Researcher: Data Management & Synthesis

The Department of Soil & Environment conducts research, environmental monitoring & assessment and higher education for sustainable soil management in agriculture, forestry and urban environments. Outcomes are aligned to and contribute towards national and international strategies on food security, national environmental objectives and climate reporting as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The majority of the department’s activities and employees are located in the Soil-Water-Environment building on the SLU Ultuna campus in Uppsala, and there is a research group and a field research station situated in Skara.

Duties:
We are seeking a researcher to support management of databases of SLU:s long-term field experiments (https://www.slu.se/en/departments/soil-environment/research/soil-nutrient-cycling/slu-field-research-plant-nutrition/) and to work within the EJP SOIL program (https://ejpsoil.eu/).

The successful applicant will support the organisation of SLU:s long-term field experiment database. Information on the long-term field experiments will be fed into SLU:s and EJP SOIL:s databases, which are continuously updated. Furthermore, the researcher will be involved in synthesis work performed annually within the EJP SOIL. Specifically, WP7 (Synthesis and knowledge integration – access to infrastructure) synthesizes and integrates outputs on EJP SOIL:s projects and creates a feedback loop to EJP SOIL’s roadmap. In addition, the program compiles information on existing laboratory facilities and long-term experimental sites dealing with agricultural soils and organizes access to agricultural soil research infrastructures. The researcher will be involved in frequent meetings with other researchers and will work in a team of SLU colleagues involved in the EJP SOIL program.

Qualifications:
We are seeking an ambitious mid-career researcher who aims to pursue an academic career in an internationally renowned research environment at the Department of Soil & Environment, SLU, Sweden.

The candidate who is offered the position


• Shall have a PhD degree in soil or environmental science, earth sciences, ecology, agronomy or similar.
• Shall have the ability to independently initiate, conduct, and complete tasks.
• Shall have experience in project coordination, especially in environmental sciences.
• Should have experience in communicating with international researchers and profound organizational skills.
• Should have good ability in English both orally and written.

We will lay emphasis on personal characteristics, ability to work in a team, independence, as well as initiative and organizational ability.

Place of work:
Uppsala

Form of employment:
Fixed term employment of 12 months, with possible extension.

Extent:
100%

Starting date:
1st of May 2022 or according to agreement.

Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2022-04-26, 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.

SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses.

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