Maître d'enseignement et de recherche (MER)

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We offer a challenging position in an exciting and dynamic work environment. You will have access to excellent infrastructure in an interdisciplinary surrounding. The position offers the possibility to do a habilitation as part of this role. It is limited to 2 years initially, with a performance-based extension of up to 5 years. The salary for this position will be determined based on your qualifications and experience.

This position is available until a suitable candidate is found. Your application portfolio should include a cover letter outlining your motivation for this role and relevant experience, a CV with a publication list, and information on 3 reference contacts.

• Develop a competitive research program in microbe-mediated crop protection with the aim to improve the sustainability of food production
• Contribute to the Food Research and Innovation Center’s teaching activities at master and PhD level in the domain of sustainable food production and environmental health
• Actively collaborate with other research groups within the FRIC and with other research institutions and industry partners
• Attract external and competitive research funding and support the mission of the FRIC, including trans-disciplinary research and outreach activities
• Manage research projects and supervise master and PhD students
• Communicate results at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications

• PhD in biology or agronomy and at least one year of post-doctoral experience
• Track record of scientific publishing, funding acquisition and project management
• Strong interest in cross-disciplinary research in the broad field of food science, sustainable food production or sustainable crop protection
• Willingness to contribute to the development of the FRIC activities, including networking and stakeholder involvement
• Experience in teaching and student supervision is a plus

Sebastien Luo, Food Research & Innovation Center FRIC, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 8, CH-1700 Fribourg, Tel. +41 (0) 26 300 81 35, sebastien.luo@unifr.ch