Professor in applied ethology

Faculty of natural resources and agricultural sciences
The Department for the Environment and Health
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Subject Area
The subject includes applied ethology with focus on sports, companion and farmed animals (horse, dog, cat, cow, goat, sheep, pig, poultry and farmed fish). In addition, the subject has a focus on digitization related to the housing and management of these.

Duties

The holder of the position will be responsible for the development of research and education within the entire subject of applied ethology in collaboration with the faculty's and the university's other researchers and teachers.

The holder of the position should within the subject area


• lead and contribute to developing internationally successful research
• develop, manage and participate in teaching at basic and advanced level, including doctoral level
• mainly teach within applied ethology, but also within other teaching activities at basic and advanced level, including doctoral level
• develop and maintain national and international networks and collaborations with academia, relevant agencies, industries, organizations and society at large
• collaborate with other research groups within SLU to strengthen the university's interdisciplinary activities
• apply for external research funding at national and international level
• supervise PhD students
• participate in and enhance the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU
• communicate research results and other relevant information related to the subject to society
• carry out administrative assignments within the department, faculty and university
• have Swedish as a working language within four years.

Swedish and English are used in parallel at the department. The holder of the position will need to be able to conduct the majority of their duties in English. However, as Swedish is the university’s principal language, the holder of the position will be expected to have sufficient skills in the Swedish languish to perform the work in Swedish within four years of starting the position. The department will provide support with language training.

Qualifications
The successful applicant shall


• hold a doctorate and competence as associate professor (docent) or equivalent academic qualifications (in a subject relevant to the position)
• demonstrate research expertise within several of the animals included in the subject of the position
• demonstrate teaching expertise and have the ability to integrate research and scientific perspectives in teaching
• have demonstrated the ability to lead and develop a successful research, nationally and internationally
• have a proven ability to obtain external research funding in competition
• have a good knowledge of English.

*Act (2009:302) on activities within animal health care ch. 3. Qualification rules, the Swedish Board of Agriculture regulations and general advice on qualifications for animal health personnel (SJVFS 2016:9) ch. 2. Qualification as a veterinarian, as well as European Parliament and Council Directive (2005/36/EC) of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Assessment criteria
Assessment of the applicant’s suitability for employment will primarily be based on the degree to which the candidate possesses the qualifications required for the position. 

The assessment of research expertise will take into account the following


• completed research initiatives and ongoing research, as well as its relevance and development potential for the faculty and the department
• ability to independently initiate and conduct successful internationally recognized research
• ability to obtain external research funding in competition
• experience as principal supervisor for doctoral students and post-doctoral positions. As a principal supervisor, the candidate should normally have supervised doctoral students throughout their studies, up until they were awarded their degree of doctor.

The assessment of teaching expertise will take into account the following


• planning, implementation, examination and evaluation of teaching
• the ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into the pedagogical work
• supervision and examination at basic and advanced level
• training in teaching in higher education or equivalent knowledge
• pedagogic vision and reflection.

Furthermore, the assessment will consider the applicant’s expertise in


• developing and managing activities and staff within the academy
• internal communication and collaboration
• collaboration with external stakeholders and society at large, both nationally and internationally
• communicating research and development work.

The position will be offered to the person who, after a qualitative overall assessment, is assessed to be most suitable to carry out and develop the above mentioned duties and to contribute to the positive development of the organization.

Application deadline:
2023-05-15

 
Application:
It is desirable that the application is written in English, as the applications will be assessed by experts both in Sweden and abroad.

For the guidance of your application, there is SLU's appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here.

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