Uppsala University

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden´s largest and most versatile department of its kind. The department has approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in Air, Water and Landscape Science; Geophysics; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development; Petrology, Mineralogy and Tectonics; Paleobiology, and Wind Energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge. For more information: The Department of Earth Sciences.

The announced position is in the research program Air, Water and Landscape Science (LUVAL) which brings together research and education in Hydrology, Meteorology, Environmental Analysis and Physical Geography. You can find more information here: LUVAL. The Assistant Professor will be part of the Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes).

Homepage: https://www.uu.se/en/department/earth-sciences

There is an opening for an Assistant Professor position in Climate and Society at Uppsala University. The Assistant Professor will be part of the Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes).

This is a tenure-track position funded for 6 years with the possibility of promotion to tenured Associate Professor following successful evaluation. The position comes with an attractive start-up package including a fully-funded postdoc and Ph. D. student.

The preferred start date is May 2026. Do not hesitate to contact me (gabriele.messori@geo.uu.se) should you have any questions.

Deadline for applications: 7th November

Further details and application form here

Applications over email will not be accepted.

The position

We are looking for an emerging research leader who will develop a research group within the topic of Climate Hazards and Society. Their research will combine the study of the multiple and interacting physical drivers of climate hazards with an understanding of the societal processes that shape both the hazards and their impacts. The requirement is that the research is not limited to only studying the physical dimension of hazards or only the impacts of hazards on society, but rather combines synergistically these two perspectives. The Assistant Professor will be based at the Dept. of Earth Sciences in Uppsala and will be part of the Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes).

The department

Uppsala University is a comprehensive, research-intensive university with a strong international standing. The Department of Earth Sciences is one of the most complete such academic departments in Europe. Our research focuses on subjects that range from the Earth’s core to the atmosphere and human society, on scales from submicroscopic structures in minerals to the formation of mountains and oceans. We have teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Deadline for applications: 7th November

Further details and application form here

Applications over email will not be accepted.