Tenure track position in Computer Engineering

 

We are now seeking 2-3 assistant, associate, or full professors for a broad sense of System-on-Chip (SoC) design and HW/SW implementation technologies for High-Performance Computing (HPC). The positions are placed in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at Tampere University  in the Unit of Computing Sciences (CS). The CS unit covers the full range of IT research and education areas: Human Technology Interaction, SW engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Signal Processing, Computer Engineering and Network and Information Security, including 46 professors and over 400 staff members. The new positions are located to the Computer Engineering research area. 

Site description

Tampere University, Tampere City and Pirkanmaa region released Chips from Finland initiative leading to strengthening EU’s Chips Act design excellence in the region that has strong business cluster around wireless communications, intelligent machines and imaging. Tampere University was recently granted a six-years Academy of Finland Profiling action “Silicon2Action” combining System-on-Chip, Wireless Communications and Robotics. System-on-Chip Hub (SoC Hub) was started in 2019 to become one of the top design sites in Europe. The success is based on a three-decade expertise on FPGA and DSP based multiprocessor system designs in collaboration with industry. Nokia designs the most advanced chips in Europe for 5G on the latest IC technology nodes in Finland, and Industry 4.0 companies has big potential for custom chips differentiating and securing the competitiveness. To meet industrial challenges, SoC Hub focuses on large, top quality prototype chips in the smallest geometries and aiming at high technology readiness level TRL6 onwards. SoC Hub created a unique co-working model in which over 70 experts from the university and companies carry out the SoC design daily. The promise of one large SoC per year has been proven with over 130M transistor chips from 2021. We use open source and custom Intellectual Property (IP) blocks and a mixture of open source and commercial EDA tools. IP-blocks include our own openasip.org DSP cores, RISC-V cores, network-on-chip, AI and crypto accelerators, and high-speed interfaces. Our own SoC tools include the famous open-source IP-XACT-based Kactus2. An example of the applications is full HW implementation of Kvazaar HEVC video encoder.

Job description

The positions expand the current research to create innovative architectures and components for contemporary applications and using the most modern tools and methodologies. We look forward to collaboration among the new positions in a complementary way. We search candidates for the following topics and working profiles on the field: 

1. System-on-Chip architectures and implementations. This topic aims at modeling and designing optimized signal processing, wireless communications, security, or robotics algorithms for SoC, tto connect different abstraction levels on application development and chip design. The expected outcomes are, for example, new models, design space exploration results, architectures, and IP-block designs.
2. System-on-Chip design methods, tools, and processes. The topic aims at research on methodologies, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, ASIC backend design, and physical implementation of the chips. We value the passion to learn and lead the technology development for the latest digital ASIC technologies down to Ångström level geometries and new integration approaches like System-in-Package that must be considered also in the system level design.
3. High performance real-time computing. The topic aims at creating high performance computing blocks for SoCs under very high real-time and energy consumption constraints. The work may include modeling, profiling, and mapping of the algorithms on advanced DSP, GPU and processor architectures, and contribute to the HW design of custom IP-blocks and subsystems. The applications can focus on graphics rendering, video processing, machine learning, or specific fields of High-Performance Computing that call for custom chip designs.

The final profile of the position can be tailored according to your specific expertise and may include, for example, some of the following key topics: 

• System-on-Chip architectures, On-chip networks, RISC-V, Post-Quantum Security, AI, Approximate computing
• Methodologies like functional formal verification and ASIC modelling
• Application of AI to design flow, IP-XACT based design automation, open-source EDA tools
• SoC design for Chiplets and Heterogeneous Integration
• Quantum computer interfacing
• Low-power design and energy efficient architectures
• Sustainability aspects like SoC design for long life-cycle, re-usability and second purposing  

In general, our tenure track staff are expected to: 

• pursue and supervise scientific research in the field,
• lead, conduct and develop research-led teaching, curriculum development and student supervision
• seek, secure and manage research funding from different sources e.g. EU instruments
• demonstrate effective academic leadership and engage with external stakeholders

Requirements

Assistant Professor

We require:

• applicable doctoral degree
• ability to undertake independent scholarly activity and potential to pursue scholarly activity at a high international level of excellence  
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position.

Associate Professor

We require:

• applicable doctoral degree
• track record of independent scholarly activity
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position 
• ability to lead a research group and acquire external funding
• track record of international scholarly activity.

Professor

We require:

• applicable doctoral degree
• high-level international scholarly expertise
• experience of leading scientific research
• ability to provide high-quality research-based education and instruction 
• track record of winning external research funding  
• track record of international scholarly activity

We will expect you to demonstrate how your profile aligns with the strategy of Tampere University and with the profile of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences and describe how you would work in a multidisciplinary environment. Ideally, for more senior level appointments, you will have experience of leading or making a major contribution to a research group. Track-record of industry collaboration is considered as an asset. 

We offer

Initial appointment as an assistant professor and associate professor will be for five years. Subject to successful performance, you will become a tenured faculty member at the end of the first five-year period. You will be well supported throughout the five-year period to ease your transition to a tenured position. Full professors will hold a permanent appointment from the outset. Please read more about tenure track career system at Tampere University. A trial period of six months applies to all our new employees.

Salaries are based on the job demands and employees’ personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. Typical  starting salary range will be from €4,200 to €4,900/month for an assistant professor and from €4,900 to €5,700/month for an associate professor and from 5,900-6,900 EUR/month for a professor. A higher salary may be agreed upon based on the successful candidate’s experience and/or performance. 

We offer you the opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative international community. As a member of staff at Tampere University, you will enjoy a range of competitive benefits, such as a flexible work schedule, good facilities for teleworking, occupational healthcare services, a variety of affordable food and drink outlets across our campuses and a personal fund to spend on sports and cultural activities in your free time. Please read more about working at Tampere University. You can also find more information about us and working and living Tampere by watching our video: Tampere Higher Education Community - our academic playground 

Tampere, located between two big lakes, is Finland’s second largest city area and the biggest inland city in the Nordic countries. The nature is close everywhere you turn your head in Tampere. This together with a strong tradition in industry make Tampere a unique environment for living and working. At present the region hosts a great deal of industry and service businesses, and the City of Tampere is a major hub for the Finnish ICT industry. For more information on Tampere, please check VisitTampere, Welcome to Tampere and International House Tampere.

Finland provides one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security in the world. It includes for example sickness benefits, various family benefits and a comprehensive healthcare system. For more information on Finland, please check InfoFinland and This is Finland.

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is August 4th 2023 (at 23.59 EEST / UTC 20:59).

Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. Applications should include the following documents:

• Curriculum Vitae according to TENK guidelines
• List of publications according to Academy of Finland guidelines. Please indicate your ten most important publications and a link to those. You may also gather the publications to a cloud file and add a link to this to your list of publications.
• Teaching portfolio (according the university guideline) 
• A research plan (max. 4 pages) including your research vision in this field and a plan for research for next 5 years
• A brief account of your career and of your key achievements (max. 1 page)
• The names, positions and contact details of two referees who can support your application.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Timo Hämäläinen, Computer Science Unit, timo.hamalainen@tuni.fi,  

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Tenure track,  Tietokonetekniikka, 2-3 tehtävää

Tampereen yliopisto ja Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu muodostavat yhdessä Suomen toiseksi suurimman monitieteisen, innostavan ja vaikuttavan tutkimus- ja oppimisyhteisön. Korkeakouluyhteisömme osaamiskärjet ovat tekniikka, terveys ja yhteiskunta. Lue lisää: www.tuni.fi

Etsimme Tietokonetekniikan alueelle 2-3 tenure track –tutkijaa (Assistant Professor), tenure track-professoria (Associate Professor) tai professoria.

Tehtävät sijoittuvat Tampereen yliopiston Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunnassa Tietotekniikan yksiköön, joka kattaa laajasti IT-alueen tutkimus- ja koulutusaloja aina transistoritason ilmiöistä ihmisen ja teknologian vuorovaikutukseen. Uudet tehtävät vahvistavat uutta strategista monitieteistä avaustamme ”Siruja Suomesta” tähtäimenä EU:n Chips Actin osaamiskeskus, joka laajentaa jo vahvasti käynnistynyttä System-on-Chip Hub:ia. 

Tehtävänkuvaus

Valittujen henkilöiden odotetaan vahvistavan ja laajentavan järjestelmäpiirien (System-on-Chip) suunnittelun osaamista tutkimalla ja kehittämällä mm. suunnittelumenetelmiä, arkkitehtuureja ja rakennelohkoja sekä tuotannossa laatutestattuja prototyyppisiruja AI, 5G, IoT, kuvantamis-, video-, grafiikka-, robotiikka- ja tietoturvasovelluksissa. Valittavat henkilöt voivat osaamisprofiilinsa mukaisesti painottua esittämilleen järjestelmäpiirisuunnittelun osa-alueille.

Hakuohjeet:

Lue tarkempi tehtävän kuvaus, vaatimukset ja hakuohjeet englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta yllä. 

Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 4.8.2023 klo 23.59 EEST / UTC 20:59).

Application period starts: 2023-05-25 12:00Application period ends: 2023-08-04 23:59

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Assistant Professor in Heat Transfer with focus on Numerical Simulation of High-speed Combustion

 

Lund University, LTH,

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The Department of Energy Sciences at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Heat Transfer with focus on numerical simulation of high-speed combustion.

Subject
Heat transfer with focus on numerical simulation of high-speed combustion.

Subject description
Numerical simulation of high-speed combustion and plasma-assisted combustion with application to gas turbines, ramjets, and rotating detonation engines.

Work duties
Employment as an Assistant Professor is a career development position, which aims for the holder to develop his or her independence as a researcher and educator. The work duties mainly involve research and teaching. The position shall include the opportunity for five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

Work duties include:

• Research in the field of numerical simulation of high-speed combustion and plasma-assisted combustion with application to gas turbine and ramjet engines.
• Teaching at first- second-, and third cycles.
• Supervision of master thesis projects and doctoral students.
• Work with applying for external research funding.
• Collaboration with business and society.
• Administration linked to the tasks above.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to Assistant Professor requires that the applicant has a PhD, or acquired corresponding research expertise.

Priority should be given to applicants who have completed their degree or acquired the equivalent expertise no more than five years before the last date for applications.

Assessment criteria
For appointment to Assistant Professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research.
• Teaching skills.

Additional requirements

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Experience of compressible and reacting flow simulations with OpenFOAM or equivalent software.
• Documented/demonstrated ability to cooperate with the surrounding community.
• Documented/demonstrated ability to inform and report on one's research activities.

Other qualifications

• Demonstrated potential to lead and develop operations.
• Competence in compressible flow, gas dynamics, computational fluid mechanics, plasma physics and combustion, including mesh generation and visualization.
• Experience of teaching in Swedish in fluid mechanics and/or heat transfer.
• Documented ability to publish in highly ranked scientific journals.
• Experience from research in industry and/or research in projects with large industrial collaboration
• Experience of postdoctoral research in a research environment other than the university at which the applicant obtained their PhD.

Consideration will also be given to ability to cooperate, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research, education and innovation within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of 6 years. The employment is regulated in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 12a§ HEA.

Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English. Please draw up the application in accordance with LTH’s Academic qualifications portfolio – see link below. Upload the application as PDF-files in the recruitment system. Read more:

http://www.lth.se/english/working-at-lth/to-apply-for-academic-positions-at-lth/

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Promotion to Senior Lecturer in Heat Transfer with focus on Numerical Simulation of High-speed Combustion

During the period of employment, an Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to a permanent position as Senior Lecturer if he or she has the required qualifications listed below, and is deemed suitable. An Assistant Professor can only apply for promotion once.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to Senior Lecturer requires that the applicant has:

• A PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered. important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise.
• Completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means.

Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria specify the aspects to be taken into account, and the level to be achieved, in order for the assessment criteria to be deemed fulfilled. The following assessment criteria must be fulfilled for appointment to senior lecturer: 

• A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
• Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
• An ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
• An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• A good general ability to lead and develop activities.

Additional requirements

• Good ability to co-operate, independence and drive.
• Progression in research and teaching expertise.
• Ability to actively, independently seek and successfully acquire external funding.
• Ability to contribute to renewal of the organization’s activities.
• Good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.

We offer 
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.  Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University.

The Department of Energy Sciences conducts research into phenomena, mechanisms, components, processes, and systems with relevance to the energy sector. The research is based on modeling, numerical simulation, and experimental studies. The Division of heat transfer, where the position is located, focuses on single- and multi-phase flows in which thermal processes, such as classical heat transfer and/or exothermic chemical reactions, play a prominent role. The division is growing, and currently consists of around twenty researchers.

The assistant professor will conduct research in the area of numerical simulation of high-speed- and plasma-assisted combustion with application to gas turbines and jet engines, ramjet engines, and rotating detonation engines. This is motivated by the urgent need to reduce the climate impact from aviation, and power and electricity production. This can be accomplished by improving the performance and increasing the fuel flexibility of existing gas turbines and jet engines, as well as developing improved and more environmentally friendly engines and fuels for aviation and power generation. An additional motivation for the research is to increase our capacity for resilience through utilization of domestic raw materials. This research activity is supported by a five-year competence center funded by the Swedish Energy Agency (CESTAP), three four-year EU H2020 projects (MORE&LESS, MYTHOS and CircularFuels), an EDF project (NEUMANN), a VR project, a project funded by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, as well as several more applied industrial projects. The research will be carried out in close collaboration with experimental and other research in these projects.

LTH forms the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, with approximately 9 000 students. The research carried out at LTH is of a high international standard and we are continuously developing our teaching methods and adapting our courses to current needs.

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Type of employment	Temporary position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As soon as possible
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100 %
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/489
Contact	Christer Fureby, 046-2220000
Union representative	SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-2229364,kansli@saco-s.lu.se OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362,st@st.lu.se
Published	17.Apr.2023
Last application date	02.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Two bachelor’s programmes in service management

 Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences,

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

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The Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the leading education and research institutions in Sweden and operates both in Lund and Helsingborg.

The Department of Service Studies is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and is located at Campus Helsingborg. The department was established in 2000 and is now a thriving interdisciplinary research and education environment. The department’s staff are drawn from a range of disciplinary backgrounds: service studies, business administration, human geography, sociology, ethnology, human ecology, history, logistics and environmental strategy.

The department offers two bachelor’s programmes in service management. There is also a master’s programme in service management with five specialisations: culture and creativity management, retail, supply chain service management, sustainable service management and tourism. At first-cycle, the teaching language is Swedish and at second-cycle, English.
The point of departure for research at the department is current societal problems in which the service sector is in focus. Our research problematises, interrogates, contributes new perspectives to and demonstrates socially, economically and environmentally sustainable ways forward for the service society. Research is organised into four interdisciplinary themes: Sustainability, Resources & Services; Management, Organisation & Work; Tourism, Place & Mobility; and Consumption, Marketing & Retail.

We kindly decline all sales and marketing contacts.

Type of employment	Temporary position
Contract type	Part-time
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	20 %
City	Helsingborg
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1089
Contact	Anna Borg, 046-2224806 Annika Persson, 042-356643
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	12.Apr.2023
Last application date	06.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Sciences with a focus on Smart and Sustainable Production

Lund University, LTH,

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Sciences with a focus on Smart and Sustainable Production.

The division Production and Materials Engineering is one of four divisions at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences. Today about 25 people work at the division and we have several industrially affiliated and collaborating competencies with our partner companies. Our research is very close to industry operations. We are located in the M-building in Lund, where we also have a well-equipped laboratory for material and process analyses. Linked to the subject is also a master's program in Production and materials engineering, where courses in the applied finite element method and smart manufacturing are included in the course offering.   

We conduct research in a broad area linked to production technology, material development and economic and sustainable manufacturing systems. The department's main competence is machining, where we collaborate and conduct research in processes, lubricants, material selection, tool design, monitoring and costs. In addition to this, there is also research in material corrosion, tribology, induction heating, casting and durability analyses. The goal is to participate and contribute to research and development that provides the opportunity to implement more sustainable product realization. Our research in digital monitoring includes issues around the development of various systems for real-time monitoring of the machining process, such as the integration of sensors in cutting tools and workpieces. Received data and signals are used to create so-called digital twins (Digital Twins) which enable a precise forecast of the process. Monitoring of the machining process includes checking the tool condition and surface quality. The department's research in artificial intelligence aims to develop solutions based on machine learning (Machine Learning) and deep learning (Deep Learning) for signal processing, image segmentation and decision-making in issues related to cutting edge processing. We develop algorithmic and solutions for automation of measurement processes of tool wear, surface defects and other process parameters.

Our society faces several major challenges, one of the biggest of which is the realization of increased sustainability by reducing the negative impact of our consumption and production. We are now looking for an Assistant Professor who wants to join and contribute to the societal challenge of reducing the climate and environmental burden from the manufacturing industry by developing more efficient and sustainable production processes and contributing and developing technical knowledge in machining processing and other production methods.

We are looking for you who want to follow and work for Lund University's 6 value-based principles and contribute to society both through good teaching, good research and a value-creating collaboration with industry and the rest of society.

Subject
Mechanical Engineering Sciences with a focus on Smart and Sustainable Production

Subject description
An important tool for creating efficient and transparent processes are digital solutions, which involve, sensors, image and signal processing. Through more effective monitoring systems, we can better make decisions that have a positive impact on how we use resources in processes and systems. The Smart production concept provides the integration prerequisites for optimal and possible material selections leading to creation of production-friendly and recyclable products.

The employment will involve development and adaptation of sensor technology, data collection and data analysis for mainly machining processing, but other manufacturing methods may also be included. The aim is to implement digital solutions in production-related applications, which means that the applicant must have experience in digitizing manufacturing systems and associated processes as well as programming experience. This position requires insights and knowledge about process-related parameters, which must be included in the digital solutions. Above all, knowledge in cutting processing will be essential for the position.

Work duties
Employment as an Assistant Professor is a career development position, which aims for the holder to develop his or her independence as a researcher and educator. The work duties mainly involve research and teaching. The position shall include the opportunity for five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

Work duties include:

• Research within the subject area.
• Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies.
• Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students.
• Actively seeking external research funding.
• Collaboration with industry and wider society via research projects, development projects as well as training and seminars.
• Administration related to the work duties listed above.
• Support with IT matters and related internal education.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to Assistant Professor requires that the applicant has a PhD, or acquired corresponding research expertise.

Priority should be given to applicants who have completed their degree or acquired the equivalent expertise no more than five years before the last date for applications.

Assessment criteria
For appointment to Assistant Professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research.
• Teaching skills.

Additional requirements

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Good knowledge in the field of machining processing.
• Very good programming skills.
• Experience from different type of sensors in industrial applications.
• Publication in the area of smart manufacturing with a focus on machining processing.
• Publications in internationally renowned journals and conferences with industrially applicable results.
• Documented experience of teaching.

Other qualifications

• Experience in collaborative activities and industrial education and traning.
• Can demonstrate experience of course development and course materials.
• Industrial experience.
• Knowledge of the finite element method and associated calculation software.
• Experience of managing digital licenses and IT responsibilities.
• Knowledge of spoken and written Swedish.
• Demonstrated knowledge on how values and long-term sustainability are created in industrial processes and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead operations and projects.
• Demonstrated good interaction with students.
• Documented experience of applying for external grants and research funding.
• Demonstrated experience in supervision.
• Demonstrated experience of or being able to demonstrate an understanding of being a public sector employee in relation to the statutory value-based principles of Democracy, Legality, Impartiality, Objectivity and Equal Treatment, Free opinion formation, Respect, and Efficiency and Service (Working for a public authority | Staff Pages (lu.se))

Consideration will also be given to ability to cooperate, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research, education and innovation within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

As part of their application, the applicant shall submit a statement reflecting on how their research may add value to society. The statement shall be included during the evaluation of candidates.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of 6 years. The employment is regulated in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 12a§ HEA.

We offer 
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.  

Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University. 

Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English. Please draw up the application in accordance with LTH’s Academic qualifications portfolio – see link below. Upload the application as PDF-files in the recruitment system. Read more:
http://www.lth.se/english/working-at-lth/to-apply-for-academic-positions-at-lth/

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Promotion to Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Sciences with a focus on Smart and Sustainable Production

During the period of employment, an Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to a permanent position as Senior Lecturer if he or she has the required qualifications listed below, and is deemed suitable. An Assistant Professor can only apply for promotion once.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to Senior Lecturer requires that the applicant has:

• A PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise.
• Completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means.

Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria specify the aspects to be taken into account, and the level to be achieved, in order for the assessment criteria to be deemed fulfilled. The following assessment criteria must be fulfilled for appointment to senior lecturer:

• A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
• Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
• An ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
• An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• A good general ability to lead and develop activities.

Additional requirements

• Good ability to co-operate, independence and drive.
• Progression in research and teaching expertise.
• Ability to actively, independently seek and successfully acquire external funding.
• Ability to contribute to renewal of the organization’s activities.
• Documented experience of good student relations from e.g. course evaluations, program evaluations, engagement, etc.
• Documented ability to supervise research students.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing to enable good communication with students and staff within the industry. 

LTH forms the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, with approximately 9 000 students. The research carried out at LTH is of a high international standard and we are continuously developing our teaching methods and adapting our courses to current needs.

We kindly decline all sales and marketing contacts.

Type of employment	Temporary position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As soon as possible
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100 %
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/847
Contact	Christina Windmark, 0462220000
Union representative	SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-2229364,kansli@saco-s.lu.se OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362,st@st.lu.se
Published	25.Apr.2023
Last application date	05.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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Senior Lecturer in Business Administration - Corporate finance

 

Lunds universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, Företagsekonomiska institutionen

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Lund University School of Economics and Management is one of eight faculties within Lund University. More than 4 000 students and 450 researchers, teachers and other staff are engaged here in training and research in economic history, business administration, business law, informatics, economics, statistics and research policy.

Lund University School of Economics and Management is accredited by the three largest and most influential accreditation institutes for business schools: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. Only just over 100 business schools in the world have achieved this prestigious Triple Crown accreditation.

We are looking for 1-2 senior lecturers in Business Administration - Corporate finance.

Tasks

The position involves research and teaching in business administration, especially corporate finance. The position focuses on corporate financial decision-making rather than on financial markets and investments. The position involves teaching key areas of corporate finance such as corporate financing, investment appraisal, corporate valuation, corporate risk management, corporate governance, and entrepreneurial finance. 

The tasks include teaching and supervision at all levels from introductory courses to doctoral education, managing courses, being responsible for quality assurance, and developing pedagogy and teaching materials. Teaching assignments include a broad participation in the department’s courses at both undergraduate and advanced levels, not least on the master’s programme in Accounting and Finance. You are expected to be able to teach in Swedish within three years of taking up the position. If necessary, a plan for language development including the necessary support will be established once employed.

Within research, the senior lecturer will conduct, manage, publish, and develop their research and actively pursue external funding for it. You are expected to have an active research agenda and experience in applying for external research grants. The duties also include competence development, which includes continuously developing both subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge and skills, as well as interacting with the surrounding society.

An important part of the position is to actively participate in the development and activities of the department and the subject area. The Department of Business Administration's researchers and teachers are expected to contribute to a vibrant research environment and the department's other activities and mainly conduct their work at the workplace.

The position is a lectureship which, according to the working hours agreement, involves 70% teaching, 20% research and competence development and 10% departmental duties. The distribution of tasks may change if the senior lecturer receives external research funding.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates hold a doctoral degree or have acquired equivalent research expertise, and have demonstrated teaching expertise, which includes at least five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education.

Requirements

The following experiences and competencies are requirements for the position:

• Doctoral degree with a specialization in finance
• Experience of teaching and research in corporate finance.
• Demonstrated teaching skills in corporate finance.
• Active research agenda.
• Experience working with econometric methods and econometric analysis.
• Ability to teach and examine in English.
• Drive and ability to cooperate and respect the environment.

The applicant must be able to interact with both students and colleagues and to participate continuously and frequently in the development of research and teaching in the department and the subject area, not least through physical presence in the department.

The following experiences and competencies are merits for the position:

• Broad experience in research and teaching in key areas of corporate finance such as corporate financing, investment appraisal, corporate valuation, corporate risk management, corporate governance, and entrepreneurial finance.
• Clearly documented interest in research and teaching in corporate finance.
• Research and teaching experience in data analytics or fintech.
• Experience with applications of data analytics in finance or business administration.
• Experience of course development and course responsibility.
• Experience in supervising master's theses.
• Experience of and familiarity with applying for external research grants.
• Experience from relevant work outside academia.

Assessment criteria

When employed as a senior lecturer, the following assessments should be applied:

• good national and international standing as a researcher, where the requirement for international merit shall be assessed with regard to the nature and traditions of the subject area.
• good teaching ability, which means good ability to conduct, develop, and lead teaching and other educational activities at different levels and with varying teaching methods.
• the ability to participate in the supervision of doctoral students to completion of a doctoral degree.
• the ability to interact with the surrounding community and to provide information about their activities.
• good ability to lead and develop activities.
• good ability to participate in international collaborations and networks.
• good ability to obtain external research funding.

The assessment criteria for appointment as a senior lecturer shall be the degree of the expertise required as a qualification for employment.

The applicant must demonstrate a strong and clear research agenda subsequent to their dissertation with a standard corresponding to peer-reviewed research of international quality.

Emphasis will be placed on how the applicant can strengthen and complement the department’s research and teaching in the subject area.

For more information on general assessment criteria, please read “General requirements profie and assessment for employment as senior lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management” on https://lusem.lu.se/about/work-at-lusem/apply-for-an-academic-position

Conditions

Permanent full-time employment. Probationary period may be relevant.

Application

The position is applied for online. Click on the “Apply for position button” in the ad.

The application should be written in English.

The Lund University School of Economics and Management uses academic merit portfolios to document and present merits. Please post your application in three separate pdf files according to the given template and "Instructions to applicants for employment as professor or senior lecturer at LUSEM". You find the template and instructions at: https://lusem.lu.se/about/work-at-lusem/apply-for-an-academic-position. You can also find the template and instructions here:

• Instructions to applicants
• Template for qualification portfolio (Word)

For a fair assessment, it is important that the applicant follows the application instructions. If the required documentation is missing, the applicant risks being declared ineligible for the position.

The university applies individual salary setting. Feel free to state salary claims in your application.

About us

As a teacher and researcher at the Department of Business Administration, you are involved in creating a leading academic environment for research and education on the economics of companies and public organisations. The department has been under continuous development for more than fifty years and, today, is one of Sweden’s largest. Our researchers, teachers and students develop knowledge in accounting, corporate finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, organisation, research policy, and strategy on a daily basis.

The workplace is located in our offices at Holger Crafoord Ekonomicentrum in Lund. There are good connections by bus from Malmö and Lund Central station. You can walk from Lund Central station in 25 minutes.

Lund University is a government agency, which means that you receive special benefits, generous vacation and a favourable occupational pension. Wellness reimbursement and a paid wellness hour are a given.

Read more on the University's website about being employed at Lund University: Work at Lund University.

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Type of employment	Permanent position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	Upon agreement
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2023/1686
Contact	Niclas Andrén, +46462224666
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, kansli@saco-s.lu.se SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	12.May.2023
Last application date	02.Jun.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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