Professor of large animal surgery

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU); Uppsala kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Clinical Sciences at SLU invites applications for a professorship in large animal surgery with a focus on horses, including ruminants and pigs. The professor will lead research, supervise doctoral students, and contribute to teaching at all levels in a bilingual Swedish/English environment.

Successful candidates must hold a Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine, a doctoral degree with docent qualifications, and be licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Sweden.

Qualifications

• Degree of Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine.
• Doctoral degree or equivalent academic qualifications, and docent qualifications.
• Licence to practise veterinary medicine in Sweden or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead internationally successful research.
• Develop, lead and participate in teaching at all levels.
• Build national and international research networks.
• Collaborate with SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities.
• Apply for external research funding from national and international sources.
• Supervise doctoral students and residents in specialist training.
• Participate in clinical work and teaching.
• Contribute to strategic development of the department and SLU.
• Communicate research findings to society and manage administrative duties.

Skills

Research leadership

Teaching expertise

Clinical experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine

Doctoral degree

Licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Sweden

Job description

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Department of Clinical Sciences

The Department of Clinical Sciences conducts undergraduate education, research and postgraduate education in the scientific areas of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing. We contribute to the continuous development of knowledge about animal health and diseases at both individual and population levels.

The department's activities mainly concern our common Swedish domesticated animal species with a focus on anesthesiology, diagnostic imaging, veterinary nursing, epidemiology, laboratory animal science, surgery, clinical pathology, medicine and animal reproduction. The University Animal Hospital is an integrated part of the Department of Clinical Sciences.

The subject is large animal surgery with a focus on horses but also includes ruminants and pigs.

Duties

The applicant will be expected to:

• develop and lead internationally successful research;
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level;
• develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, the relevant public authorities, industry, organisations and society at large;
• collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university;
• apply for external research funding from both national and international sources;
• supervise doctoral students and residents undergoing specialist training;
• actively participate in clinical work and teaching;
• contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU;
• communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large;
• perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university.

The department uses Swedish and English in parallel. The professor 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 professor must be able to use Swedish as their working language within four years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning.

The applicant must

• have a Degree of Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine;
• be licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Sweden, alternatively be entitled to obtain such a licence in accordance with the relevant legislation, regulations and directives*;
• have successfully completed a doctoral degree or have the equivalent academic qualifications, as well as hold the qualifications required for appointment as a docent;
• demonstrate research expertise in the subject;
• demonstrate teaching expertise and have the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching;
• have proven clinical experience in a subject field relevant to the position;

Grounds of assessment and other information

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