Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University

The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University (MISU) conducts research and education spanning the atmosphere, ocean and physical climate sciences. MISU offers educational programmes at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD levels. Our research addresses fundamental questions concerning the dynamics, physics, chemistry and biogeochemistry of the atmosphere and ocean relevant to weather and climate. MISU strives toward a broad representation of research within our scientific domain.

We study questions originating from the deep ocean to the upper atmosphere and from the tropics to the poles. In this effort, we use and develop theory, statistical methods, and numerical models in close interplay with observations. We also develop and lead observational research using remote-sensing and in-situ measurements, including satellite missions and icebreaker expeditions to the Arctic.

The department has around 60 employees and is highly international, with over half of our employees coming from outside Sweden and both Swedish and English are used as working languages. We welcome and value diversity in our working environment.

Homepage: http://su.se/misu

This position is a tenure track position in Atmospheric Sciences or Oceanography.

The subject covers studies of the atmosphere or oceans, including their interactions, on spatial and temporal scales relevant for weather and climate.

The main responsibilities for this position is research and in addition (max 20 % of full time) some teaching and supervision.

The assistant professor is employed for a fixed term of 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.

In order to qualify for the position as assistant professor, the applicant must have completed a doctoral degree in Sweden or an equivalent degree from another country. Priority will be given to applicants who have received such a degree no more than seven years before the deadline for applications. However, an applicant who has received such a degree earlier may be considered under special circumstances. Special reasons could be sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

In the appointment process, special attention will be given to research skills. Teaching skills will also be considered. The assessment of research skills will focus primarily on merits within the subject area of the position. The assessment of teaching skills includes that the applicant should be able to teach on a selection of the department’s courses. In the case of otherwise similar qualifications, the following criteria will be used to distinguish between candidates:
- ability to complement and collaborate with researchers within the department.

Female applicants are particularly welcome, as most teachers at the department are men.

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