Associate Professor in Comparative and Integrative Physiology

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Associate Professor in Comparative and Integrative Physiology Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): Il Dipartimento di Scienza e Ambiente dell'Università di Roskilde cerca un Professore Associato in Fisiologia Comparativa e Integrativa, con inizio previsto per il 1 gennaio 2027. Il candidato selezionato si unirà alla Sezione di Dinamiche Ambientali e sarà coinvolto nella ricerca e nell'insegnamento, con particolare attenzione alla fisiologia comparativa e integrativa, alla biologia ambientale e alla biologia molecolare. Le principali responsabilità includono la conduzione di ricerche, la pubblicazione di risultati e l'insegnamento a livello di laurea triennale e magistrale. È richiesta una laurea di dottorato in Biologia, con un forte focus sulla zoologia e la fisiologia animale, e competenze in metodi molecolari. Il candidato ideale dovrà anche dimostrare capacità di comunicazione e collaborazione interdisciplinare. The Department of Science and Environment (DSE) at Roskilde University invites applications for the position of Associate Professor in in Comparative and Integrative Physiology, starting on 1 January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. DSE is one of four departments at Roskilde University. The Department conducts basic and applied research within Environmental Science, Medical Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Bachelor, master, and PhD programs are offered within these areas. In accordance with the university strategy, research and education takes place in a collaborative and interdisciplinary university environment. Further, we encourage collaboration with the other internal university departments, covering social sciences and humanities where relevant, as well as external partners at regional, national, and international level. The Department is organized in four sections. The Associate Professor will be part of the Section for Environmental Dynamics and is expected to interact closely in both teaching and research with the Section of Molecular and Medical Biology. The Section of Environmental Dynamics currently comprises eight professors, associate professors and assistant professors, as well as a varying number of PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and technicians. Read more https://ruc.dk/en/research-group/environmental-dynamics Responsibilities and tasks The Associate Professor's primary responsibilities will encompass research, including publication/academic dissemination and scientific communication, as well as research-based teaching with associated examination obligations. The position will strengthen molecular and mechanistic research and teaching in comparative and integrative physiology, spanning human, animal, environmental and stress biology. The successful candidate will support stronger connections between organismal physiology, ecology, evolution, and biodiversity research, as well as leveraging emerging omics technologies. The Associate Professor is expected to be both willing and capable of teaching subjects that are central to the curriculum in Environmental Biology and Molecular Biology (both BSc level) and Environmental Science (MSc level). Additionally, the position requires the sharing of knowledge with society at large, including participation in public debates and outreach activities. Furthermore, the Associate Professor is expected to secure research grants, manage research projects, provide guidance and supervision to early-career researchers (e.g. postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors), and participate in academic assessments and other tasks as requested by the Department. Applicants are encouraged to review the university's Faculty expectations at Working at Roskilde University | Roskilde University for specific details regarding the required qualifications in research, teaching, networking, fundraising, impact, outreach, etc. The ideal candidate for the position is expected to: Conduct fundamental and/or applied research in the field of comparative and integrative physiology, within fields of relevance to and with a solid basis in Section of Environmental Dynamics, and with interest in establishing (interdisciplinary) research areas of relevance to Section of Molecular and Medical Biology Be enterprising, possess strong communication skills, and be a visible and engaged participant in the department’s daily activities, Be willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond the department, including with external partners in securing research grants. Qualifications Applicants must hold a relevant PhD degree, for example in Biology, with a strong emphasis on zoology and animal physiology, and qualifications corresponding to those expected after a period of employment as an Assistant Professor in the field of animal (eco)-physiology combined with experience with molecular methods. The candidate should demonstrat Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).