Job opening: Professor, Arctic resilience and adaptation
At the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, the permanent position of professor (Arctic resilience and adaptation) is open.
Arctic Centre is a national and international hub of information and centre of excellence that conducts multidisciplinary research in changes in the Arctic region. It is located in the Arktikum House, Rovaniemi, Finland. The highly popular Arktikum is also home to the Science Centre of the Arctic Centre and the Provincial Museum of Lapland.
In the Arctic Centre, research is carried out especially in the entire Arctic region and Antarctica. Multidisciplinary research especially combines the perspectives of the natural sciences and social sciences.
Tasks include...
Research
The Professor Resilience and Adaptation conducts research on the ability of arctic communities and ecosystems to respond to changes in climate, the environment, and biota, including human-induced changes brought about by factors in human-made environment and social-economic factors. The professor studies the ways in which this complex change affects societal, political, legal and economic development of the Arctic, addresses how nature and arctic social-ecological systems have adapted to past and current change, and examines the nature of their resilience and the interrelationships involved, as well as envisions what the ability to adapt and resilience might look like in the future. In addition, the professor introduces new, critical perspectives into the emerging, multidisciplinary research area of resilience and adaptation.
In addition to conducting their own research, the professor participates in the implementation and development of the multidisciplinary research strategy of the Arctic Centre. The professor establishes and leads a multidisciplinary research group with members from the Arctic Centre, the faculties of the University of Lapland, as well as other universities and research institutions. The professor will apply for external funding and will have research findings published particularly in international, high-level scientific publications. Moreover, the professor will participate in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field of research.
Teaching and student supervision
The professor provides teaching on subjects within the scope of the position and supervises students’ theses and postgraduate studies. The professor participates in developing the university’s international degree programmes together with the vice rector for education and the faculties of the university. In addition, the professor has a role in developing the university’s researcher education.
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