Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application:

Starting date: As agreed upon, from the closing of the application time.

Description of the subject area: The position involves research and research planning within the general area of meteorology, in particular focusing the area of modeling air-sea exchange processes in climate models. The applicant should have knowledge in boundary layer meteorology and experience in global or regional climate models. This is primarily a research position. Teaching can be included to a maximum of 20% of full time.

Eligibility: To be eligible for a position as Post-doc, the applicant must hold a PhD or equivalent. The applicants PhD degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application date. The PhD can be older than three years if there are special circumstances. Such special circumstances can be periods of sick leave, parental leave etc, which are deducted from the three-year period. The requirement for this position is a PhD in meteorology/oceanography or corresponding competence.

Ranking criteria: In ranking eligible candidates, special importance will be given to scientific skills in relation to the subject area specified. Special weight will be given to earlier experiencies in modeling of boundary layer over sea. In filling this position the university aims to recruit the person who, in the combined evaluation of competence, skills and documented qualifications, is judged most suitable to carry out and develop the work-in-hand and to contribute to a positive development of the department.

How to apply: The application should be written in English and should include a short description of the applicant and his/her research interests. It should also include a CV, copies of relevant examination certificates, a copy of the PhD Thesis and publications as well as other relevant documents (e.g. letters of recommendation or names of reference persons).

Uppsala University is striving to achieve a more even gender balance and women are especially encouraged to apply.

Union representatives are Anders Grundström, SACO-rådet, tel. 018-471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, tel. 018-471 19 96, Stefan Djurström, SEKO, tel. 018-471 33 15.

Applications should be sent to the Registrar's Office, UFV-PA 2009/1180, Uppsala University, Box 256, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden or fax +46 18 471 2000, or e-mail registrator@uu.se. More information about the position can be obtained from Anna Rutgersson, tel. +46 18 471 2523, e-post anna.rutgersson@met.uu.se.

Deadline for application is August 31, 2009. If the application is sent by fax or e-mail it should be followed by a signed original of the application sent within a week of the deadline.