40 Post-doctoral opportunities
at Göteborg University

                                                                        Reference E 36 1034/07

Göteborg University, GU, located in Sweden, is one of the largest and most popular universities in Northern Europe. GU wishes to enhance its research base in the coming years. In this context GU offers career opportunities for 40 exceptionally well qualified recent PhDs to perform research at one or several of GU’s departments. Appointments will start from July 1, 2007, at earliest, and will run for a period of two years.

Applicants must have completed their PhD before the application deadline and no longer than three years before that date.

The post-doc positions will be allocated to GU’s faculties with the following indicative distribution.  To find research groups and researchers
please contact:

Faculty of Arts, five positions

Christer Flodin
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 1109
E-mail: christer.flodin@hum.gu.se

Faculty of Social Sciences, four positions

Fredrika Lagergren Wahlin
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 5460
E-mail: fredrika.lagergren@samfak.gu.se

School of Business, Economic and Law, three positions

Kristina Durgé
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 4153
E-mail: kristina.durge@handels.gu.se

Faculty of Education, one position

Sverker Lindblad
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 2511
E-mail: sverker.lindblad@ped.gu.se

Faculty of Science, eight positions

Helén Wärnsäter
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 1054
E-mail: helen.warnsater@science.gu.se

Sahlgrenska Academy (health sciences faculty), twelve positions

Anette Nilsson
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 3814
E-mail: anette.nilsson@sahlgrenska.gu.se

Else-Berit Lindoff
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 3570 or +46 (0)734-334406
E-mail: else-berit.lindoff@sahlgrenska.gu.se

Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, one position

Johan Öberg
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 5978 or +46 (0)708-735 978
E-mail: johan.oberg@konst.gu.se

IT University, one position

Jan  Ljungberg
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 2746
E-mail: jan.ljungberg@ituniv.se

Center for Educational Science and Teacher Research, one position and

Jan Bengtsson
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 6318 or
Phone: +46 (0)31 786 2166
E-mail: jan.bengtsson@ped.gu.se

Cross-faculty research, four positions

Bertil Ohlsson
Phone: +46 (0)31-786 5209
E-mail: bertil.ohlsson@gu.se

The application should include:

• A statement of the desired host faculty
• A complete curriculum vitae covering all years since school education including a personalized summary description of past scientific experience and training (2 pages)
• A list of publications including published, accepted and submitted manuscripts (in the latter case with indication of journal and abstract). In case of other publications a summary and reference to publisher should be indicated.
• A research outline for the two-year period (1 page)
• A statement of personal visions for career development (1 page)
• Reference/support letters from two senior scientists
• Documentation of your relevant artistic practice, or equivalent (Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts)

Applicants are advised to contact one or several research groups that could serve as hosts and discuss feasibility of the planned research. Applications will be reviewed by an expert panel composed of both external and internal faculty.

All material should be sent as one single pdf file to the Registrar at Göteborg University (e-mail address: registrator@gu.se)  no later than April 30. Reference E 36 1034/07.

Positions can include some teaching obligations.

For more information contact your faculty of interest or research advisor PhD Bertil Ohlsson, e-mail: Bertil.Ohlsson@gu.se