Professor of Veterinary pathology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
The Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health
The department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health is part of the faculty of Animal sciences and veterinary public health. The department is responsible for research and education at basic and advanced levels within the disciplines pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, immunology, food safety, virology, bacteriology, parasitology and epizootiology. The department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health. Within the section for pathology there is today a professor of general pathology and we are now looking for a professor of veterinary pathology.

Subject area

The subject area comprises aetiology and pathogenesis of diseases in domestic animals (cattle, goat, sheep, pig, horse, poultry, dog and cat) and fish. This includes how they are morphologically represented in tissues and organs microscopically and macroscopically, and how these changes relate to the clinical signs of disease in the animal.

Duties

The candidate should be responsible for the development of research and education in veterinary pathology in collaboration with the faculty's and the university's other researchers and teachers.

Furthermore, the candidate should within the subject area:


• develop and lead internationally successful research
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at basic, advanced and doctoral level
• supervise PhD students
• supervise in pathological diagnostics including necropsies and histopathological examinations
• actively apply for external research funding at national and international level
• collaborate with researchers within SLU
• cooperate with researchers and other actors outside SLU
• develop and maintain national and international networks with researchers, the industry, stakeholders and the society
• disseminate research findings and contribute with relevant knowledge to society
• carry out administrative tasks/assignments within the department, faculty and university
• contribute to the strategic progress of the department, faculty and university
• actively participate in the resident program in veterinary pathology
• be able to use Swedish both orally and in writing within four years. 

Qualifications

The applicant shall:


• have a degree in veterinary medicine
• have a PhD and competence as associate professor (docent) or equivalent academic qualifications in the subject area veterinary pathology
• be scientifically skilled within the subject area
• be pedagogically skilled and have the ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into teaching
• have documented experience as main supervisor at doctoral level
• have the ability to lead and develop a successful research group
• have the ability to obtain external research funding in competition
• have experience of diagnostics in veterinary pathology
• have a good ability to communicate in written and spoken English.

Assessment criteria

Assessment of the candidate’s suitability for employment as professor 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 the following into account: 


• completed research activities and ongoing research within the subject area
• ability to independently initiate and pursue internationally recognized research
• ability to obtain external research funding in competition or through cooperation. 

The assessment of teaching expertise will take the following into account: 


• planning, conducting and evaluating teaching
• experience of practical and theoretical teaching in veterinary pathology
• experience of supervision of doctoral students and residents
• pedagogic vision
• training in teaching in higher education or equivalent knowledge. 

Furthermore, the assessment will consider the applicant’s experience in: 


• interacting with the society
• dissemination of information on research and development projects
• managing and developing activities and staff
• diagnostic experience within pathology. 

International specialist competence within the subject area (diplomate ECVP/ACVP) is a merit.

When assessing the candidate’s qualifications, equal attention will be given to teaching and research expertise respectively. 

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
2022-02-04

Place of work
Uppsala, Sweden

Extent
100%

Form of employment
Permanent employment

Starting date
By agreement.

Application:
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