The position is fully financed for two+two years and will be based at the new and dynamic department of Forest Ecology and Management www.seksko.se, SLU, Umeå, Sweden. Umeå is located in the boreal forest (c. 15 km from the Baltic Sea and 300 km from the Scandinavian mountain range at the border to Norway). Our major research focus is on the boreal forest, but we have activities also in other biomes. The department has about 80 members of staff out of which 14 are professors. We have the highest ambitions in science and teaching, excellent international contacts, modern technical facilities and access to unique long-term forest ecosystem experiments and other field sites. SLU in Umeå shares Campus with Umeå University (www.umu.se). Umeå has 110 000 inhabitants, located a one-hour flight from Stockholm.

A four-year Assistant Professor position in soil and surface water chemistry with an emphasis on short- and long-term effects of forestry on soils and their implications for water quality in a changing climate. Candidates for this position should have a broad experience from forest soil and/or surface water biogeochemistry applying experimental, modeling or other approaches. The candidate will take part in the multidisciplinary project Future Forest (www.futureforests.se), and he/she will be responsible for the soil/surface water interaction component of that project.

Eligibility: Applicants should hold a PhD or foreign degree deemed equivalent in soil science, biogeochemistry or aquatic science. Priority will be given to applicants who have been awarded their PhD degree at most five years before the last date of the application. The position as Assistant Professor is restricted to two years with a possibility of a maximum two year extension, starting as soon as possible. Assessment criteria: Special emphasis will be placed on scientific qualifications within the subject areas.

SLU is an equal opportunities employer. University salaries are set on an individual basis. For more information, contact Hjalmar Laudon (hjalmar.laudon@seksko.slu.se or +46-907868584). Union representatives are Lars Lundqvist, SACO, +46 (0)90 786 8407, Barbro Gunnarsson, ST, +46 (0)90 786 8248.

Questions about the formal procedures for the appointment, which includes external expert evaluation, should be put to Erik Sundström, phone + 46 90-786 82 88, erik.sundstrom@adm.slu.se or Maria Bergling, phone + 46 90-786 82 40, maria.bergling@adm.slu.se.

Required documents to be submitted: The application should be written in English. The following documents should be included with each application: CV including a publication list, PhD diploma, copies of no more than five publications, a description of previous research and other activities of relevance for the position (maximum two pages), and a description of planned research that the applicant intends to carry out within this position (maximum two pages). Names and addresses of at least two persons able to provide references for the candidate should also be provided.

The application and all enclosed documents should be submitted in triplicate.

Your complete application marked with reference number 3611/09 should be sent to the Register, SLU, Box 7070 - 750 07 UPPSALA, or e-mail: registrator@slu.se, to arrive January 26, 2010 at the latest.

Application should be written in English.