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<h3>Assistant Professor in Computational Biology</h3>
<h4><span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)">Stockholm University</span></h4>
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<p><strong>Subject description<br>
</strong>The subject of the position includes the study of algorithms, modelling and methodology, with applications in life sciences.</p>
<p><strong>Main responsibilities</strong><br>
Research and in addition some teaching and supervision. The teaching mainly within computer science at bachelor level.</p>
<p><strong>Qualification requirements</strong><br>
In order to qualify for the position as assistant professor, the
applicant must have completed a doctoral degree computer science,
mathematics or related fields 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.</p>
<p><strong>Assessment criteria<br>
</strong>In the appointment process, special attention will be given to
research skills. Thereafter, attention will be given to the relevance of
planned research within the SciLifelab profile. Teaching skills will
also be considered. The assessment of research skills will focus
primarily on merits within the subject area of the position.</p>
<p><strong>Terms of employment<br>
</strong>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. 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 Stockholm University <span lang="EN-GB">Faculty of Science</span>.
An application for promotion to associate professor should be submitted
to the faculty at least nine months before the appointment as assistant
professor expires.</p>
<p><strong>Funding<br>
</strong>During the first six years, the position is funded by strategic
grants from the Faculty of Science. Thereafter the position will be
funded within the budget of the Department of Mathematics.<strong><br>
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<p><strong>Additional information<br>
</strong>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). During the first six years, the main workplace for this
position will be at the Science for Life Laboratory. The formal
employment will be at the Department of Mathematics (involving
teaching). Assuming a successful promotion to Associate Professor, the
candidate will then move to the Department of Mathematics.</p>
<p><strong>Contact</strong><br>
Further information about the position can be obtained from the Head of
the Department, Professor Joanna Tyrcha, telephone: +46 8 16 45 67, <a href="mailto:joanna.tyrcha@su.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joanna.tyrcha@su.se</a>, and Associate professor Lars Arvestad, +46 8 16 46 29, <a href="mailto:arve@math.su.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arve@math.su.se</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Read more and apply at:<br>
</strong><a href="https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=6380&rmlang=UK" target="_blank">https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=6380&rmlang=UK</a></p></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"> <br>Yours<br><br>Arne<br><i><br></i>-----------------------------------------<br> Arne Elofsson Science for Life Laboratory<br> Tel:+46-(0)70 695 1045 Stockholm University<br> <a href="http://bioinfo.se/" target="_blank">http://bioinfo.se/</a> Box 1031, <br> Email: <a href="mailto:arne@bioinfo.se" target="_blank">arne@bioinfo.se</a> 17121 Solna, Sweden<br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/arneelof" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/arneelof</a><br> Scholar: <a href="http://scholar.google.se/citations?user=s3OCM3AAAAAJ" target="_blank">http://scholar.google.se/citations?user=s3OCM3AAAAAJ</a><br> ORCID: 0000-0002-7115-9751</div></div></div></div></div></div>