"Senior Lecturer in Botany specialising in vascular plant systematics"

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Research at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv) extends from mountain ecosystems through forests, grassland/meadow, and freshwater systems to the coast and sea. In these environments, we work at different levels of biological organization from genes through individuals and populations to communities and ecosystems. Our research spans ecology, evolution, physiology, and systematics and addresses questions in the context of both natural and man-made environments.

The department's activities are conducted mainly at two locations, GU's premises in Natrium on Medicinaregatan 7B in Gothenburg and at Kristineberg Marine Research Station in Fiskebäckskil. The current position is located at the premises in Gothenburg, which is where Herbarium GB is situated. The latter hosts more than one million specimens collected from all around the world and forms an integral part of an international network of almost 4,000 herbaria worldwide.

Subject area

Vascular plant systematics

Subject area description

Vascular plant systematics is the scientific study of evolutionary relationships, diversity, and taxonomy of vascular plants. It integrates fieldwork, herbarium-based research and curation, and modern analytical approaches to reveal plant relationships in time and space. The discipline the connects closely to conservation, ecology, population genetics, and related subjects. The position will strengthen the department’s profile in biodiversity science and support the curation and development of the herbarium collections. It also involves active engagement with undergraduate and graduate students through teaching, research, and mentorship.

Duties

The senior lectureship comprises 60% research and teaching in botany and 40% curation of the vascular plant collections at Herbarium GB.

Teaching and research tasks include:

• Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels in plant taxonomy, systematics, and related subjects. This includes lecturing, coordination of practical exercises, course leadership, and degree project supervision at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• As part of a larger teaching team, the successful candidate is expected to participate in the development and renewal of teaching in both content and form.
• Development of and engagement with a sustained and substantive research program in which herbarium specimens form an integral part and with a focus on vascular plants.

Curational tasks include:

• Curation and development of the collections of vascular plants in Herbarium GB.
• Support of digitization and database cataloguing in line with international standards for specimen data.

If you do not have a formal training in teaching and learning in higher education, you must complete such training within two years of taking up the position. The University offers courses in teaching and learning in higher education.

You should be able to teach in Swedish within two years. The university offers courses in Swedish.

Application

You apply for the position via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking on the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the University no later than the application deadline.

Your application must be written in English as it may be reviewed by international experts with English as the working language. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the University no later than the application deadline.

Read more about the position and apply via: Göteborgs universitet | Senior Lecturer in Botany specialising in vascular plant systematics

Mark the envelope "PAR 2025/922, Senior Lecturer in Botany specialising in vascular plant systematics”. The publications must be received by the application deadline.

The application must be received by February 26, 2026.