"Assistant Professor in Biodiversity"

Assistant Professor in Biodiversity

at the Department of Environmental Science, the Department of Geological Sciences, the Department of Physical Geography or the Department of Zoology.

Stockholm University is a leading European university and one of the world's top 100 ranked institutions for higher education and research. The university has more than 30,000 students, 1,300 PhD-students, and 5,500 employees, and is primarily located on Campus Frescati. Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) is a national resource that provides advanced large-scale technologies and expertise in the life sciences. In Stockholm, SciLifeLab has facilities at Campus Solna, about 20 min from campus Frescati. The position is part of the SciLifeLab fellows career program.

All four departments involved in this announcement belong to the Faculty of Science and conduct research and education in a variety of subjects. The different departments have between 50 and 170 employees and all have active doctoral training programs with many PhD-students.

Subject

Biodiversity

Subject description

The subject concerns biodiversity in a wide sense; variation and evolution within species, between species and among communities across space and time. It includes the study of molecules, genes, individuals, species and their life conditions, evolution and interactions in the environment. The focus should be on patterns and processes that previously have been difficult to study, but where recent advances - such as within sequencing, AI, imaging, mass spectrometry, tomography and exposomics provide new opportunities.

Main responsibilities

Research and some teaching and supervision at the basic level, advanced level, and PhD level.