This is a curricula competition to hire 2 full time and permanent Academic positions, with degree of PhD, assigned to the Faculty of Sciences, in order to support the PhD Program in Systematic and Ecology (SISTECOL; www.sistecol.cl) in the following areas: (1) Marine Ecology, and (2) Plant Biology
Position 1 – PhD possessing consolidate trajectory in Marine Ecology, conducting scientific research demonstrable throughout competitive research grants and publications in highly cited ISI journals. The candidate should work on population dynamics, integrated studies in ecosystems (modeling of productive or altered systems), and/or management of marine bio-resources, and will be hired to perform research and teaching at Institute of Marine Biology (Institute of Marine and Limnology Sciences from 2011).
Position 2 – PhD conducting scientific research in Plant Biology, with emphasis in higher plants, demonstrable throughout competitive research grants and publications in highly cited ISI journals working in some of the following sub-disciplines: ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, plant-insect interactions, systematic. The candidate should be well trained in modern analytical tools, able to be part of a multidisciplinary research team in ecological and evolutionary sciences, and will be hired to perform research and teaching at Institute of Ecology and Evolution (Institute of Earth Sciences and Evolution).
General Responsibilities for the positions
The academics to be hired are expected to carry out 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. Administration, 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 PhD at the moment of being hired, obtained through an accredited program, either national or international.
· To pass an exam of Psychological Evaluation
Benefits
Full time contract in an academic category in agreement with their antecedents. Salary in agreement with the academic category the applicant is contracted in. Operational expenses during the first three years of the contract are also included.
Antecedents required for all applicants
· To accredit degree of PhD.
· To submit a CV and a copy of the 5 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 start activities from March 1st, 2011.
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: December 22, 2010
Delivery address
Dirección de Personal, Concurso Nº CD117
Universidad Austral de Chile
PO Box 567
Valdivia
CHILE
Results will be delivered by: January 14, 2011
Name and address of the person responsible
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@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
Position 1 – PhD possessing consolidate trajectory in Marine Ecology, conducting scientific research demonstrable throughout competitive research grants and publications in highly cited ISI journals. The candidate should work on population dynamics, integrated studies in ecosystems (modeling of productive or altered systems), and/or management of marine bio-resources, and will be hired to perform research and teaching at Institute of Marine Biology (Institute of Marine and Limnology Sciences from 2011).
Position 2 – PhD conducting scientific research in Plant Biology, with emphasis in higher plants, demonstrable throughout competitive research grants and publications in highly cited ISI journals working in some of the following sub-disciplines: ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, plant-insect interactions, systematic. The candidate should be well trained in modern analytical tools, able to be part of a multidisciplinary research team in ecological and evolutionary sciences, and will be hired to perform research and teaching at Institute of Ecology and Evolution (Institute of Earth Sciences and Evolution).
General Responsibilities for the positions
The academics to be hired are expected to carry out 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. Administration, 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 PhD at the moment of being hired, obtained through an accredited program, either national or international.
· To pass an exam of Psychological Evaluation
Benefits
Full time contract in an academic category in agreement with their antecedents. Salary in agreement with the academic category the applicant is contracted in. Operational expenses during the first three years of the contract are also included.
Antecedents required for all applicants
· To accredit degree of PhD.
· To submit a CV and a copy of the 5 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 start activities from March 1st, 2011.
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: December 22, 2010
Delivery address
Dirección de Personal, Concurso Nº CD117
Universidad Austral de Chile
PO Box 567
Valdivia
CHILE
Results will be delivered by: January 14, 2011
Name and address of the person responsible
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@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