📍 Employer: Umeå University
📌 Location: Umeå, Sweden
💰 Salary: As per university guidelines and collective agreements
📅 Application Deadline: 10 November 2025
🎓 Discipline: Life Sciences
👩🔬 Job Type: Faculty Member (Assistant Professor, tenure track)
⏱ Employment: Full-time, Fixed-term
🎓 Required Qualification: PhD
🏛 Sector: Academia
Position Overview:
The Department of Molecular Biology and Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS)—the Swedish EMBL node—at Umeå University invites expressions of interest for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Nature Careers
The department, jointly affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Medicine, conducts both fundamental and translational research into molecular mechanisms in bacterial and eukaryotic systems. The department is renowned as the birthplace of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing discovery, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Researchers benefit from world-class infrastructure, including advanced cryo-electron microscopy and a new ABSL-3 facility. Successful candidates working on infection-related research may join MIMS and its European network of excellence centers (www.mims.umu.se).
This position comes with a startup package of approximately 20 million SEK (≈ €1.8 million) over 5 years to help establish an independent research group. Umeå University offers a supportive, interdisciplinary, and resource-rich environment with tailored mentorship and access to cutting-edge facilities.
Key Responsibilities:
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Conduct independent, high-quality research in molecular biology or molecular infection medicine.
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Lead and supervise doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
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Develop and teach courses (in English or Swedish, some online).
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Participate in academic administration and collaboration across faculties.
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Contribute to the department’s strong culture of collegiality and cooperation.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Doctoral degree (or equivalent foreign qualification) awarded within the last 7 years.
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Proven record of impactful research and postdoctoral experience.
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Demonstrated teaching ability (English proficiency required; Swedish to be learned if not known).
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Not previously employed at Umeå University for more than 6 months by February 2026.
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Commitment to mentoring early-career scientists and supervising theses.
Assessment & Selection:
Applicants will be evaluated under Chapter 4, Section 4a of the Higher Education Ordinance.
The weighting of criteria is as follows:
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Research excellence (3)
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Teaching expertise (2)
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Administrative competence (1)
Strong emphasis will be placed on:
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Independent, innovative research output.
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Leading authorship in original publications.
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Securing external research funding.
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Postdoctoral experience outside the PhD institution.
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Active participation in international collaboration networks.
Additional Information:
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Affiliation: Faculty of Science & Technology / Faculty of Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology.
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Appointment includes a development plan, teaching and research mentors, and promotion eligibility to Associate Professor.
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Selected applicants will be invited to visit Umeå in December 2025 for interviews.
Application Guidelines:
Submit your Expression of Interest via email to:
📧 prefekt.molbiol@umu.se
📝 Subject line: “Expression of interest – Assistant Professor (tenure track)”
🕓 Deadline: 10 November 2025
Application documents:
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Short abstract (max 1500 characters)
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Research plan (4–6 pages, English, 12pt font)
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Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages)
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Mobility & international experience summary (max 0.5 page)
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Publication list (highlight top 10 works with short significance notes)
Contact Information:
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Dr. Matthew Francis – matthew.francis@umu.se
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Prof. Oliver Billker – oliver.billker@umu.se
For details, visit: www.mims.umu.se
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