Job announcements

KBC collaborates with NatureCareers (formerly NatureJobs) and Academic Positions to announce open positions and fellowships. This allows posting recruitment ads for a reduced price and expanding candidate search internationally to find highly qualified candidates.

The KBC Communications officers assist in posting position and fellowship adverts (our services are completely free of charge!), and the KBC's financial administrator sends internal invoices to the recruiting researchers.

This service is open to all researchers from the KBC environment and all life science-oriented departments/centres/units at Umeå University and SLU Umeå. 

Requests from other departments will also be considered, depending on the KBC Communications Office workload at the time.

Please contact info.kbc@umu.se if you require additional information or would like to post a recruitment ad on NatureCareers or Academic Positions.

Job announcements at NatureCareers

Since June 2024, KBC has had a contract with NatureCareers for an annual unlimited jobs feed. Under this contract, all job ads from the KBC package will be announced as "branded" adverts for up to 60 days of posting time, with a discount from the original price per ad. The price per ad for the current job ad package is 6 430 SEK (incl. overheads). Note! This price is valid until June 18, 2027.

KBC also has a package of limited number of high-visibility, Premium listings. The discounted price per ad is 12 160 SEK (incl. overheads). A Premium listing is the highest-tier job advertisement on Nature Careers, designed to maximise visibility and attract significantly more applications. It uses enhanced positioning, branding, and AI-powered promotion to reach a wider and more relevant scientific audience.

What is included in a Premium listing:

• Job ad displayed for up to 90 days
• Top placement above other ads for maximum visibility
• Enhanced appearance (e.g. coloured background and company logo)
• AI-powered email alerts targeting relevant candidates
• Inclusion in email alerts to jobseekers
• Access to an employer profile for branding
• Application notifications to track incoming candidates
• Higher reach and engagement, with significantly more views and applications compared to lower-tier listings

If you are interested in other options to improve the visibility of your recruitment post, please contact the KBC Communications Office (info.kbc@umu.se) to discuss them.

Please note that the actual price per ad is affected by currency exchange rate fluctuations. 

Job announcements at Academic Positions 

From February 2025, KBC has a contract with Academic Positions for a limited number of High Visibility adverts. The price per ad is 7 010 SEK (incl. overheads and a 20 % discount on the original price). 

The High Visibility advert includes:

• A place among the top of the search results for 4 weeks
• Full job description with logo
• Unlimited word count
• 2 job alerts to notify relevant subscribers
• 90 days of exposure (which can be separated into, e.g. 60 days + 30 days if you need to open the recruitment again)
• Crossposting to Academic Positions 14 international portals

Job announcements at ResearchGate

From June 2024, KBC discontinued its support for job announcements on ResearchGate.