Stockholm University is seeking to fill three tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level within the framework of the Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability, (WISE). The assistant professor position in this announcement refers to research within the field of organic synthesis towards sustainable heterogeneous catalysis. The WISE fellow recruited will be part of a national WISE research program with many opportunities for interaction with other researchers and stakeholders within the subject area. The startup package for the recruited WISE fellow includes funding of two doctoral students and two postdoctoral fellows.
This assistant professor position will be placed at the Department of Organic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry is a Department at the Faculty of Science with about 60 employees including 8 research groups with 30 Ph.D. students and 15 postdoctoral fellows. The research focus of the department spans a wide range of organic chemistry disciplines, including catalysis, asymmetric synthesis, computational chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry and medicinal chemistry. Catalysis for organic synthesis is a hallmark of the Department, which will be extended now to sustainable material science.
Announcement Organic synthesis towards sustainable heterogeneous catalysis is an interdisciplinary area in the interface of organic synthesis homogenous/heterogenous catalysis and material science.
Subject
Organic synthesis towards sustainable heterogeneous catalysis
Subject description
Organic synthesis towards sustainable heterogeneous catalysis includes studies where materials are functionalized with catalytic components and used as catalysts in green organic synthesis.
Main responsibilities
Research and in addition some teaching and supervision.
Qualification requirements
In order to qualify for the position as assistant professor, the applicant must have completed a doctoral degree in Sweden or an equivalent degree from another country. In the first instance, an applicant should be considered who has received such a degree no more than five years before the deadline for applications. However, an applicant who has received such a degree earlier may be considered under special circumstances.
All teaching positions at Stockholm University require the ability to collaborate and the general ability and suitability to perform one’s duties.
Assessment criteria
In the appointment process, special attention will be given to research skills. Teaching skills will also be considered. The assessment of research skills will focus primarily on merits within the subject area of the position.
Terms of employment
For this position, the assistant professor is employed until further notice, but no longer than six years. The contract may be extended to a maximum of eight years under special circumstances, such as due to sick leave or parental leave. This position (in Swedish, biträdande lektor) is a tenure track position, and the qualification requirements and terms of employment are regulated by the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 2017:844).
An assistant professor may, on application, be promoted to a permanent position as associate professor. Specific criteria for promotion from assistant professor to associate professor have been established by the Faculty of Science.
An application for promotion to associate professor should be submitted to the faculty at least nine months before the appointment as assistant professor expires. At the time of promotion, the hired candidate is expected to be able to carry out teaching and administrative duties that require good command of Swedish.
Additional information
The employment will be financed within the Department´s budget and supplemented with funding from WISE provided that the board of WISE decides in favour of it. The recruited candidate is expected to participate in activities organized by WISE.
Female applicants are particularly welcome, as most teachers at the department are men. Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all.
Contact
Further information about the position can be obtained from the Head of the Department, Professor Kalman Szabo Head of Department, telephone: +46 73 679 8055, kalman.j.szabo@su.su.
For questions regarding the application process, please contact administrators Katarina Gustafsson, telephone: +46 8 16 22 92, katarina.gustafsson@su.se and Ann-Christine Stjernberg, telephone: +46 8 16 21 37, ann-christine.stjernberg@su.se.
Union representatives
Ingrid Lander (Saco-S), telephone: +46 708 16 26 64, saco@saco.su.se, Alejandra Pizarro Carrasco (Fackförbundet ST/Lärarförbundet), telephone: +46 8 16 34 89, alejandra@st.su.se, and seko@seko.su.se (SEKO).
Application
Apply for the position in Stockholm University’s recruitment system by clicking the Apply button. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.
We would appreciate if your application is written in English. Since it will be examined by international experts, English is the working language.
The University’s rules of employment and instructions for applicants are available at: Instructions – Applicants. The criteria for promotion within the Faculty of Science are available at: Guidelines – Employment
You are welcome to apply!
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Closing date: 15/08/2022
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