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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Soil Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Department of Environmental Systems Science (<a href="http://www.usys.ethz.ch">www.usys.ethz.ch</a>) of ETH Zurich invites applications
for an assistant professor (tenure track) focusing on (1) the role of soil as a key natural resource, supporting a wide range of forest and other terrestrial ecosystem functions and services and/or (2) quantifying the effects of changes of land use and climate
on various soil functions at local to global scales. Candidates should be interested in system-oriented multidisciplinary research and are expected to develop an innovative and internationally recognised research programme, making an important contribution
to linking soil ecosystem services to land-use and climate change. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The successful candidate will have a strong background in soil sciences and demonstrated potential for innovative research.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At the assistant professor level commitment to teaching and the ability to lead a research group are expected.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Teaching duties will include advanced-level courses on the assessment, modelling or management of soil resources as part of the environment.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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="http://www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch">www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch</a> <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"">Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of future research and teaching interests, and
a description of the three 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 August 2017</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 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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