Vacant job

Umeå University aims to provide the next generation of research leaders with the best conditions for building groundbreaking research through the Umeå University Northern Star Fellows initiative. As part of a university-wide initiative, we are offering 10 early-career researchers the opportunity to develop long-term research activities over six years and qualify for promotion to Associate Professor. All calls within this initiative can be found at:

https://www.umu.se/northern-star/northern-star-fellows/ (https://www.umu.se/northern-star/northern-star-fellows/)

Read more about the Umeå University Northern Star Programme, a brand new excellence program designed to strengthen quality and international competitiveness in research.

https://www.umu.se/northern-star/ (https://www.umu.se/northern-star/)

Job Description

The person we are looking for will conduct research and contribute to the continued development of the research environment within physics, chemistry, materials science, or applied physics, related to materials for sustainable technologies in a broad context. The Assistant Professor may be affiliated with the Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability (WISE). The duties include developing pedagogical qualifications, which encompass teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels, as well as supervising doctoral students and postdocs. The employee is expected to actively seek external funding for their research activities. The appointment is limited to 6 years, consisting of 75% independent research and 25% teaching. The position is a "tenure-track" appointment, which makes it possible to develop and establish long-term research. An Assistant Professor has the right to be considered for promotion to Associate Professor upon request.

Read about the research conducted at the faculty's departments: Research at Departments and Centres (#)

Qualifications

Eligible for appointment as an Assistant Professor is someone who has completed a doctoral degree or has equivalent scientific competence. Preference should be given to those who have completed a doctoral degree or reached equivalent competence no more than seven years prior to the time of application for the position of Assistant Professor.

However, those who have completed a doctoral degree or achieved equivalent competence earlier may also be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, or other similar circumstances.

The doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence must be in physics, chemistry, materials science, or applied physics, related to materials for sustainable technologies in a broad context, and relevant to the receiving department at the faculty.

Good knowledge of English is required, both spoken and written.

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation criteria for the appointment of an Assistant Professor shall be the degree of such skill that is a requirement for eligibility for the appointment.

In addition, the degree of pedagogical skill and other skills of significance in view of the subject content of the appointment and the tasks included in the appointment shall be taken into account.

For a description of the evaluation criteria, see the full advertisement on Vacancies at Umeå University.

Weighting of the Different Evaluation Criteria

In the selection of applicants for the position, the degree of scientific skill shall be decisive. In addition, the degree of pedagogical skill and other skills of significance in view of the subject content of the appointment and the tasks included in the appointment shall be taken into account. The ability to develop and lead activities and personnel at the university, as well as the ability to cooperate and collaborate with the surrounding society and inform about research and development work, will be considered.

Application

When applying via Varbi, we ask you to answer questions. These questions replace a cover letter from you. The application should preferably be written in English. The application should consist of the following documents:

• CV/Umu Application form. Please follow the application form, especially if you use another text editing system. Upload your CV in the recruitment tool. The application form should contain:
  • basic information (contact information, curriculum vitae)
  • account of scientific activities (including publication list and brief research plan)
  • account of pedagogical activities
  • account of development and leadership of activities and personnel
  • account of collaboration with the surrounding society and popular science activities
  • references including contact details
• Copies of relevant degree certificates
• Copies of up to five research publications relevant to the appointment, numbered in accordance with the publication list
• Attachments to the pedagogical portfolio (see p. 3.5 in "Umu Application template")

Instructions for the formulation of the account of scientific and pedagogical activities (pdf).

The application must be submitted via the e-recruitment system Varbi and be received no later than 2026-10-01.

See the full advertisement on Vacancies at Umeå University