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An appointment as Associate Senior Lecturer in plant physiology /Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with focus on plant embryo development is available at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå. The department is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre. This recruitment is part of an excellence initiative – SLU Futures – which aims to attract and support promising young researchers within the strategic themes of Future Sustainable Plant Production Systems, Resilient Ecosystems, and One Health.
Last day to apply: September 15, 2025
Faculty of Forest Sciences - The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
The objective of the SLU Futures initiative is to create conditions for successful research in future-oriented, strong academic environments through long-term employment. Read more here https://www.slu.se/slu-futures
The department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology within the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) is a world-leading environment integrating experimental plant biology and forest biotechnology research. UPSC has strong platforms for plant growth, microscopy, metabolomics and conifer genomics. UPSC has one of the largest facilities in the world for tree transformation, including a facility for somatic embryogenesis and transformation of Norway spruce, important tools for all basic research connecting genes to gene function.
Read more about the department and UPSC at www.upsc.se/.
Subject Area
The subject area is plant physiology with focus on plant embryo development.
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