Researcher (Senior Curator/Unit Manager) at the Department of Botany

The Swedish Museum of Natural History is Sweden's largest museum and a leading research institution where curiosity meets science. We are a government agency that increases knowledge about and interest in nature and the world we live in through research, unique collections, and experiences such as Cosmonova, exhibitions, museum activities, and digital content. Together, we create insight, engagement, and the drive for action for a thriving planet.

The Department of Botany (BOT) is one of the museum's five research units with just over 20 employees. Here, an international team of researchers drives externally and internally funded projects within national and international research collaborations, and supervises doctoral students and postdocs. The unit's staff continuously manage and expand the extensive botanical and mycological collections (over 4.5 million objects), which are used by both the museum's own researchers and external guests (Swedish and international). Research at the Department of Botany focuses on biodiversity, evolution, morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography within a large number of different plant and fungal groups.

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

We are looking for a researcher (Senior Curator/Unit Manager) to establish an independent research program focusing on collection-based systematic-evolutionary questions within one of the unit's organism groups, primarily with a focus on basidiomycetes or land plants.

The position also includes the role of Unit Manager. This means you have overall responsibility for the unit's research process and provide administrative support to the Unit Director in budgeting, operational planning, recruitment, result reporting, and collecting result metrics for the annual report.

You will also have overall responsibility for one of the unit's relevant sub-collections. Work in public contexts, university-level teaching, and participation in cross-agency work and various projects within the museum's operations may also be included.

As Unit Manager, you are also the Unit Director's deputy. This means, among other things, that you participate in management group meetings and leadership forums when the Unit Director is absent.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• PhD in systematic biology (or equivalent) with a focus on basidiomycetes, mosses, or vascular plants
• Independent scientific production within collection-based systematics, including taxonomy and nomenclature, at a high international level
• Ability to apply for and obtain external research grants
• Leadership experience
• Knowledge of and experience from botanical-mycological collection work
• Experience in outreach activities
• Good knowledge of a Scandinavian language and English, in both speech and writing, and willingness to learn Swedish if not a native Swedish speaker
• Strong and active interest in and knowledge of biodiversity (species knowledge)

You need to be structured with good ability to plan tasks and structure them effectively. You prioritize efficiently, keep timeframes, and maintain order in the workplace and work materials. You are self-reliant, take responsibility for your tasks, structure your own approach, and drive your processes forward. You have good communication skills and teamwork abilities. As an employee, you are expected to be a role model, with the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues and contribute to a positive work environment.

Merits:

• Experience in project management and staff leadership
• Experience in university-level teaching, including supervision
• Docenture (Associate Professor qualification)
• Leadership training
• Experience in leadership roles in administrative processes such as budgeting, operational planning, recruitment, and result reporting
• Knowledge of Swedish public administration
• Fieldwork experience
• Knowledge of German, French, Latin, or other languages
• Strong national and international network

Employment type: Permanent position.

We apply a 6-month probationary period.

The Swedish Museum of Natural History offers the opportunity to promote Senior Curators to professor level, upon separate application.

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Together, we want to create a safe, creative, and responsible work environment. We offer flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and competence development.

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