Project Secretary

Örebro University is a modern and prominent broad-based university with the courage to review and the ability to evolve. Our professional degree programmes are among the best in the country and we endeavour to be an attractive place of work where members of staff feel a sense of pride and satisfaction. 1,300 employees and 15,000 students come to work and study at Örebro University.

At the Department Science & Technology/The Life Science Center & Molecular Biochemistry group we are now searching for a Project Secretary.

Duties and responsibilities
The work deals with studies of fundamental and quality issues of vegetables, herbs, and fruit as a function of the growth light especially in the ultraviolet light region of the spectrum. Special emphasis is to be given to processes such as gene expression, phytochemical accumulation and development in plants.

Qualifications
We are looking for a person with at least a Bachelors degree in Horticulture, Plant Physiology, Molecular Plant Biology or Biochemistry. The applicant shall have ample experience with performing UV light treatment of greenhouse-grown vegetables and herbs and have sufficient knowledge and experience to independently design and carry out the necessary steps in qPCR gene expression studies in plants, morphological investigation of growth parameters, and analysis phytochemical accumulation, especially of flavonoids.

In addition, fluent written and spoken English is a prerequisite for the position, as well as prior experience in writing scientific papers for high quality peer-reviewed international research journals. Furthermore, a high degree of independence with regards to carrying out scientific experiments is instrumental. On a personal level, the candidate should be flexible, collaborative and capable of working independently. Close attention will be paid to your personal qualities, your ability to perform duties autonomously, your interpersonal skills and ability to cooperate, as well as your ability to relate to people in a way that inspires trust and confidence. We expect you to be flexible and open to change with the ability to assume a quality-conscious and responsible approach towards your duties.

At Örebro University, we expect employeeship that is characterised by courage, responsibility, commitment and respect. Courage to be open to development and change; responsibility for one’s own performance and its quality; commitment to collaboration and to contributing to growth; as well as respect by means of a constructive attitude and a professional approach to duties and to fellow employees.

Equality
Our ambition is to create a place of work that is characterised by gender equality and diversity.

Information
The position is a full-time 2-year position. The starting date is 1 April 2017. The salary depends on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience. For further information please contact Professor Åke Strid, ake.strid@oru.se.

Application
The application is made online. Click the button “Apply” to begin the application procedure (please note that this feature does not work on mobile phones or tablet computers).

For the application to be complete, the following electronic documents must be included:


• Covering letter
• CV
• Copies of relevant course/degree certificates and references

Only documents written in Swedish, English, Norwegian and Danish can be reviewed.

The application deadline is 19th of December 2016. We look forward to receiving your application!

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