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The Department of Earth Sciences currently has about 70 employees working in the fields of physical geography, ecosystem science, and geology. We have specializations in regional climate, polar climate, paleoclimate, urban climate, alpine and polar ecology, GIS and remote sensing, hydrogeology, geophysics, Quaternary geology, and microgeochemistry. The department is well-equipped with laboratories, including a drone lab, GIS teaching lab, an ice lab, and a biogeochemical analysis lab. More information can be found on our website: gu.se/geovetenskaper (https://gu.se/geovetenskaper).

The advertisement has been shortened and can be read in its entirety on the University of Gothenburg's website, where you can also apply.

Job Responsibilities

The main task as an assistant university lecturer is research (up to 80%) and some teaching (up to 20%). Responsibilities include writing scientific articles, applying for external funding, and participating in scientific meetings. The tasks may include supervising undergraduate and master's students' theses, as well as supervising doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers. Teaching is conducted at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels. The successful candidate will also work with certain administrative tasks at the department or faculty level.

Eligibility

Eligible for employment as an assistant university lecturer is someone who has obtained a doctoral degree in physical geography, computer science, or another related scientific or mathematical field or has equivalent scientific competence.

Assessment Criteria

You are expected to have expertise and conduct research in advanced analysis of geodata and environmental data with a strong focus on remote sensing and also a focus on statistical analysis to understand the state and dynamics of the environment at different geographical scales. Furthermore, you are expected to have knowledge of theory and analysis of remote sensing data, good programming skills (e.g., Python and/or R), experience with geographic information systems (GIS), and a solid background in statistics, including machine learning.

Scientific excellence should be documented in the form of scientific publications and participation in scientific conferences. You should be interested in conducting research at the infrastructures supported by the BECC research program and are expected to participate in BECC meetings and research projects.

The scientific and pedagogical qualifications should be adequate in relation to the subject matter and job description of the advertised position. Special emphasis is placed on scientific competence and skill. The assessment criteria collaboration with the surrounding community as well as leadership ability and administrative skill are meritorious.

For more information on assessment and application format, see the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal.

Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential.

The assessment of general suitability includes an evaluation of the applicant's ability, based on the content of the position and personal characteristics, to collaborate with other staff and contribute to the positive development of the operations. It is desirable that you have research interests that align with the strategic research interests of the department, faculty, and the BECC program. For this purpose, a brief written account of how your planned research can be beneficial and integrated with the department's research should be included in the application.

Employment

Employment type: Fixed-term merit-based position for 6 years as an assistant lecturer. After evaluation, promotion to university lecturer with a permanent position may occur.

Extent: 100%, full-time
Location: Department of Earth Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden
Start date: As soon as possible or by agreement

Contact Information for the Position

Heather Reese, Deputy Head, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, University Lecturer in Physical Geography specializing in remote sensing and GIS, Heather.Reese@gu.se (mailto:Heather.Reese@gu.se), Tel: +46 76 618 2803

Application

You apply for the position via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal.

The merit portfolio in your application consists of five parts:

• Personal data, degrees, and evaluations
• Scientific merit portfolio
• Pedagogical merit portfolio
• Collaboration portfolio
• Leadership and administrative portfolio

Along with your application, which includes the merit portfolio, the following should be attached:

• Cover letter
• CV, including a complete publication list, as well as a list of received research grants (with amounts).
• A list of up to 10 selected scientific publications and justification for why you choose these. Describe your own role and input for each of the publications.
• Copies of the most relevant publications in full (max ten publications).
• Description of how the applicant's current and future research can be integrated with ongoing research at the department, faculty, and in the BECC program (max two pages).
• Description of pedagogical experience and assessment of its quality. The description should also include pedagogical reflection and teaching philosophy (max two pages).
• Copies of doctoral degree certificates and other certificates/proofs/grades that support the applicant's qualifications.

The application should be written in English as it may be reviewed by international experts with English as the working language.

The application must be submitted by: May 10, 2025

The university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the operations.

The university applies individual salary setting.

According to the National Archives' regulations, the university is obliged to store application documents for two years after the appointment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request the return of your documents, they will be returned after the two years have passed; otherwise, they will be disposed of.

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