BACKGROUND:The faculty of Bioscience Engineering has a vacancy for a professorship, starting from October 1, 2008. It concerns a part-time position (50 %) as Professor in the rank of Lecturer (docent) or Professor in the rank of Senior Lecturer (hoofddocent) in the Department of Molecular Biotechnology,

RESPONSIBILITIES

Academic teaching (in Dutch), scientific research and carrying out scientific duties in the field of Bio-Informatics.

REQUIREMENTS

on the day of application, candidates should hold a PhD degree with doctoral thesis or a degree recognized as equivalent;
candidates are required to have research experience in the fields of applied bioinformatics, biotechnology, sequence-analysis, comparative genomics, database management, genome– and proteome analysis, proved by recent publications/patents in national and international peer reviewed journals;
candidates are required to have research experience with diverse molecular based techniques, epigenetics and model organisms;
candidates are required to possess the necessary didactic, organizational and communicative skills for teaching at an academic level

PREFERENCES

experience with bioinformatics applications in biotech research and diagnostics;
experience with industrial applications of bioinformatics;
experience in international mobility, amongst others through participation in research programs at research institutions not linked to the university where the highest degree was obtained, would be an advantage;

TERMS

In principle this part-time position (50 %) will lead to a tenured position or to an appointment for a clearly defined renewable period of time, following a positive evaluation. As teaching at Ghent University is mostly in Dutch, such evaluation may include the acquired ability to teach in Dutch.

COMPENSATION

HOW TO APPLY:http://www.ugent.be/nl/voorzieningen/personeelszaken/aanwerving/medewerkers/formulieren/zap


DEADLINE:1 June 2008