Postdoctoral Fellow for Tenure-track position within Physiology of Production Animals
Jobbnorge ID: 172297
About the position
Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Ås, near Oslo, is inviting applications for a 6-year Postdoctoral Fellow Tenure-track position in physiology of production animals.
The position is intended to start in January 2020.
The successful candidate will join the Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology Research Group. The research group holds competence in production animals, including sports and companion animals, production systems as well as feed evaluation, feed technology, sustainable feed utilization, strategies for methane mitigation, product quality, and production/management- and environmental questions.
The studies are carried out in the experimental animal facilities, laboratories and feed factory, and partly in field conditions, in collaboration with national and international institutions.
The group has an extensive research portfolio, primarily funded through the Research Council of Norway in close cooperation with the livestock industries.
NMBU seeks to increase its number of female scientific employees. If a woman and a man are considered to have approximately equal qualifications, preferences will be given to the female candidate.
Main tasks
The aim of the employment is to recruit a candidate for a full-time permanent position as associate professor within physiology of production animals. The faculty and the department are committed to facilitate the development of competence within teaching, research, dissemination and innovation for the successful applicant.
The successful candidate will take a central role in the research in the field of production animal physiology, with special responsibility for nutrition and metabolism related to growth, development and lactation of terrestrial production animals.
The appointed candidate is expected to develop a strong research team of scientists and students by acquiring external grant funding, develop the curriculum for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students. Administrative duties at the department, faculty and university level are also part of the position
Qualifications and skills
Required qualifications and competence:
- A university degree in animal physiology, animal science or veterinary science
- A PhD degree relevant to the position profile within the last 5 years, allowing for any parental leaves
- Experience with physiological and nutritional laboratory work and animal experiments
- Relevant publications in production animal physiology
- Proficiency in written and spoken Norwegian and English
- Good knowledge of the Norwegian livestock production
A successful candidate without formal pedagogical training must complete the NMBU pedagogy course within two years after appointment.
Personal skills:
- Outstanding collaborative and communicative skills
- Ability to realize scientific synergies between individual researchers and research groups
- Strong potential for independent thinking displaying initiative and careful creative thought
- Analytical and academic approach to research questions
- Excellent communication skills both to the scientific community and to a broader audience
Remuneration and information
The position is placed in government pay scale position code 1352 Postdoctoral Fellow, wage framework 24, salary grade 59-77 (NOK 523 200 - 741 300), depending on qualifications. Seniority Promotion in position.
For further information, please see Guidelines: Tenure-Track Appointments; or contact group leader Dr. Margrete Eknæs by email: margrete.eknas@nmbu.no or by phone +47 91827877; or
Head of Department, Dr. Elise Norberg by email: elise.norberg@nmbu.no, phone +47 47682710.
Application
To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply for this job' button above. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
Applications should include (electronically) a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, full publication list, copies of degree certificates and transcripts of academic records (all certified), and a list of two persons who may act as references (with phone numbers and e-mail addresses).
Up to ten publications selected by the applicant as most relevant must be attached to the application. If it is difficult to identify the contribution of the applicant in multiple-author publications, a short explanation about the applicant's role in the work should be added.
Application deadline: July 7th 2019
Printed material which cannot be sent electronically should be sent by surface mail to Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Animal- and Aquacultural Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, within July 7th 2019 . Please quote reference number 19/02826 .
Applicants invited for an interview will be asked to present verified copies of diplomas and certificates.
Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT)
BIOVIT is organized into two departments: Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences and Department of Plant Sciences. The main objective of BIOVIT is to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture and food production systems through basic and applied research on plants and animals including fish (aquaculture).
Research is organized in the following groups: Breeding and Quantitative Genetics, Ethology and Animal Environment, Nutrition and Physiology in Monogastric Animals, Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology, Genome Biology, Agroecology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Plant Protection and Food Crops.
BIOVIT houses the Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE) and the research centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) - Foods of Norway. The faculty is responsible for bachelor- and master programmes in Biology, Animal Science and Plant Sciences, and international master programmes in Agroecology, Plant Sciences, Aquaculture, Animal Breeding Genetics and Feed Manufacturing Technology. PhD programmes include Animal Science and Aquaculture, and Plant Sciences. The faculty employs approximately 240 scientists, technicians, and administrative personnel. Around 480 bachelor and master students and 90 PhD students are enrolled in educational programmes within the faculty, offering a stimulating and supportive learning environment.
Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences provides fundamental, innovative research and practical solutions to improve productivity and sustainability across the agriculture and aquaculture sector. The Department represents the sciences for the future within the animal husbandry fields of breeding, nutrition and ethology.
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Om bedriften
NMBU has a special responsibility for research and education that ensures the basis of life for future generations.
Sustainability is rooted in everything we do and we provide knowledge for life.
NMBU has 1700 employees and 5200 students and is organized in seven faculties. NMBU has a campus in Ås and in Oslo. In the autumn of 2020 we are co-located on Ås.
Further information on NMBU is available at www.nmbu.no