Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
This recruitment is part of Mistra's initiative Mistra Environmental Research Leaders, which aims to provide funding for attractive and long-term positions for early-career researchers in the field of environment and sustainability. The position includes, among other things, participation in a leadership development program and the supervision of a doctoral student within the position’s research area. The position is also linked to SLU’s excellence initiative – SLU Futures – which aims to attract and support promising young researchers within the strategic themes of Future Sustainable Plant Production Systems, Resilient Ecosystems, and One Health. Read more here.
SLU är ett universitet i världsklass inom bio- och miljövetenskaperna, med en vision att spela en nyckelroll i utvecklingen för ett hållbart liv, baserat på vetenskap och utbildning. SLU erbjuder en attraktiv forskningsmiljö med en unikt bred och världsledande forskning med goda möjligheter till multi- och tvärvetenskapliga samarbeten med forskargrupper inom samhällsvetenskap, ekonomi, samt teknik och andra naturvetenskaper.
SLU is a world-class university in the life science and environmental sciences, with a vision to play a key role in the development of sustainable life, based on science and education. SLU offers an attractive research environment with uniquely broad and world-leading research, providing excellent opportunities for multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration with research groups in the social sciences, economics, engineering, and other natural sciences.
The Associate Senior Lecturer position is placed at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment that today consists of approximately 150 employees in an inspiring research environment at the Mark-Vatten-Miljöcentrum (MVM) on Campus Ultuna, Uppsala, Sweden. The research includes environmental pollutants, hydrology, geochemistry, biodiversity, functional microbiology, and ecosystem services such as drinking water. The department has advanced infrastructure and accredited laboratories for water chemistry, organic micropollutants, and biota in lakes and streams. At the department, teaching is conducted in environmental chemistry, environmental assessment, modelling and biology at basic and advanced levels, including doctoral level.
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Subject area
The subject encompasses environmental organic chemistry with focus on environmental analytical chemistry.
Duties
The associate senior lecturer is expected to develop their own research line in the field of One Health with a focus on safe drinking water and food production using a combination of chemical analysis and biological activity assessment for identification of hazardous chemicals at an early stage. Research should to be carried out in close collaboration with colleagues at the department and SLU, as well as through national and international collaborations.
In addition, the candidate should within the subject area
- apply for external research funding in competition and publish scientific articles
- contribute to the developing of their own research group within the subject of the position
- develop methods for the identification of hazardous organic micropollutants
- participate in postgraduate education as a co-supervisor
- teach at first, second and third cycle level, including doctoral level
- further pedagogical training
- collaborate with relevant stakeholders in the industry.
Swedish and English are used in parallel at the department. The holder of the position should be able to perform the majority of their tasks in English. However, as a public authority, the university has Swedish as its main language according to the requirements of the Language Act and the holder of the position must be able to communicate in Swedish within four years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning.
Eligibility
Eligible for employment as associate senior lecturer are candidates who hold a PhD or have equivalent academic qualifications. Priority will be given to candidates who have received a PhD or equivalent qualifications no longer than five years before the application deadline. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.
For employment as associate senior lecturer, the candidate must demonstrate research expertise within the subject area of the position.
Good ability to communicate in written and spoken English is required.
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for appointment as associate senior lecturer will primarily be based on the degree to which the applicant/candidate possesses the required qualifications specified for the position.
The assessment criteria for appointment as associate senior lecturer shall be the degree of the research expertise required as a qualification for employment.
Furthermore, the assessment includes evaluating the applicant’s ability to independently develop a line of research within the subject area of the position, and to qualify for promotion to senior lecturer during the employment period.
It is considered to be of merit if the applicant has experience and expertise in high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and methods for detecting hazardous environmental pollutants at an early stage (early-warning methodology).
The position will be offered to the eligible candidate who, following a qualitative comprehensive assessment is deemed to have the best qualifications set to conduct and develop the duties in question, and contribute to the positive development of the organisation.
Application deadline:
2025-09-15
Place of work:
Uppsala
Scope:
100%
Form of Employment:
The employment is limited in accordance with the Higher Education Act. A position as associate senior lecturer is a qualifying employment that constitutes the first step in an academic career at SLU. An associate senior lecturer has the right during his/her employment to apply for promotion to senior lecturer (UK) or associate professor (US) on the basis of criteria established when the position as associate senior lecturer was announced.
Swedish “biträdande universitetslektor”, a tenured position approximately equivalent to Associate senior lecturer (UK) or Assistant professor (US). The applicant who is offered this employment at SLU will be employed as Associate senior lecturer.
This position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally, Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Uppsala has a rich history and culture and is located in the greater Stockholm region, which is an academic and cultural hub. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se
Starting date:
By agreement.
Application:
It is desirable that the application is written in English, because the applications will be evaluated by expert advisers both in Sweden and abroad.
For the guidance of your application, there is SLU's appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here.
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Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/
Application
- Reference number SLU.ua.2025.2.5.1-2324
- Publishing date 23 June 2025
- Last date to apply 15 September 2025
- Working hours Day
- Position Employeé
- Occupation area Lecturer/Scientist
- Occupation degree Full time
- Employment level Time limited employment (temporary)
- Organizations SLU, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Science, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
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The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has a key role in the development for sustainable life, based on science and education. Through our focus on the interaction between humans, animals and ecosystems and the responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. Our main campuses are located in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, however, the university also operates at research stations, experimental forests and teaching sites throughout Sweden. SLU has around 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and doctoral students and a turnover of over SEK 3 billion. We are investing in attractive environments on all of our campuses. We strive to provide a work environment characterised by inclusivity and gender equality, where different experiences generate conversations between people and pave the way for science, creativity and development. Therefore, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
