Associate Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Water Management à l’Université Suédoise SLU
Une Opportunité Engagée pour la Recherche Environnementale
Titre du poste : Associate Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Water Management
Entreprise : Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Description du poste :
Dans un contexte où la durabilité environnementale est plus cruciale que jamais, l’Université Suédoise SLU recherche un Associate Senior Lecturer dans le domaine de la gestion de l’eau agricole. Ce poste s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’initiative Mistra Environmental Research Leaders, qui vise à soutenir des chercheurs de premier plan dans le secteur de l’environnement et de la durabilité.
La position, au sein de la Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences et du Department of Soil and Environment, est parfaitement intégrée à l’initiative SLU Futures, qui a pour objectif d’attirer des chercheurs prometteurs autour de thèmes stratégiques, tels que les systèmes de production végétale durables et les écosystèmes résilients. SLU est reconnu mondialement pour son excellence dans les sciences de la vie et de l’environnement, et joue un rôle clé dans le développement durable grâce à la science et à l’enseignement.
Domaines de recherche :
Le candidat retenu sera impliqué dans une recherche axée sur les infrastructures hydrauliques naturelles et artificielles dans les champs agricoles et les paysages environnants. Le groupe de recherche dédié à la gestion de l’eau agricole compte une équipe diversifiée de scientifiques et d’analystes environnementaux, collaborant avec des institutions nationales et internationales.
- Responsabilités incluent le développement d’une ligne de recherche personnelle, axée sur les infrastructures d’eau.
- Supervision de doctorants et participation à l’enseignement à tous les niveaux, y compris le niveau doctoral.
- Contribution au développement d’une équipe de recherche compétente.
- Recherche de financements externes et publication d’articles scientifiques.
- Collaboration étroite avec divers acteurs du secteur public et privé.
Conditions requises :
La maîtrise de l’anglais est essentielle pour le poste, tandis que des compétences en suédois doivent être acquises dans un délai de quatre ans. L’université s’engage à soutenir le candidat dans cet apprentissage linguistique.
La position offre une perspective de promotion vers des rôles plus avancés tels que Senior Lecturer ou Associate Professor, selon les critères établis lors de l’annonce du poste.
Critères d’évaluation et candidatures :
Les candidatures doivent être soumises en anglais pour garantir une évaluation par des spécialistes tant au niveau national qu’international. Les candidats sont encouragés à consulter le site web de SLU pour les informations détaillées concernant les procédures de candidature et les critères d’évaluation.
Date limite de candidature : 15 septembre 2025
Localisation : Uppsala
Type d’emploi : Emploi à temps plein
Pour plus de détails et pour postuler, vous êtes invités à consulter l’annonce complète sur le site de SLU. Le poste est une occasion précieuse pour des chercheurs ambitieux de faire avancer les connaissances en gestion de l’eau dans un cadre innovant et collaboratif.
📅 Date de publication de l’offre : Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:19:04 GMT
🏢 Entreprise :
📍 Lieu : Uppsala
💼 Intitulé du poste : Associate Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Water Management
💶 Rémunération proposée :
📝 Description du poste : Om jobbet:Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Soil and Environment
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.SLU is a world-class university in life science and environmental sciences, with a vision to play a key role in the development of a sustainable life, based on science, education and knowledge about the state of the environment. In this context, the Department of Soil and Environment contributes to the knowledge about future sustainable land use and develops new solutions to support decisions in agriculture and forestry, as well as in urban environments.The department conducts research and teaching about the properties and basic functions of soils, as well as how environmental and climate change affect soils. There are seven research groups: agricultural water management, soil and environmental physics, soil biology, soil chemistry, soil mechanics and soil management, soil nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry of forest soils. The department is responsible for ca. 30 first and second cycle courses within SLU’s educational programs, e.g. SLU’s agronomy programs, bachelor and master’s programs, and master’s program in engineering. In addition to research and teaching, environmental assessment is conducted that monitors the state of soils and waters. The department is responsible for several important research infrastructures in the form of soil chemistry and soil physics laboratories, a computer tomography, a lysimeter facility, and has access to long-term trials and field research stations in different parts of Sweden that offer opportunities for experimental research.For the research group Agricultural Water Management and Water Quality, we are now looking for an associate senior lecturer who wants to work with research and teaching focused on drainage and « green-grey » (natural and engineered) water infrastructures in agricultural fields and landscapes. The research group conducts nationally and internationally leading research, collaboration and environmental analysis on agricultural water management. Today, the group consists of ten senior researchers and environmental analysts, five postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students, and three technical staff. We have extensive collaborations with researchers in crop systems ecology, landscape architecture, aquatic resources, forest science, as well as with industry, government agencies, and other universities in Europe and in developing countries.Read more about the department here.
Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU here.Subject area
The subject encompasses Agricultural Water Management oriented towards hydrological processes and technologies for drainage, irrigation and measures for water quality.Duties
The associate senior lecturer is expected to develop their own research line within the subject area with focus on natural and engineered water infrastructure in agricultural fields and landscapes.Research is 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 development of a research team in the subject area
- participate in postgraduate education as co-supervisor
- teach at first, second and third cycle level, including doctoral level
- further develop their pedagogical skills
- collaborate with relevant actors in public, private and policy sector
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 use Swedish as their working language within four years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learningEligibility
Note: This advertisement is abbreviated to fit in Platsbanken’s recruitment tool. To view the ad in its entirety, please visit Jobs and vacancies at SLU | Externwebben.Assessment criteria
Note: This advertisement is abbreviated to fit in Platsbanken’s recruitment tool. To view the ad in its entirety, please visit Jobs and vacancies at SLU | Externwebben.Application deadline
2025-09-15Place of work
UppsalaScope:
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 their 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.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.Please apply by clicking on the apply-button below.
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