Professor in Plant Biotechnology

il y a 2 semaines

Gent, Belgique Universiteit Gent Temps plein

**Discipline**:Plant biotechnology**:

- **100% Assistant professor tenure track**:

- **Faculty of Bioscience Engineering**:

- **Reference number**:202311/BW25/ZAP/006**

**ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY**

Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 50,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think". Ghent University's mission statement is characterised by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.

**ASSIGNMENT**

Taking up this position, which is funded by the Special Research Fund, leads to an appointment in a tenure track system for a duration of 5 years and implies the privilege of devoting oneself almost exclusively to research activities during this period, with a teaching load limited to no more than 8 ECTS credits per semester on average over a period of 3 years.

For the further development of the academic career, please see ‘Appointment information’ below.

**Academic education**

You lecture various courses in the field of plant biotechnology, gene technology and cell biology. Depending on the course, the language of instruction is Dutch or English.

You also contribute to the education at our Campus in South Korea (GUGC), for which you will spend several weeks abroad.

**Academic research**

**Academic services**

You take part in the internal and external service provision of the Department of Biotechnology

**PROFILE**

**Experience**
- You have already conducted excellent academic research in the given discipline, which is clearly reflected in outstanding publications in national and international peer-reviewed books and/or journals;
- You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
- Recommended are:

- Experience in supervising research and/or coaching Ph.D. students;
- International mobility, including research stays at institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
- Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic lecturing;
- Professionalisation of education.
- You must master the language of instruction in which you will teach a course at CEFR- level C1.You can demonstrate this by means of a language certificate or a diploma obtained from an institution in which that language is the language of instruction. In addition, Article II.270, -1 of the Codex of Higher Education requires that: (i) you must master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level A2 within two years after the start of the appointment. (ii) you must be able to master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level of B2 within five years after the start of the appointment. More info: Language requirements at Ghent University for professorial staff — Ghent University (ugent.be)

**Skills / Attitude**
- You are quality-oriented;
- You take initiative;
- You inspire collaborators;
- You are a motivational leader with future-oriented vision;
- You write and speak English fluently. If you are not Dutch-speaking, you are willing to learn this language in the short term.

**Admission requirements**
- You hold a thesis-based doctorate or a diploma or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education).

Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.
- You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 september 2024. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.

**APPOINTMENT INFORMATION**
- We offer you a temporary appointment as an assistant professor in a tenure track system for a term of five years with a focus on research. If positively evaluated by the University Board, the term of office will be transferred into a permanent appointment as an associate professor. At that moment the time devoted to research, education and academic services may be altered.

The recruitment is from 1 september 2024.

**OUR OFFER**

Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and courses of 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities. Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting costs, daycare, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques. A complete overview of all our employee benefits (in Dutch).

**GENDER AND DIVERSITY**

**SELECTION PROCEDURE**

The evaluation of the required international mobility is broad and partly takes the gender perspective

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