Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application:
Three Postdoctoral positions in physics or astronomy
at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The department of Physics and Astronomy is active within three main areas: education, research and cooperation with society. It is organized into the divisions Applied Nuclear Physics, Astronomy and Space Physics, High Energy Physics, Materials Physics, Materials Theory, Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Physics Education Research, and Theoretical Physics. The department has 280 employees, with about 80 permanent academic staff, 20 junior academic staff, 20 postdocs and 100 doctoral students. More information about the department can be found at http://www.physics.uu.se.
Duties: The position consists of at least 80 percent research and no more than 20 percent teaching.
Recruitment Period: The period of employment is 2 years. Starting date February 1, 2012 or as agreed upon.
Prerequisites: To be eligible for a position as postdoctoral researcher the applicant’s Ph.D. degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application date; however, periods of e.g. sick leave or parental leave are deducted from the three-year period.
Ranking criteria: In ranking eligible candidates, special importance will be given to scientific skills.
In filling these positions the university aims to recruit the persons who, in the combined evaluation of competence, skills and documented qualifications, are judged most suitable to carry out and develop the work-in-hand and to contribute to a positive development of the department.
The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff, and women are especially encouraged to apply for these positions. Personal circumstances that may be of positive relevance in merit evaluation, for example parental leave, should be mentioned in the list of qualifications (CV).
The application must contain a brief description of research interests and which research group the applicant is interested in joining.
For further information about the position, please contact Professor Göran Possnert, phone +46 18 471 36 04, professor Olle Eriksson +46 18 471 36 25. Union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco, +46 18 471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO / ST, +46 18 471 1996, and Stefan Djurström, Seko, +46 18 471 3315.
How to apply: The application should include the following documents: a Curriculum Vitae (CV) with a list of scientific publications, a transcript of the PhD degree, and name and email addresses for two reference persons.
You are welcome to submit your application no later than 1 January, 2012, UFV-PA 2011/2662.
Use the link below to access the application form.
Application Deadline : 1 January 2012
