Associate Senior Lecturer in Botany

The department's activities are conducted at two main locations: Natrium on Medicinaregatan 7B in Gothenburg, and the Kristineberg Marine Research Station in Fiskebäckskil. The current position is located at the premises in Gothenburg, which is where Herbarium GB is situated. The latter hosts more than one million specimens from around the world (~60% imaged; ~28% with digitized metadata) and forms part of a global network of almost 4,000 herbaria.Subject area Botany, specializing in vascular plant systematics.Subject area description Vascular plant systematics is the scientific study of the diversity, evolutionary relationships, and taxonomy of vascular plants. In the 21st century, systematics is a highly integrative discipline, one that engages a diversity of data types and methodologies, and has strong connections to evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation biology. For this position we seek a plant systematist having competence in the tools of modern systematics, a strong interest in natural history collections, and whose research makes first-hand use of material housed in such collections. Duties This associate senior lectureship initially comprises 60% research and teaching in botany and 40% curation of the vascular plant collections at Herbarium GB. The curation component comprises contribution to strategic development of the collections, basic curation, and curation-related research.Teaching and research tasks include: Development of and engagement with a sustained, substantive, and productive research program focusing on vascular plants. A significant component of the research should be collections-based, making use of herbarium material. Building and leading a research group, including applying for external research funding and publishing in high-quality scientific journals. Teaching topics in plant taxonomy, systematics, and related subjects at undergraduate and graduate levels. This includes lecturing, coordination of practical exercises, course leadership, and project supervision. Supervising doctoral students. Participation in the development and renewal of teaching, in both content and form. Development of collaborations with other research groups at University of Gothenburg and with researchers at other institutions. The department is especially keen to strengthen its collaboration with the Gothenburg Botanical Garden, with respect to research, teaching, and collection management. Participation in and development of societal...

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