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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Ecology and Evolution in Forest Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Department of Environmental Systems Science (<a href="www.usys.ethz.ch">www.usys.ethz.ch</a>) at ETH Zurich invites applications
 for the above-mentioned position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The assistant professor develops and leads an internationally recognized research</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
 programme</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> in “Ecology and Evolution in Forest Ecosystems” and is expected to integrate into research activities in related fields at ETH Zurich. He or she will use any relevant
 experimental, comparative and/or theoretical approaches to explore ecological and/or evolutionary processes that affect the composition, diversity, structure, dynamics and function of forest communities. The search is not limited to plant-based research, hence
 scientists working with non-plant forest components are encouraged to apply. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The new professor will teach in the Master of Environmental Sciences programme, offering subjects in Forest and Landscape Management
 that are also relevant to Ecology and Evolution. Undergraduate level courses are taught in German or English and graduate level courses in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">Assistant professorships have been established to promote the careers of younger scien­tists. ETH Zurich
 implements a tenure track system equivalent to other top international universities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please apply online at</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<b><a href="www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch">www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch</a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of future research and teaching interests, the
 names and contact details of three referees, and three of your most important achievements. The letter of application should be addressed
<b>to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2016</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:DE-CH"> ETH Zurich is an equal opportunity
 and family friendly employer and is further responsive to the needs of dual career couples. We specifically encourage women to apply.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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