Senior Lecturer hos SLU i Lomma
Bedriver forskning och undervisning inom hortikulturell genomik och växtförädling. Kräver doktorsexamen i biologi, hortikultur, växtförädling eller genetik eller motsvarande vetenskaplig kompetens.
Titel, arbetsplatsens namn och sammanfattning skrivna av AI utifrån annonsen.
Bra att veta
Lön
Inom yrkesgruppen Universitets- och högskolelektorer har de som jobbar i statlig sektor i Sydsverige i snitt 58 000 kr i månaden. I hela landet, i statlig sektor, tjänar hälften mellan 52 000 kr och 59 600 kr. Det är statistik för yrket, inte vad den här arbetsgivaren betalar.
Källa: SCB, lönestrukturstatistik 2025
Anställningen
Anställningen har inget slutdatum. Den kan börja med en provanställning på högst sex månader. Vill arbetsgivaren avsluta den under provtiden ska du få besked minst två veckor i förväg; annars blir den en vanlig tillsvidareanställning när provtiden är slut. Därefter krävs sakliga skäl för att säga upp dig, och uppsägningstiden är minst en månad, längre ju längre du har varit anställd.
Ett kollektivavtal kan ge andra regler än lagen.
Texten är skriven med AI och kan innehålla fel. Kontrollera med arbetsgivaren.
Källa: Lagen om anställningsskydd (LAS)
Arbetsgivaren
SLU har annonserat 729 jobb det senaste året: 445 tidsbegränsade anställningar, 259 tillsvidareanställningar och 14 behovsanställningar. Inom yrkesgruppen Universitets- och högskolelektorer har de annonserat 96 gånger de senaste två åren, den här annonsen inräknad.
Källa: vår sammanställning av Arbetsförmedlingens annonser
Senior Lecturer in horticultural genomics and breeding
Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science
The Department of Plant Breeding
Read the complete ad here: Jobs and vacancies | slu.se
Subject area
The subject of the position is horticulture, with a focus on plant genetics and genomics. The emphasis is on key traits in horticultural crops, such as resistance to diseases and pests, product quality, and climate adaptation. The subject is of central importance to sustainable horticultural production systems in the Nordic region.
Duties
The work is expected to combine methods such as quantitative genetics, genotyping, genetic markers and phenotyping, sequencing and -omics technology to generate knowledge on key resistance, quality and adaptation traits that can be translated into breeding strategies for sustainable horticultural production in the Nordic region. The senior lecturer shall, within the subject of the position,
establish and develop internationally competitive research that complements and strengthens the department's ongoing research and is in line with the faculty's and the university's strategic goals
apply for external research funds in competition
plan, lead and implement research projects
develop synergies with other relevant research at the department
publish scientific articles
develop, lead and conduct teaching at undergraduate, advanced and doctoral levels
supervise students at all levels in the educational cycle
develop and maintain national and international networks with researchers, industry, businesses and authorities
communicate about research and research results
be able to teach in Swedish or another Scandinavian language
The department has a parallel-language working environment. The senior lecturer will be able to carry out most academic duties in English. However, since Swedish is the university's official working language, the candidate is expected to achieve a functional level of Swedish within four years of appointment. The department undertakes to provide support to help the candidate reach this goal.
Qualifications
- The applicant must, within the subject of the position,
- have completed a doctoral degree in biology, horticulture, plant breeding or genetics or have equivalent scientific competence
- be scientifically skilled and have experience in basic and applied research, and plant breeding or pre-breeding
- have demonstrated the ability to obtain external research grants
- have demonstrated pedagogical skills in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including supervision of students
- have experience in supervising doctoral students
- have completed higher education teaching training or otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge
- have good knowledge of English
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for employment shall primarily be the degree of such skill as is a requirement for eligibility for employment.
When assessing scientific skill within the subject of employment, the following shall be taken into account:
- completed research efforts and ongoing research
- ability to independently initiate and conduct outstanding and innovative research
- external research funding received in competition
- When assessing pedagogical skill within the subject of employment, the following shall be taken into account:
- planning, implementation, examination and evaluation of own teaching
- supervision and examination at all levels in the educational cycle
- ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into pedagogical work
- pedagogical vision
Furthermore, skills in
- developing and leading operations and personnel within the academy/university
- communicating and collaborating
- collaborating with external stakeholders and the surrounding community
- informing/communicating about research and development work
Expertise in quantitative genetics, modern genomic tools, the integration of multi-omics data, and the evaluation of traits in horticultural crops intended for food production within Nordic cultivation systems is considered a particular merit. A network of contacts with stakeholders in the Swedish and/or Nordic horticultural sector is also considered a particular merit.
The assessment of pedagogical skills shall be given equal care as the assessment of scientific skills.
The position is offered to those who, after a qualitative overall assessment, are deemed to have the best conditions to carry out and develop current work tasks and contribute to a positive development of the business.
Working at SLU
At SLU, you become part of a vibrant research environment that is based on active https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/working-at-slu/. As an employee at SLU, you have access to a number of benefits (including Swedish family healthcare, parental leave and generous paid leave policies). Read more about benefits at SLU https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/benefits_at_SLU/. SLU is often https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/about-the-university/university-ranking/ in the various university rankings that are made around the world and is ranked as one of Sweden's https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/about-the-university/employer-ranking/.
Sweden also has a well-established pre-school structure and a free https://utbildningsguiden.skolverket.se/languages/english-engelska. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at http://www.sweden.se https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/visit-slu/locations-and-campuses/alnarp/ is located in southern Sweden near the university cities of https://lund.se/ and https://malmo.se/english, and https://www.visitcopenhagen.se/ in Denmark. The Öresund region offers a rich history and culture and is a real academic and cultural hub.
- Deadline
- 2026-11-01
- Place of work
- Alnarp
- Extent
- 100%
- Form of employment
- Permanent
- Starting date
- By agreement
Application:
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 https://internt.slu.se/stod-service/admin-stod/hr-fragor/rekrytering-till_alla_ovriga_anstallningar/anstallning-av-larare/.
Please apply by clicking the apply-button below.
Academic union representatives:
- https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/
Liknande jobb
Universitets- och högskolelektorerTitlar och arbetsplatsnamn skrivna av AI
SLU
(Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet)Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet utvecklar kunskap om det som lever och växer. Universitetet bedriver utbildning, forskning och verksamhet inom bland annat mark och miljö, vattenvetenskap samt kliniska vetenskaper och djursjukvård.
Skriven av AI utifrån arbetsgivarens annonser och uppgifter från Bolagsverket och SCB.
Titlar och arbetsplatsnamn skrivna av AI