Announcement of job opportunity at ZMUC, Denmark

[Eibye-Jacobsen, Danny (MSX)]

Dear colleagues,

        As the functioning Curator of Crustacea at The Zoological Museum,
University of Copenhagen it is my distinct pleasure to announce that we are
calling for applications to a position at the museum's Invertebrate
Department as Assistant Professor (adjunkt) with responsibilities in
Crustacea.  The deadline for applications is the 15th of December, 1999.
This announcement will also be disseminated through CRUST-L and I apologize
for any cross postings.

        The text of the announcement is enclosed in full, but I would like
to add a few personal remarks and clarify a few points that could lead to
misunderstandings:

1)  The position as Assistant Professor is untenured.  At the conclusion of
the three-year period of this professorship, the position may or may not
lead to the filling of a position as Associate Professor (tenured) in
Crustacea.  Economics play an important role here.  Providing that a
position as Associate Professor is announced in three years time, as we
hope, the holder of the position as Assistant Professor will not
automatically be guaranteed any formal advantage in filling the new
position.  He or she will have to apply for the position as Associate
Professor on an equal footing with other applicants.  Sorry to belabour the
point, but we feel it is important that applicants know exactly what they
are going in to.

2)  The announcement below contains the stipulation that "Non-Danish
applicants are obliged to learn Danish to such a degree that they are able
to teach after 2 years." [i.e., teach in Danish, my addition].  Personally I
regard Danish as a reasonably easy language to learn, at least for those
with an English or German background, but I know people that would disagree
(some of them quite emphatically!).  The point I would like to make here,
again to avoid any misunderstandings in the future, is that the obligation
to learn Danish is entirely the responsibility of the successful applicant.
Thus, he or she should not expect any financial support in this endeavour,
although we will be flexible if participation in classes cannot avoid
impinging on normal working hours.

3)  Being an extremely pedantic person (at least that is what I am told), I
would like to clarify the section in the announcement relating to where the
application should be sent, as I feel the text below might lead to
confusion.  The original application (just 1 set), with appendices but
without the selected papers, should be sent to the Faculty of Science
(address below) and in this letter the actual letter of application itself
should be addressed to "The Rector of the University of Copenhagen".
Furthermore, 3 copies of the application with all appendices, including the
selected papers (see below), should be sent to The Zoological Museum
(address below), all in the same envelope (or box, as appropriate).  In
short, only 2 letters.

        As stated below, please direct any requests for further information
to Professor Henrik Enghoff (henghoff at zmuc.ku.dk).

        Best regards,

                Danny

Danny Eibye-Jacobsen
Associate Professor, Curator
Zoological Museum, Copenhagen
dejacobsen at zmuc.ku.dk



The Zoological Museum
University of Copenhagen

At the Department of Marine Invertebrates a position as Assistant Professor
(adjunkt) is open for appointment from 1 May, 2000.

The position is open for an invertebrate zoologist to carry out research on
the systematics, faunistics, zoogeography and phylogeny of crustaceans.

Duties:
1) To carry out the research mentioned above on Crustacea.
2) Curation and administration of the Zoological Museum's collection of
Crustacea.
3) Participation in supervision of Masters students and the teaching on one
annual field course on marine invertebrates of the Danish waters.
4) Participation through research and teaching in national and international
programmes in which the Zoological Museum is involved, especially in
Greenland and the North Atlantic.

Desirable experience (should be documented):
1) Systematic revisions.
2) Knowledge of modern phylogenetic and biogeographic methodology.
3) Collection handling and management.
4) Field sampling methods and sample treatment.
5) General methods in laboratory work, including different kinds of light
microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
6) Broad biological knowledge of Crustacea so as to enable participation in
teaching on the North Atlantic and Arctic fauna.

Non-Danish applicants are obliged to learn Danish to such a degree that they
are able to teach after 2 years.

According to the Ministerial Circular on Job Structure, appointment to the
position as assistant professor requires a Ph.D. degree or corresponding
scientific qualifications. Appointment to the position as Assistant
Professor is temporary and limited to 3 years. The successful applicant must
attend a course in pedagogy (adjunktpædagogikum).

Unless special circumstances apply, the master graduation date for Assistant
Professors should not exceed 8 years at the time of appointment.

Terms of appointment and payment according to the agreement between the
Ministry of Finance and AC (The Danish Confederation of Professional
Associations) on Academics in the State. In addition to the salary based on
seniority the successful applicant will receive an annual non-pensionable
increment of DDK 39,414.50 (as of 1 April 1999).

The application must be in English and include:
_       A curriculum vitae.
_       A complete list of publications with indication of which papers the
applicant considers particularly relevant.
_       Three copies of each of at maximum 5 selected papers considered
particularly relevant together with relevant co-author declarations.
_       Documentation for curatorial and teaching experience and other
qualifications.

It should be noted that:
_       The applicants will be notified about the composition of the
assessment committee.
_       The assessment committee may require supplementary documentation,
which the applicant must then provide.
_    The assessment committee may base the assessment on any publication on
the publication list.
_    Letters of recommendation are not regarded as scientific material on
which assessment may be based. However they may be taken into account when
the Dean decides to whom to offer the position.
_       The applicants may be summoned for an interview and/or requested to
give a trial lecture.
_       When the assessment committee's report is submitted, each applicant
will receive only the part of the report relating to him/herself, as
information about the other applicants according to rules is confidential
and may not be revealed to other appplicants.

For further information about the vacant position enquiries can be made to
the Director of
the Museum, Professor Henrik Enghoff, telephone (+45) 35 32 10 35, fax (+45)
35 32 10 10, email: henghoff at zmuc.ku.dk

The application marked 5140-A/3-99 must be formally addressed to the Rector
of the University of Copenhagen.
The original application (with appendices but without the selected papers)
must be sent to the Faculty of Science, Øster Voldgade 3, DK-1350 Copenhagen
K. Three copies of the application with all appendices (including the
selected papers) must be sent to The Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken
15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.

Deadline for applications 15. December 1999 at 12.00 a.m. Material received
after this time will not be taken into account.