Associate Professor in Hydrology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Uppsala University’s tenure track system grants associate professors the possibility to be assessed for promotion to the position as professor. The university provides support in various areas, such as scientific and educational development, leadership development as well as patent and innovation support.

The Department of Earth Sciences is Sweden's largest and most versatile department of its kind with a unique breadth. We are about 250 employees from different countries. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural sciences and technology with social sciences. We have research programmes in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; mineralogy, petrology and tectonics; palaeobiology and wind energy. By studying Earth's history, we understand how the planet has evolved and how our endeavour towards sustainable development can benefit from this knowledge. The position will be located in the Air, Water and Landscape Science programme.

Description of subject area of the employment
The research programme Air, Water and Landscape Science brings together research and education in hydrology, meteorology, environmental analysis and physical geography. The position will focus on the hydrological cycle, but also include water resources and aquatic environmental analysis.

Duties

• Teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration and supervision of second- and third-cycle students. The teacher is expected to teach courses with a hydrological focus at undergraduate and graduate level in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Earth Sciences, the Master's programme in Water Engineering and the Master's programme in Environmental and Water Engineering. In particular, this includes course responsibility for courses in environmental analysis and introductory courses in hydrology. Supervision and examination of degree projects within the programmes will be included. The own research aims to strengthen and develop the department's research profile in hydrology, water resources and aquatic environmental analysis.
  
  
• Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university.

Qualifications Required:

• PhD hydrology or neighbouring areas.

• Research Expertise and 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.
• Applicants 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 two years of employment.
  
  
• Documented ability to teach in Swedish and English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.
  
  
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on research and teaching expertise, which will be given equal weight.

Research Expertise comprises research merits. In addition to academic merits, research merits from other activities, including technology development, may also be taken into account including research merits obtained outside the academy, which includes for example technology development and innovation ability. 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. In assessing research expertise special weight will be attached to research merits in studies related to the hydrological cycle, in particular its surface water component. Weight will also be given to studies in water resources and aquatic environmental analysis.

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.

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. In assessing pedagogical skills, particular emphasis will be placed on teaching and examination experience in surface water hydrology and hydrological processes. Experience in water resources and aquatic environmental analysis will be considered. Experience in teaching fluid mechanics and hydrological measurement techniques (e.g. sensor technology) as well as field teaching is an advantage.

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 is important for the employment and will be given consideration. Administrative expertise is demonstrated, for example, through the capacity to plan, organise, and prioritise work in an efficient and task-related manner as well as through the ability to assign and observe time frames. Expertise includes overall operational planning and the capacity to manage resources in a way that reflects operational priorities.

Management Expertise is important and will be afforded 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.

Collaboration Expertise is important and will be afforded consideration. Collaborative expertise is demonstrated by the ability and skill of planning, organizing and implementing interaction with the surrounding community. Popular publications, public debate and lectures are examples of forms of interaction with the surrounding community.

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.

Further information
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.

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Instructions for application

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position, probationary period may be applied. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 15-08-2024 or as otherwise agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position please contact: Professor Veijo Pohjola, e-mail: veijo.pohjola@geo.uu.se, telephone: +46 18-471 25 09

Please submit your application by Febuary 2 2024, UFV-PA 2023/4114.

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