Post-doctoral fellow

Umeå University - with its 29,000 students and over 4,000 employees - is an organisation in constant change and development.The university's researchers carry out excellence within several areas of research, and many of them are among the world's elite.We are one of Sweden's largest providers of education and offer a broad and attractive range of courses and programmes.Our campus constitutes an inspiring environment for everyone that studies and works here.We wish to co-operate with companies and organisations throughout the Umeå region and all over the world.Post-doctoral fellow The Department of Social and Economic Geography is recruiting 3 post-doctoral fellows The Department of Social and Economic Geography at Umeå University is an interdisciplinary research environment of around 45 employees.The department opens now for 3 post-doctoral positions related to the following area. 1.Migration and intergenerational ties (2 years - 100%). 2.Resources and competitiveness in northern peripheries (1 year- 100% with possible prolongation). 3.Attitudes and values to forest resources (1 year - 100%). See complete advert: http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/315-425-09.html Candidates who have a PhD in Geography or a related field and an interest in interdisciplinary research with no more than three years postdoctoral experience prior to the application date, are eligible to apply.Successful applicants should be committed to contribute to the scientific discourse within the department and are thus expected to be at the Umeå campus most of their time.The application should include three signed copies of your resume and certified copies of any degrees and grades.Provide a short written description of your scientific work and teaching experience.In addition, provide two copies of your scientific work and other documentation as desired (no more than five major publications).Please, also state the desired date for commencing the position.Electronic applications have later to be sent in as copies.When considering the applicants the equality law, the university equality policy and the department policy will be followed.Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format.