Position as field assistant at SLU/UPSC

The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology was founded in the late 1970s - when the College of Forestry moved to Umeå. The number of employees has since grown steadily is now around 100, including postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students. In the late 1990s it was decided to join with the Department of Plant Physiology at Umeå University to form a research center, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology moved into the premises adjacent to the partner department and together have developed a close and successful collaboration on research issues, technology platforms, and training of master's and doctoral level students. The international element within UPSC is large, with over 40 nationalities represented.

The department conducts introductory and advanced training in plant physiology, ecophysiology, plant molecular biology, forest genetics and forest biotechnology within the Forestry program and at the master level.

The department offers postgraduate studies in biology, specializing in plant physiology, ecophysiology, plant molecular biology and forest genetics. Postgraduate courses are generally held in cooperation with the Department of Plant Physiology.
For more information about the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology and UPSC visit www.upsc.se.

Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/

Duties:
The position is linked to the project “Landscape Breeding” where M Rosario García Gil (MRGG)´s team is developing a method for the sustainable management of conifer forests by combining remote sensing imaging with genetics/genomics. MRGG is searching for a fieldwork assistant to complete the field-work team. This team will collect remote sensing images and material for DNA extraction. The applicant will also conduct field work in commercial forests in Sweden. Work in some of the forests may require overnight at a cottage. A separate room will be provided for each of the Field-work team members, and whenever possible the cottage will have a kitchen. The transportation and pernoctation costs (not the food) are covered by the project. The project will provide adequate clothing for the forest work and offer vaccine against ticks (this voluntary).

Qualifications:
The applicants must have the ability to work in the forest in these three seasons, spring, summer, and autumn. high school/or similar education required. The applicants must have a Swedish driving license. The applicants are also expected to have collaborative skills, good fitness and it is desirable that the candidate can speak both Swedish and English.

Place of work:
Umeå

Form of employment:
Fixed term employment of 7 months.

Extent:
100%

Starting date:
2023-04-01

Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2023-03-17, use the button below.

Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/



The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.

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