Professor in Organic Chemistry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Chemistry - BMC is located within the Biomedical Centre in Uppsala. The department harbours most of the faculty's research in Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as some research in Physical Chemistry. Research at the department takes advantage of the proximity to other branches of chemistry, in addition to interactions with biomedicine, pharmaceutics, physics and materials science. The department has around 100 employees, of which nearly 40 are graduate students and more than 10 are professors. 

The department is involved in the platforms for proteomics and drug discovery at SciLifeLab, which is a national infrastructure for research in Life Sciences. Uppsala University also has a well-developed innovation office that provides support for commercialization and external collaboration. 

Together with our colleagues at the Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, we are responsible for the Uppsala University Bachelor's and Master's programs in Chemistry. We share responsibility for Uppsala University's Master of Science program in Chemical Engineering with the Pharmaceutical Faculty, and contribute with courses and course modules to other training programs within and outside the faculty. 

Description of Subject Area: Organic Chemistry with a distinct experimental profile. 

Duties: Research and research education in Organic Chemistry, supervision and teaching at third-cycle level and teaching at first- and second-cycle. Research in the holder’s field of specialization. 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 developments in the wider community that are significant for the work at the university. Management tasks may consist part of the duties, as well as other administrative tasks within and outside of the department. The program is facing renewal of teaching in organic chemistry at first- and second-cycle and the position includes a leading role in this work.  

Qualifications Required: According to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance, the eligibility requirements for employment as Professor is expertise in research and in teaching. It is necessary that the pedagogical, the research 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 skills 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 their 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 must also 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 two years 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 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 merits. Research expertise comprises research merits including those obtained outside the academy which includes, for example, technology development and innovation ability.  

In assessing research expertise, special attentions will be given to research merits in experimental organic chemistry, of which organic synthesis shall constitute a significant part. In assessing research expertise, research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded consideration. 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 the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community. The applicant's research area is expected to be supplemental to the ongoing research at the Section of Chemistry at Uppsala University. Great consideration will be given to the applicants' ability for innovation within her/his research area as well as on the applicant's ability to address major scientific problems, as demonstrated through research. Consideration will also be given to the applicant’s plans to cooperate with research groups within and outside the Department of Chemistry - BMC, and their documented capability to obtain external research funding in the chosen field of Organic Chemistry. Ability to contribute to a productive and pleasant working environment at the department will be given great importance. Application of good scientific practice and research ethics are absolute requirements also. We emphasize the importance of personal suitability for this position. 

As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching skills as to the assessment of research expertise. Teaching skills comprises educational and teaching qualifications. These can have been achieved outside the academy through supervision, internal training, mentoring programs, etc. In the assessment of teaching skills, emphasis will be placed on the capacity of renewal of education and development of teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.  

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

Management Expertise: Management expertise is important and will be afforded high consideration. Consideration will also be given to the candidate’s ability to interact within the university’s three areas of work (research, education and interaction, both within and outside the department). 

Collaboration Expertise: Collaboration expertise is important and will be afforded consideration. 

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 their competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance operations here. 

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. At present, there are more employees with legal gender man than legal gender woman among Professors within the Faculty. The university is striving for a more balanced distribution of legal gender within this category.

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Starting date: As soon as possible or as otherwise agreed. 

Type of position: Permanent full-time position.

Scope of employment: 100 %

For further information about the position please contact: Head of Department Professor Helena Danielson, tel +46(0)18 471 4545, email helena.danielson@kemi.uu.se, and Professor Máté Erdélyi, tel +46(0)18 471 3810, email mate.erdelyi@kemi.uu.se

For further information about Uppsala University appointment regulations see

Uppsala University Appointment Regulations

For further information about Faculty appointment regulations see

Faculty Appointment Regulations

Please submit your application by January 15 2020, UFV-PA 2019/2832.

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