Senior lecturer/Associate professor *in Veterinary Bacteriology

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Department of Animal Bioscience

The Department of Animal Biosciences (HBIO) is part of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and is responsible for education and research in several basic and applied areas. These areas include anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, genetics, breeding, immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epizootology, comparative medicine, food safety, bioinformatics and One Health. Our research covers everything from production animals to sports and pet animals, laboratory animals and wild animals. The department's researchers work on the entire scale from molecular mechanisms and microbiology to the structure, function and behaviour of animals, and how these are affected by breeding, physical activity, care, production, stress, environmental factors and diseases.

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Subject description

Veterinary bacteriology includes how pathogenic bacteria function, acquire new properties and spread in sport, companion and food animals (horse, dog, cat, cattle, goat, sheep, pig, poultry and farmed fish). The subject includes studies of pathogenic bacteria where traditional and molecular biological methods are used to clarify the origin of bacterial infections, pathogenesis and development of resistance in bacteria. The subject also includes pathogenic bacteria in the field of food microbiology. Diagnostics and development of preventive measures such as vaccines are also included.

Duties

The applicant will be expected to:

• develop and lead internationally successful research within the subject;
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at at first, second and third cycle level;
• primarily teach within the veterinary and veterinary nurse programs, in addition to other components at first, second and third cycle level covering the subject;
• develop teaching methods and the use of digital tools in teaching, in particular the maintenance and development of the database VetBact;
• collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university;
• contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU;
• develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, relevant public authorities, industries, organisations and society at large;
• apply for external research funding from both national and international sources;
• supervise doctoral students and Bachelor’s students undergoing specialist training;
• actively participate in clinical work and teaching;
• communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large;
• perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university;

Eligibility

The applicant must:

• have successfully completed a doctoral degree or have the equivalent academic qualifications within a subject relevant to the position;
• demonstrate research expertise in the subject for the appointment;
• demonstrate teaching expertise and the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching;
• have experience of teaching at first, second and third cycle level;
• have good knowledge of English;
• have Swedish as working language;

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment must be the degree of expertise required as qualification for employment.

The assessment of research expertise will be based on:

• completed and ongoing research within the subject;
• the ability to independently initiate and run successful and internationally-recognised research;
• the ability to compete for external research funding;
• the applicant having the qualifications required for appointment as a docent, or equivalent academic qualifications in a subject relevant to the position.

The following will be taken into consideration when assessing teaching expertise:

• planning, implementation, examination as well as assessment of own teaching;
• supervision and examination at first and second cycle level;
• ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into teaching work;
• training in teaching and learning in higher education, or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways;
• pedagogic vision and reflection;
• development of teaching methods.

 The following abilities will also be assessed:

• developing and leading activities and staff within academia;
• communicating and collaborating internally;
• collaborating with external stakeholders and society;
• communicating research and development work.

It is considered to be of merit if the applicant has competence and skills in molecular biology and bioinformatics relating veterinary bacteriology.

The appointment will be offered to the applicant who, following a qualitative comprehensive assessment is in the best position to conduct and develop the duties in question, and contribute to the positive development of the organisation.

* Swedish “universitetslektor”, a tenured position approximately equivalent to Senior lecturer (UK) or Associate professor (US). The applicant who is offered this employment at SLU will be employed as Senior lecturer.

This position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se

Application deadline:

2026-02-09

Application:

For the guidance of your application, there is SLU's appointment procedure for teachers at SLU and General assessment criteria for the appointment of teachers, which you can read here.

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Academic union representatives:

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