211-0367/26-2K Professor within Microbial interactions in plant and environmental systems
Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen · Cotton Plant, AR · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID as heading. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes salary and employment conditions: "Salary and employment conditions The position is open from 1 May 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff. Employment is as Professor under the applicable collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. There will be an opportunity to negotiate supplements based on qualifications. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish)." That's some salary info but not a specific number. It's not a specific salary figure; it's generic. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary and employment conditions, but not a specific salary figure. However it's still "Salary and employment conditions". The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary and employment conditions, albeit generic. Should we include a Pay section? It says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state salary and employment conditions, so we could include a Pay section with that content. However we must avoid filler like "not specified". The content includes specifics: open date, covered by memorandum, opportunity to negotiate supplements, link to salary levels. That's substantive enough. So include Pay section.
Schedule: The posting does not mention schedule (full-time maybe implied but not explicit). There's "Working hours: Full time" later in the metadata at bottom. That's schedule info. It says "Working hours: Full time". That is schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that.
Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. No benefits described. So omit Benefits.
Now we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Possibly also "Description Of Qualifications Needed" etc. We'll map content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we start with About the role: maybe a paragraph summarizing the role from the posting: The Department invites applications for a position as full Professor within microbial interactions in plant and environmental systems. Include description of department, vision, infrastructure, etc.
Responsibilities: Duties include own research, development of field, assessment tasks, grant applications, research management (supervision, training), teaching at BSc/MSc, expand teaching to new MSc in Biosolutions, supervision of projects, teaching, preparing exams, other tasks requested.
Requirements: Might be similar to Qualifications. But we need to separate. Usually Requirements are mandatory criteria; Qualifications are desired. The posting has "Description Of Qualifications Needed" and then "The Candidate Should Fulfil The Following Criteria". Those are requirements. Also "General criteria apply..." etc. We'll combine.
We need to avoid duplication. We'll extract substantive bullet points.
Let's parse:
About the role: The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN); Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen invites applications for a position as full Professor within the area of microbial interactions in plant and environmental systems. Research and teaching at PLEN covers topics within Agriculture, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Biosolutions and Environmental Sciences, dealing with a wide range of subjects focusing especially on plants, soil, and microorganisms from molecules through organisms to populations and anthropogenic ecosystems. Vision to maintain and develop position as leading department for plant science and related areas based on excellent basic and applied research. Department hosts state-of-the-art infrastructure and unique field research facilities, many opportunities for collaborations across department. Department organised into four sections; appointed professor will be affiliated to section of Environmental Sciences located at Frederiksberg campus. Section carries out world-leading research across diverse disciplines including soil microbiology, chemistry, agrohydrology, ecotoxicology, to assess and mitigate human impacts on ecosystems. Combining measurements, experiments, modelling supports basic environmental science and applied solutions for sustainable agriculture, climate mitigation, clean soil and water. Section conducts world-leading research covering environmental biology, chemistry, ecosystem science. Focusing on agroecosystems and impacts on soil, water, atmosphere, connects fundamental discoveries to solutions for targeting climate impacts, microbial diversity, toxicological challenges.
That's a lot; we can keep as prose.
Responsibilities: The professor is expected to teach both at BSc and MSc levels primarily in Biotechnology and Natural resources and Environmental Sciences programmes at Frederiksberg Campus and to expand these regular teaching commitments to the new MSc in Biosolutions in Kalundborg. Duties include the applicant’s own research, development of the field, assessment tasks, grant applications, and research management such as supervision and training of research fellows and other staff. The successful applicant must also teach, supervise, prepare and participate in examinations, and fulfill other tasks requested by the Department.
Also supervision of BSc and MSc projects expected regularly. International candidates expected to contribute actively to teaching in Danish within 3-6 years, including supervision and assessment of students.
Also expected to be driver for development of courses to ensure high-quality teaching.
Also expected to cover teaching in existing courses both at MSc and BSc levels in subjects related to microbiology, molecular genetics and biotechnology.
Also expected to drive research within model system development for causality and mechanistic understanding of microbial functioning under natural soil conditions; microbial component of N and P nutrition in agricultural systems; drivers for root colonization and microbial assembly in agricultural systems; microbial functions of importance for soil health and functioning; microbial solutions for climate mitigation and sustainable plant production.
Also expected to have documented ability to obtain independent research grants, strong track record of successful external/international collaborations, experience with outreach activities and communication of research to public and stakeholders, societal impact via participation in stakeholder networks.
Also expected to have experience with organizational tasks such as departmental committees.
Also expected to have formal pedagogical training or supervision equivalent to UCPH teacher training programme for assistant professors.
Also expected to have university level teaching experience, documented teaching competencies, ability to explain and reflect upon own teaching practice and portfolio.
Also expected to have extensive experience in development, organization, restructuring, and management of courses at BSc and MSc levels, supported by comprehensive teaching portfolio documenting pedagogic competences and ongoing skills development.
Also expected to have extensive experience with supervision of BSc, MSc, PhD students, as well as postdocs.
Also expected to have teaching portfolio documenting teaching experience and reflections on teaching skills.
Also expected to have PhD or similar in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, or related field.
Also expected to have profound experience in study of plant microbe-related issues in context of sustainable agriculture.
Also expected to have excellent publication record that includes corresponding-author, senior author and first author publications of relevance to the position and demonstrate impact on scientific field of microbial interactions related to soils, plants and environment.
Also expected to have proven leadership in academic research environment and ability to guide an independent research group to achieve specific goals.
Also expected to have extensive experience in development, organization, restructuring, and management of courses at BSc and MSc levels (already mentioned). Also extensive experience with supervision of BSc, MSc, PhD students, postdocs.
Also expected to have documented ability to obtain independent research grants from private and public foundations.
Also expected to have strong track record of successful external/international collaborations.
Also expected to have documented experience in organizational tasks such as departmental committees.
Also expected to have experience with outreach activities and communication of research to the public and stakeholders via popular science events, press releases, interviews, conferences etc.
Also expected to have societal impact in terms of participation in appropriate stakeholder networks.
Also expected to have assessment of applicants will primarily consider level of documented, original scientific production at international level, contributions to developments in field, as well as documented teaching qualifications. Managerial and outreach qualifications also considered.
Also general criteria apply: research, teaching, Innovation & societal impact, organizational contribution and leadership.
We need to separate into sections: Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (mandatory criteria), Qualifications (maybe desired), Skills (maybe specific abilities). However the posting lumps many criteria together. We'll need to decide what goes where.
We can treat:
- About the role: description of department and position.
- Responsibilities: teaching, research, supervision, grant writing, course development, outreach, organizational tasks, etc.
- Requirements: PhD, profound experience, publication record, leadership, ability to obtain grants, international collaborations, organizational tasks, outreach, teaching experience, pedagogical training, ability to teach in Danish within 3-6 years, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe the specific research areas: model system development, N/P nutrition, root colonization, microbial functions for soil health, microbial solutions for climate mitigation, etc. Those are more like expected research themes.
- Skills: maybe teaching skills, supervision, grant writing, course development, outreach communication, etc.
But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include each piece somewhere. We can't omit any.
We could create sections:
- About the role (paragraph)
- Responsibilities (ul list of duties)
- Requirements (ul list of mandatory criteria)
- Qualifications (ul list of desired qualifications/expertise)
- Skills (ul list of skills)
- Pay (p with salary info)
- Schedule (p with working hours)
We must avoid duplication. We'll need to parse the text and assign each piece to a section without repeating.
Let's extract bullet points from the posting:
From "Description Of Qualifications Needed": (these are qualifications)
- Full exploitation of these solutions requires basic understanding of the complex interactions in the environment which shape microbial communities and their functions in soil and at the plant root interface.
- Hence, The Appointed Professor Should Have a Broad Knowledge Of Microbial Ecology Including Microbial Functioning Under Soil Conditions, Drivers For Microbiome Assembly As Well As Microbe-microbe And Plant-microbe Interactions Of Importance For Soil And Plant Health.
- It Is Expected That The Professor Has a Recognized International Position In The Field And Contributes To The Design And Implementation Of New Methodologies Within Microbial Ecology.
- The Successful Candidate Is Expected To Drive Research Within:
* Model system development for causality and mechanistic understanding of microbial functioning under natural soil conditions
* The microbial component of N and P nutrition in agricultural systems
* Drivers for root colonization and microbial assembly in agricultural systems
* Microbial functions of importance for soil health and functioning
* Microbial solutions for climate mitigation and sustainable plant production
- The appointed professor is expected to cover teaching in existing courses both at the MSc and BSc levels in subjects related to microbiology, molecular genetics and biotechnology.
- Likewise, the appointed professor is expected to be a driver for the development of courses to ensure high-quality teaching in a constantly changing educational landscape.
- Supervision of BSc and MSc projects is expected on a regular basis.
- International candidates are expected to be able to contribute actively to teaching in Danish within 3-6 years, including supervision and assessment of students.
- Applicants are required to have university level teaching experience, documented teaching competencies and must be able to explain and reflect upon own teaching practice and portfolio.
- Formal pedagogical training or supervision equivalent to the University of Copenhagen teacher training programme for assistant professors is required.
Then "The Candidate Should Fulfil The Following Criteria": list:
- PhD or similar in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, or a related field
- Profound experience in the study of plant microbe-related issues in the context of sustainable agriculture
- An excellent publication record that includes corresponding-author, senior author and first author publications of relevance to the position and demonstrate an impact on the scientific field of microbial interactions related to soils, plants and the environment
- Proven leadership in an academic research environment and ability to guide an independent research group to achieve specific goals
- Extensive experience in the development,