Tenure track positions as Assistant Professor

Tenure track positions as Assistant Professor within the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Umeå University, Sweden.

Deadline 1st of December 2015

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) at Umeå University, Sweden, has been established as part of a national agenda with the goal of regaining a leading position for Sweden within medical research. The Centre is a collaboration between Knut and Alice Wallenberg’s Foundation, Umeå University, Västerbotten County Council, the Kempe Foundations and the Cancer Foundation for Northern Sweden. In this call, the Centre is looking for up to four outstanding researchers, to be positioned within one or more of the following areas of molecular medicine: cancer, infection biology, metabolism/diabetes or neuroscience. The positions are provided with a generous support package including funding for Postdoctoral Associates and PhD Student recruitments. The successful candidates will be working in strong internationally recognized research environments and have access to excellent local and national research infrastructures including unique collections of longitudinal samples in existing biobanks.

Work description
The successful candidates will be working in close in close proximity to established research groups within one or more of the focus areas of cancer, infection biology, metabolic disorders including diabetes or neuroscience. The candidates are expected to initiate and maintain a strong research program complementing on-going research within molecular medicine at Umeå University, Sweden, and to take active part in collaborative research opportunities and exchange programs within the new network of WCMM centres at other universities in Sweden.

The successful candidates will primarily be conducting research. Up to 20% of the employment can be devoted to teaching so that the criteria for promotion to a tenure position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Universitetslektor) can be fulfilled within four years.

Qualifications
To be eligible for the positions, candidates must have a PhD degree, completed no more than seven years prior to the deadline for application. A candidate who has completed their degree prior to this time could be given equal priority if special circumstances exist. Special circumstances include absence due to illness, parental leave or clinical employment, appointment of trust in trade union organizations or similar circumstances. We are seeking outstanding candidates with documented excellent research in fields relevant to molecular medicine. The candidate must have appropriate postdoctoral training outside the university at which the PhD was defended.

More about the position
The position will be provided with a generous support package including funding for Postdoctoral Associates and PhD Students as well as substantial support for running costs. To qualify for promotion, the candidates are expected to complement the funding with their own national and/or international grants. The researcher will work within one or more of the 13 departments of the Faculty of Medicine. The Department in which the candidate formally will be employed will be decided in consultation between the applicant and the faculty. An individual scientific and educational development plan will be formulated upon agreement between the applicant and the Head of Department at which the applicant will be employed. One pedagogical and two scientific mentors will be appointed to support the career of the candidate.

YOU FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIONS AND HOW TO APPLY:

https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:76903/

Umeå University, Sweden are looking forward your applications!

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