Professor of Aquaculture with a focus on sustainable food production

Job Details

The subject covers aquaculture with a focus on nutrition, physiology, and welfare of farmed fish, primarily salmonids, in circular production systems. The focus is on sustainable food production in line with the One Health and One Welfare concepts.

Duties

The applicant will be expected to:

• develop and lead internationally successful research;
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level;
• primarily teach within the subbject, in addition to other components at first, second and third cycle level covering the subject;
• develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, the relevant public authorities, industry, organisations and society at large;
• collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university;
• apply for external research funding from both national and international sources;
• supervise doctoral students;
• contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU;
• communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large;
• perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university.

Requirements

The applicant must

• have successfully completed a doctoral degree as well as hold the qualifications required for appointment as a docent or have the equivalent academic qualifications, (within a subject relevant to the position);
• demonstrate research expertise in the subject;
• demonstrate teaching expertise and have the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching;
• have good knowledge of English.

Contact Information

Contact persons

Activity contact persons

• Eva Enström, eva.enstrom@slu.se
• Ewa Wredle, ewa.wredle@slu.se

Last date to apply

13 April 2026

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