New position as tenured systematic entomologist

[Scharff, Nikolaj {ZMUC}]

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Position as tenured systematic entomologist: 'Lektor'
(associate professor & curator) in the Zoological Museum,
University of Copenhagen.
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A position for a systematic entomologist to carry out research
on the systematics, phylogeny, morphology, and zoogeography of
Diptera or Hymenoptera is open in the department of entomology
of the Zoological Museum. Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or
equivalent) degree, postdoctoral-level research experience, as
well as experience in collection management. Beginning February
1997, or soon thereafter.

Duties:

1) Curation/administration of the Zoological Museum's
collections of the two abovementioned insect groups, including
field work aiming at collection development.
2) Participation through research, administration and teaching
in national and international programmes in which the Museum is
involved, including initiation and development of such
programmes.
3) Supervision of Cand.scient. (Master's level) and Ph.D.
students; participation in courses in systematic entomology.
4) Participation in institutional administration.

Desirable experience:

1) Global or large-scale systematic revisions.
2) Documented familiarity with modern systematic and
phylogenetic methodology.
3) Research background fitting current departmental foci in
either (a) high-rank phylogeny of endopterygote insects, (b)
interactions between phylogenetic systematics and
biological/ecological information (ecological phylogenetics),
(c) historical biogeography, or (d) diversity of terrestrial
arthropods.
4) Demonstrable field experience.

The application must provide relevant information on the teaching
experience.

If the successful candidate is non-Danish she/he will be
obliged to learn the language to a degree enabling teaching,
and efficient participation in committee work etc., in Danish
after 2 years. Similarly the candidate must acquire a working
knowledge of the Danish fauna for teaching and extension
purposes.

Terms of employment and salary-level follows the agreement
between the State and the relevant union.

The applicants' qualifications will be evaluated by a specially
appointed Committee, and the entire report of the Evaluation
Committee will be sent to all applicants, who must treat material
about other applicants confidentially. The Evaluation Committe
may ask for supplementary material, which the applicant must
provide in the requested number of copies.

The application proper should be marked 5224 L/14-96, adressed to
The Rector, University of Copenhagen, and sent together with a
curriculum vitae and list of publications to: Det
naturvidenskabelige Fakultet, Oster Voldgade 3, DK-1350
Copenhagen K, Denmark. Three copies of the above-mentioned
documents and relevant publications and manuscripts should be
sent to: Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100
Copenhagen, Denmark. In the case of co-authored publications
co-author statements are required. For further information look
up the home page of the Zoological Museum
(http://www.aki.ku.dk/zmuc/zmuc.htm), or contact Professor Niels
P. Kristensen, phone (direct +45 35 32 11 13), fax +45 35 32 10
10, e-mail npkristens at zmuc.ku.dk

The deadline for applications is 15. October, 1996.