Chair in Nuclear Physics, especially Experimental Hadron Physics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Physics and Astronomy conducts research in a wide area of physics within nine divisions (www.physics.uu.se). The department is localized at the Ångström Laboratory and has 400 employees working in education at all levels as well as research and collaboration with industry and wider society.

Description of Subject Area: The internationally established research field of hadron physics explores the strong interaction as one of the fundamental forces in nature, reveals the mechanisms how quarks and gluons form composite objects, the hadrons, and studies the phenomenology and structure of these hadrons. The hadron-physics group at Uppsala University, which is the largest of its kind in Sweden, encompasses experimental and theoretical research on the structure of matter at the femtometer scale and on Standard-Model tests at the low-energy high-precision frontier. It is engaged in local, national and international research collaborations with tasks ranging from detector developments to data analyses. At present, the main experimental activities relate to BESIII, China and PANDA/FAIR, Germany.

Duties: Research and research education in Nuclear Physics, supervision and teaching at third-cycle level and teaching at first- and second-cycle. Research in the holder’s field of specialization. Responsibility for research and research education within the field in question and responsibility for developing it further and taking a leading role in the Nuclear Physics Division of Uppsala University. Information about research and development and participation in the planning of research projects. The holder shall also keep abreast of developments within the subject area and the developments in wider community that are significant for the work at the university.

Qualifications Required: According to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance the eligibility requirements for employment as Professor are research as well as teaching expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills, the research expertise and the professional skills are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.

According to the Appointment Regulations of Uppsala University research expertise must have been demonstrated by independent research work and by the fact that the applicant’s activities maintain a high international and national standard. The applicant must have demonstrated expertise in planning, initiating, leading, and developing research, have demonstrated the capacity to obtain research funding in competition, and demonstrated well-documented expertise in supervising third-cycle students. The applicant’s contributions to the international and national academic community must be assessed on the basis of, among other things, the quality and scope of his/her academic publications in publishing channels most relevant to the subject. Requirements for international merits must be assessed on the basis of the character and specific circumstances of the subject.

To be eligible for appointment as Professor applicants also must have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first year of employment. A general eligibility requirement is that the applicant must possess the personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

Documented ability to teach in Swedish and/or English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail. The holder is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within two years.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking

Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise: The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on research and teaching expertise, with special emphasis on research expertise. However, a combined consideration of all assessment criteria will be made, so that an applicant with vastly superior teaching expertise can receive a higher ranking than one with somewhat stronger research expertise.

Research expertise comprises research merits including research merits obtained outside the academy which includes for example technology development and innovation ability. In assessing research expertise special weight will be attached to research merits in Experimental Hadron Physics. In assessing research expertise research quality must be the prime consideration. The extent of the applicant’s research, in terms of both broadness and depth will be considered as well as the extent of publications in international refereed journals. Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop research and education in the third cycle, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition as well as to further develop the research programme will be considered, also the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community will be considered.

As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching expertise as to the assessment of research expertise. Teaching expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. This expertise can have been achieved outside the academy through supervision, internal training, mentoring programs, etc.

In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also be afforded consideration. Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop teaching and instruction, as well as the ability to connect research to teaching in respect to research in the subject at hand, subject didactics, as well as teaching and learning in higher education. The ability to interact concerning issues of teaching and learning in higher education with actors inside and outside the University is also included in teaching expertise.

Administrative Expertise: Administrative expertise is important for the employment and will be afforded consideration. Administrative expertise also includes entrepreneurship.

Management Expertise: Management expertise is important and will be afforded high consideration. Management expertise is demonstrated through the capacity to lead operations and personnel, make decisions, take responsibility, and motivate others, providing them with what is needed for the efficient achievement of common goals. The abilities to coordinate the group and help create a sense of involvement, participation, and enjoyment in work and to deal with conflicts constitute further examples of demonstrated expertise.

All merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both quality and scope.

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance operations.

In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience.

Uppsala University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities and attracts qualified candidates who can contribute to the University’s excellence and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people of all backgrounds.

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Starting date: As soon as possible or as otherwise agreed

Type of position: Permanent full-time position.

For further information about the position please contact Professor Olof Karis, Head of Department, e-mail prefekt@physics.uu.se or Professor Stefan Leupold, e-mail stefan.leupold@physics.uu.se, phone + 46 18 471 3441.

For further information please see Uppsala University appointment regulations and Faculty appointment regulations.

Please submit your application by May 3, 2019, UFV-PA 2018/3948.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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