JOB: 3 permanent positions at UACh - CHILE
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Curricula competition to appoint 3 full time Academic positions, with degree
of PhD, assigned to the Faculty of Sciences, to support the PhD Program in
Systematic and Ecology (SISTECOL) in the areas (1) Population and/or
Community Ecology, (2) Evolutionary Biology, and (3) Plant Molecular
Systematic.
Position 1 - PhD possessing consolidate trajectory, leading
multidisciplinary groups and carrying out research in Population and/or
Community Ecology, mainly on population dynamics in managed and productive
ecosystems, and/or bio-resources management, in marine and/or limnology
areas.
Position 2 - PhD carrying out research in Evolutionary Biology. Desirably,
the applicant should have expertise studying experimentally the interface
between evolutionary biology and development biology (Evo-Devo), using
approximations coming from the population biology, development biology,
molecular evolution and/or evolutionary genetics.
Position 3 - PhD carrying out research in Plant Systematic, possessing
demonstrable expertise using modern molecular tools, being able to conduct
evolutionary, phylogenetic and/or biogeography studies, either at a
population, species and/or taxonomic group level, emphasizing higher plants.
General Responsibilities for the 3 positions: The academics to be hired are
expected to carry out, in the short run, the following activities:
1. Supervision of PhD students, with an active participation in
SISTECOL through counseling students and directing PhD theses.
2. Cutting-edge scientific research, through ISI publications, and
obtaining national competitive research grants (FONDECYT or similar).
3. Associative scientific research, through national and
international cooperation grants.
4. Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, coordinating courses
in their respective areas and collaborating in other courses.
5. University management, including willingness to participate in
committees or work groups, to take academic-administrative positions, and/or
to take part in academic management projects.
Application requirements:
- To be in the possession of the degree of PhDr at the moment of
being contracted, obtained through an accredited program, either national or
international.
- A postdoctoral training is desirable.
- To pass an exam of Psychological Evaluation.
BENEFITS
Full time contract in an academic category in agreement with their
antecedents. Remuneration in agreement with the academic category the
applicant is contracted in. Operational expenses during the first three
years of the contract are also contemplated.
Antecedents required for application:
- To accredit degree of PhD.
- To submit a CV and a copy of their most relevant ISI publications
to the position they are applying.
- Two reference letters issued by remarkable scientists, either
Chilean or foreigners.
- To explain the motivations for their applications by written.
Availability to take possession of the position from May 10th, 2010.
Procedure for the selection and assessment of submitted antecedents:
Antecedents will be evaluated by an ad hoc committee. An academic
presentation and/or an interview may be asked to some of the applicants. The
antecedents from this process will then be submitted to the final approval
of MECESUP 2 with the advising of the Counseling for Advanced Human Capital
(Consejo de Capital Humano Avanzado). The University keeps to itself the
right of declaring the application deserted either totally or partially,
without the obligation to express the reason for such determination.
Deadline for Application and Antecedents Delivery: MARCH 26th, 2010
Submit antecedents to:
Direccion de Personal, Concurso Nº 005, Universidad Austral de Chile, POBox
567, Valdivia, Chile.
Deadline for results delivery: April 30th, 2010
Name and address of the person responsible for answering questions and/or
delivering information:
Dr. Christian Figueroa Caro, Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de
Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile.
Telephone number: (+56) (63) 221 449.
Email: christianfigueroa[at]uach.cl
Christian C. Figueroa
Associate Professor
Director
Center for Research on Plant-Insect Interactions - iCROP
Universidad Austral de Chile
Instituto de Ecología y Evolución
Casilla 567, Valdivia
Phones: +56 63 22 1449 (direct)
+56 63 221344 (secretary and fax)
www.uach.cl; www.ecolevol.cl; www.icrop.cl
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Curricula competition
to appoint 3 full time Academic positions, with degree of PhD, assigned to the
Faculty of Sciences, to support the PhD Program in Systematic and Ecology
(SISTECOL) in the areas (1) Population and/or Community Ecology, (2)
Evolutionary Biology, and (3) Plant Molecular Systematic.
Position 1 – PhD possessing consolidate
trajectory, leading multidisciplinary groups and carrying out research in
Population and/or Community Ecology, mainly on population dynamics in managed
and productive ecosystems, and/or bio-resources management, in marine and/or
limnology areas.
Position 2 – PhD carrying out research in
Evolutionary Biology. Desirably, the applicant should have expertise studying
experimentally the interface between evolutionary biology and development
biology (Evo-Devo), using approximations coming from the population biology,
development biology, molecular evolution and/or evolutionary genetics.
Position 3 – PhD carrying out research in
Plant Systematic, possessing demonstrable expertise using modern molecular
tools, being able to conduct evolutionary, phylogenetic and/or biogeography
studies, either at a population, species and/or taxonomic group level,
emphasizing higher plants.
General Responsibilities for the 3
positions: The academics to be hired are expected to carry out, in the short
run, the following activities:
1.
Supervision of PhD students, with an active participation in SISTECOL through
counseling students and directing PhD theses.
2.
Cutting-edge scientific research, through ISI publications, and obtaining
national competitive research grants (FONDECYT or similar).
3.
Associative scientific research, through national and international cooperation
grants.
4.
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, coordinating courses in their
respective areas and collaborating in other courses.
5.
University management, including willingness to participate in committees or
work groups, to take academic-administrative positions, and/or to take part in
academic management projects.
Application requirements:
To be in the possession of the
degree of PhDr at the moment of being contracted, obtained through an
accredited program, either national or international.
A postdoctoral training is desirable.
To pass an exam of
Psychological Evaluation.
BENEFITS
Full time contract in an academic category
in agreement with their antecedents. Remuneration in agreement with the
academic category the applicant is contracted in. Operational expenses during the
first three years of the contract are also contemplated.
Antecedents required for application:
To accredit degree of PhD.
To submit a CV and a copy of
their most relevant ISI publications to the position they are applying.
Two reference letters issued by
remarkable scientists, either Chilean or foreigners.
To explain the motivations for
their applications by written.
Availability to take possession of the
position from May 10th, 2010.
Procedure for the selection and assessment of
submitted antecedents:
Antecedents will be evaluated by an ad hoc
committee. An academic presentation and/or an interview may be asked to some of
the applicants. The antecedents from this process will then be submitted to the
final approval of MECESUP 2 with the advising of the Counseling for Advanced
Human Capital (Consejo de Capital Humano Avanzado). The University keeps to
itself the right of declaring the application deserted either totally or
partially, without the obligation to express the reason for such determination.
Deadline for Application and Antecedents
Delivery: MARCH 26th, 2010
Submit antecedents to:
Direccion de Personal, Concurso Nº 005, Universidad Austral
de Chile, POBox 567, Valdivia, Chile.
Deadline for results delivery: April 30th,
2010
Name and address of the person responsible
for answering questions and/or delivering information:
Dr. Christian Figueroa Caro, Instituto de Ecología y
Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567,
Valdivia, Chile.
Telephone number: (+56) (63) 221 449.
Email: christianfigueroa[at]uach.cl
Christian C. Figueroa
Associate Professor
Director
Center for Research on Plant-Insect
Interactions - iCROP
Universidad Austral de Chile
Instituto de Ecología y Evolución
Casilla 567, Valdivia
Phones: +56 63 22 1449 (direct)
+56 63 221344 (secretary and fax)
www.uach.cl; www.ecolevol.cl; www.icrop.cl
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