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Associate Professor in Biology, especially Algorithmic Bioinformatics

Published: 2021-04-22

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a
strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education
and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term
difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals
whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most
exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 45,000 students, more than
7,000 employees and a turnover of around SEK 7 billion.

*The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology *(ICM; https://icm.uu.se
<https://icm.uu.se/?languageId=1>) is organised into seven research
programmes which all focus on different areas of cell and molecular
biology: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Microbiology and
Immunology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Evolution,
Molecular Systems Biology and Structural Biology. The scientific basis of
what we do lies in biology, but our research overlaps with other areas such
as medicine, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering sciences
and physics. In total, we are over 200 staff and ~60 Ph.D. students.

Bioinformatics is an expansive area at ICM with over 60 bioinformaticians,
partly within the research programmes, partly within the national
bioinformatics infrastructure NBIS (https://nbis.se), which constitutes the
SciLifeLab Bioinformatics platform.

Uppsala University is part of the large SciLifeLab and Wallenberg national
initiative for data-driven life science (
https://www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/), and in conjunction herewith ICM
now expands its bioinformatics activities with an associate professor in
algorithmic bioinformatics.

The position is placed at the programme Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics (https://www.icm.uu.se/cbbi). The research within the
programme is focused on computational biology with an emphasis on
structural biology and biochemistry, intracellular kinetics and
bioinformatics, especially algorithm development and biomedical
applications.

ICM offers a vigorous research environment with unique possibilities for
synergies and collaborations between theoretical and experimental
activities.

ICM is responsible for the international master programme in bioinformatics
and is active within multiple bioinformatics courses at Uppsala University.

Please read more about ICM at https:/.icm.uu.se
<https://icm.uu.se/?languageId=1>.

*Description of subject area of the employment: *The subject area includes
development of algorithms in bioinformatics, especially for AI (artificial
intelligence) and analysis of large-scale data in life sciences.

*Duties:*

   - Teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course
   responsibility and course administration and supervision of second- and
   third-cycle students. The Associate Professor will be responsible for
   courses in bioinformatics.
   - Follow developments within the subject area and the development of
   society in general that is important for the work at the University.
   - The position may come to include administrative duties within the
   faculty, including teaching at both basic and advanced levels.

*Qualifications Required:*

   - PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, mathematics or similar
   subject of relevance for the position.
   - Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the
   pedagogical skills, the research expertise and the professional skills are
   relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be
   included in the employment.
   - Applicants must have completed teacher training of relevance to
   operations at the University, comprising ten weeks, or have acquired the
   equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for
   teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of
   employment.
   - Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement
   unless special reasons prevail. The holder is expected to be able to teach
   in Swedish within two years.
   - Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the
   appointment.

*Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned
qualifications required*

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on *research*
and *teaching expertise*, of which weight will be primarily given to
research expertise.

*Research Expertise *comprises research merits. In addition to academic
merits, research merits from other activities, including technology
development, may also be taken into account including research merits
obtained outside the academy, which includes for example technology
development and innovation ability. In assessing research expertise
research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research,
primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded
consideration. In assessing research expertise special weight will be
attached to research merits in development of bioinformatics algorithms.

Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate,
lead, and develop research and education in the third cycle, the ability to
acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated
capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider
community.

*Teaching Expertise *comprises educational and teaching qualifications.
This expertise can have been achieved outside the academy through
supervision, internal training, mentoring programs, etc. In assessing
teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The
scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also
be afforded consideration. In assessing teaching expertise special weight
will be attached to merits in bioinformatics and algorithms.

Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate,
lead, and develop teaching and instruction, as well as the ability to
connect research to teaching in respect to research in the subject at hand,
subject didactics, as well as teaching and learning in higher education.
The ability to interact concerning issues of teaching and learning in
higher education with actors inside and outside the University is also
included in teaching expertise.

*Administrative Expertise* is important for the employment and will be
given high consideration. Administrative expertise is demonstrated, for
example, through the capacity to plan, organise, and prioritise work in an
efficient and task-related manner as well as through the ability to assign
and observe time frames. Expertise includes overall operational planning
and the capacity to manage resources in a way that reflects operational
priorities as well as the ability to work in a structured manner based on
an awareness of goals and quality.

*Management Expertise* is important and will be afforded high
consideration. Management expertise is demonstrated through the capacity to
lead operations and personnel, make decisions, take responsibility, and
motivate others, providing them with what is needed for the efficient
achievement of common goals. The abilities to coordinate the group and help
create a sense of involvement, participation, and enjoyment in work and to
deal with conflicts constitute further examples of demonstrated expertise.

*Collaboration Expertise *is important and will be afforded high
consideration. Collaborative expertise is demonstrated by the ability and
skill of planning, organizing and implementing interaction with the
surrounding community. The ability to translate knowledge sharing with the
surrounding community into activities of importance to the education's
development and quality is part of the collaboration expertise.

All merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess
both quality and scope.

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who,
following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and
expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop
the relevant duties and to help advance operations.

*Further information:* An applicant who is offered an employment as
Associate Professor can be promoted to Professor if he/she has applied for
this, is qualified for such a post, and moreover has been deemed suitable
on the basis of the specific criteria established by the faculty board.

In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave,
part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military
service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience.

University appointment regulations
<https://regler.uu.se/document/?contentId=92570>

Faculty appointment regulations
<https://regler.uu.se/document/?contentId=657462>

Instructions for application
<https://teknat.uu.se/digitalAssets/395/c_395576-l_1-k_instructions-applications.pdf>

*For further information* *about the position, please contact: *Professor
Bengt Persson, telephone +4670-4250 230, e-mail Bengt.Persson at icm.uu.se.

*Salary:* Individually negotiated salary.

*Starting date:* As soon as possible or as otherwise agreed.

*Type of employment:* Permanent full-time position.

*Scope of employment: *100 %.

*Please submit your application by June 22 2021, UFV-PA 2021/1305.*

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish
versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

If you are an international candidate, you will find a lot of information
about working and living in Sweden at www.uu.se/joinus.

Please do not send offers of recruitment or advertising services.

*Submit your application through Uppsala University's recruitment system.*

Placement: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology

Type of employment: Full time , Permanent position

Pay: Fixed salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100 %

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko at uadm.uu.se
ST/TCO tco at fackorg.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco at uadm.uu.se

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2021/1305

Last application date: 2021-06-22
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