant Professor position in soil and surface water chemistry with an emphasis on long- and short-term effects of intensive forestry on soils and their implications for water quality in a changing climate.Candidates for this position should have a broad experience from both experimental studies and modeling of soil and surface water biogeochemistry.The candidate will take part in the multidisciplinary project Future Forest (www.futureforests.se), and he/she will be responsible for the experimental and soil/surface water interaction modeling in that project. Eligibility: Applicants should hold a PhD or foreign degree deemed equivalent in soil science, biogeochemistry or aquatic science.Priority will be given to applicants who have been awarded their PhD degree at most five years before the last date of the application.The position as Assistant Professor is restricted to two years with a possibility of a maximum two year extension, starting as soon as possible.Assessment criteria: Special emphasis will be placed on scientific qualifications within the subject areas.Candidates with documented research experience from soil and water biogeochemistry studies will be given special consideration in the evaluation of applications.The salary is based on your individual qualifications. SLU is an equal opportunity employer.Required documents to be submitted: The application should be written in English.The following documents should be included with each application: CV including a publication list, PhD diploma, copies of no more than five publications, a description of previous research and other activities of relevance for the position (maximum two pages), and a description of planned research that the applicant intends to carry out within this position (maximum two pages).Names and addresses of at least two persons able to provide references for the candidate should also be provided.For a complete advt: personal.slu.se/job