<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roman Ulm <Roman.Ulm@unige.ch><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Opening: Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate (tenured) Professor in Molecular Plant Sciences at the University of Geneva, Switzerland</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 13, 2024 at 5:52:53 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roman Ulm <Roman.Ulm@unige.ch><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">We have an opening for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in our department at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. We would highly appreciate your help in this search – please forward the information to excellent potential candidates that you may happen to know; many thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">We are looking for a great new colleague who</span><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is expected to develop an ambitious, independent research program using molecular tools to address fundamental questions regarding the biology of<b></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">plants or other<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 16pt;">photosynthetic organisms, or microbes involved in plant-microbe interactions</span></b><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 16pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">More information on the professorship opening: see the job description attached below (or online<a href="https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=66781" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=66781</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- French and English)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">More information on our department<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://biveg.unige.ch/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">https://biveg.unige.ch/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and the section of biology<a href="http://www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/en" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/en</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Deadline for applications is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>October 31, 2024</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Many thanks & all the very best, with greetings from Geneva,<br>Roman <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">--------------------------------------------------</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Roman Ulm</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Professor & Director, Department of Plant Sciences</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">University of Geneva</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Sciences III</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">30 Quai E. Ansermet</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1211 Geneva 4</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Switzerland</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Tel.: +41-22-3793650</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">e-mail:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="en-CH"><a href="mailto:roman.ulm@unige.ch" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">roman.ulm@unige.ch</span></a></span><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-CH"><a href="https://www.ulm-lab.ch/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Lab website</span></a></span><span lang="en-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img border="0" height="89" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="image001.png" style="width: 2.5in; height: 0.927in;" src="cid:image001.png@01DB0531.76517D70"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-CH"><a href="https://lifesciencesphd.unige.ch/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://lifesciencesphd.unige.ch/</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><i>Job description</i></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0.75pt;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The Faculty of Science of the University of Geneva invites applications for the position of :<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate Professor in Molecular Plant Sciences</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Geneva offers a stimulating collaborative scientific environment, renowned internationally for its research in the Molecular Plant Sciences. Geneva is a cosmopolitan city with many cultural and outdoor activities.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The successful candidate is expected to develop an ambitious, independent research program using molecular tools to address fundamental questions regarding the biology of<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>photosynthetic organisms, or microbes involved in plant-microbe interactions</b>. The position comes with a competitive package, including substantial core funding for research, as well as access to state-of-the-art facilities.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The position is full time and involves teaching at the Bachelor, Master, and PhD level, as well as overseeing and directing the research of undergraduate and graduate students.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>ACADEMIC TITLE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED</b><o:p></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">PhD degree<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Publications in international peer-reviewed journals<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience in leading a research team (for Associate level applicants)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>STARTING DATE</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">September 2025, or a date to be agreed.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>CONTACT</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">More information can be found on our website :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://biveg.unige.ch/en/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">https://biveg.unige.ch/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Further information can be obtained by writing to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:scienceopenings@unige.ch" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">scienceopenings@unige.ch</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The application must include:<o:p></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">a cover letter<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">a detailed CV together with a list of publications<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">a copy of the diploma of the PhD degree<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">a research and teaching statement<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">a list of (at least) three referees who may be contacted directly by the search committee. Recommendation letters are not requested at this stage.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The application may be submitted<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>exclusively</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>online at the address<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://jobs.unige.ch/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">https://jobs.unige.ch</a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>before October 31st, 2024 (0:00 Geneva time)</b>.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>NO APPLICATION SENT BY EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED</b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>