[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Position: Senior lecturer in forest entomology

Dear All, Please spread this information: A position as senior lecturer in forest entomology is vacant at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Department of Ecology, based in Uppsala. Senior lecturer with collaboration duties in forest entomology - focus on insect pests. http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=3059 The subject area includes studies of forest insect´s ecology, distribution and dynamics as well as development of forest protection methods against insects. It is of particular interest that the senior lecturer contributes with knowledge in the subject area that can be put into practice regarding how to limit the negative impacts of forest insect pests, and that it contributes to the management of various conflicting objectives in forestry. The senior lecturer should within the subject area lead and develop SLU's cooperation with the surrounding community, conduct counseling to actors in the forestry sector and to the public, and conduct research as well as participate in teaching. Advice on insect pests in forests at the national level is an essential part of the job. The senior lecturer is expected to conduct active research in any part of the subject area and to take part in the education at the faculty. The position involves contacts with both Swedish and foreign stakeholders and authorities and with the international scientific community. The department is housed in the Ecology Centre where we conduct internationally recognized research, environmental analysis and education. We generate ecological knowledge for sustainable use of natural resources based on ecological knowledge, which benefits both agriculture and forestry as well as conservation. Changes in climate and land use creates an increasing need for new ecological knowledge. At the Department of Ecology, we have the ambition to be at the forefront of research in applied ecology. This ambition also requires basic research. Collaboration with various parts of the surrounding community, companies and organizations are an important part of the work. Kind regards, Christer B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Christer Björkman, professor Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural University PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Phone: +46 18 671532 Fax: +46 18 672890 E-mail: christer.bjorkman@slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se> www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbj… ------------------------------------------------------------------------