Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Paleogenomics

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Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Paleogenomics

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Offer DescriptionThe University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.At the Faculty of Life Sciences, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint aTenure-Track Professor in the field of PaleogenomicsThe position:The position will focus on analysing human-animal interactions during the Palaeolithic and other periods using bioarchaeological methods such as sedaDNA, metagenomics and animal and human genomics. It will be closely linked to paleogenomic research at the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology and to the research on paleoproteomics, paleoanthropology, and Palaeolithic archaeology as well as to other working groups.The applicant should hold a PhD in the field of paleogenomics and have a track record in the analysis of human sediment, animal genomics and pathogen ancient DNA (Next Generation Sequencing) research. The applicant must show expertise in the integration of genomic datasets with archaeological data. Additionally, the applicant must have a track record in terms of education and research in the field of evolutionary genetics with expertise in the design, use, and modifications of relevant bioinformatic and laboratory pipelines.Your academic profile:

• ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant obtained
• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.We offer:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the

(level A2) and an organisational retirement planApplication documents (in English):1. Letter of motivation2. Academic curriculum vitae

• education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
• positions held to date
• career breaks (e.g. parental, family or other care periods)
• awards and honors
• commissions of trust
• previous and current cooperation partners
• complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
• list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
• teaching and mentoring
• supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable

3. List of publications

• link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
• three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max. 30 MB)

4. Research statement

• most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
• synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
• publication strategy

5. Teaching and supervision statement

• teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
• teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

Please send your application to:The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the and . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.Space for personalities. Since 1365.Reference no.: Paleo11-2024Application deadline: 01 December 2024Where to apply E-mailtenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.atRequirementsResearch Field Other Education Level PhD or equivalentAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University of Vienna Country Austria City Vienna GeofieldContact CityVienna WebsiteStreetUniversitätsring 1 Postal CodeA-1010 E-Mailtenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.atSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Wien

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Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:12:37 GMT

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