Professor of Educational Sciences specialising in research on higher education

 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 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.

Educational Sciences at Lund University

The Department of Educational Sciences was established in 2011 within the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. Its responsibilities include the secondary school subject teacher training programme (both cohesive and supplementary teacher education, KPU) and the graduate school in educational sciences at Lund University. Since 2016, the Department also comprises the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU). AHU has a university-wide remit to conduct educational development work through training in teaching and learning in higher education for teaching staff and research supervisors, development projects in collaboration with various parts of the University, and research.

The department’s research activities cover the history of education, the sociology of schools, school and education research, the teaching profession, subject didactics and research in higher education. Higher education as a research field is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature and relationships and interactions between the micro, meso and macro levels as well as change processes are of particular interest. AHU’s research covers academic teaching and educational expertise, discourses on academic teaching staff and higher education, organisational development in higher education, educational leadership and the conditions for learning and supervision in research studies. Within the latter two subjects, AHU is a national leader and internationally recognised. At present, three of the department’s twelve doctoral students are working in the field of higher education and the staff at AHU also supervises doctoral students admitted to other higher education institutions.

Duties

The position includes conducting research, leading research collaborations both within the department and with external researchers, nationally and internationally, developing research applications individually and on behalf of the department, actively participating in the department’s joint research activities and supervising doctoral students. Furthermore, the holder of the position is to contribute to AHU’s training in teaching and learning in higher education and to teaching in the first, second and third cycles as well as to take part in educational development work. Administrative duties are also included in the position and the applicant should be prepared to take on academic leadership assignments as necessary.

Qualifications and assessment

A person who has demonstrated both research and teaching expertise shall be qualified for employment as a professor. The assessment criteria for appointment as a professor shall be the degree of the expertise required as a qualification for employment.

The successful candidate for the professorship should be considered to be among the leaders in the field of research and to have made important contributions to national and international research. As higher education is a broad and multidisciplinary field, the applicant should have good theoretical and methodological breadth, as well as experience from studies in different educational and subject contexts within higher education.

The position has a requirement of at least ten weeks’ training in teaching and learning in higher education in accordance with the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) or that corresponding knowledge has been obtained in some other way.

The applicant is to be proficient in Swedish and English. If Swedish language skills are lacking on taking up the position, the professor is to have acquired Swedish language skills within two years to an extent that enables teaching in Swedish and participation in drafting and decision-making bodies within the university system.

 For the appointment of a professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• a very good national and international standing as a researcher in which the requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject specialisation
• a very good ability to conduct, develop and lead educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods
• a good ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD
• a good ability to engage with wider society and communicate their activities
• a good general ability to lead and develop activities

In addition to the above, the following are specific qualifications that should be thoroughly documented in the application:

• research on processes of change in higher education
• research on scholarship of teaching and learning, higher education development and conditions for teaching and supervision in third-cycle studies
• broad experience of higher education development from different educational contexts

In the assessment, equal consideration will be given to teaching expertise and research expertise.

Instructions for the application

The application must conform to the instructions that can be downloaded at
www.ht.lu.se/en/the-faculties/academic-vacancies/instructions-for-applicants. The applicant is responsible for making sure that the application is complete, in accordance with the vacancy announcement and instructions, and for submitting it to the University by the application deadline through the recruitment portal.

The Academic Appointments Board normally selects a shortlist of applicants. This selection can be done in one or several steps and if needed with the help of external experts. The applicants who are selected for external assessment may be invited to submit physical copies of the papers that they wish to submit for expert assessment within 14 days.

Conditions

The university applies individual salary setting.

  

The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have eight departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students.

The Department of Educational Sciences is part of the Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University. Researchers at the department conducts research in the field of educational sciences with a number of different specialisations, including subject didactics, higher education and school and educational history and sociology. The department cooperates with a number of schools and school authorities. It is also the central hub in the extensive network of the Teacher Education at Lund University. The department also includes the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU), which offers courses for teachers at Lund University and conducts higher education development work in areas such as e-learning.

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Type of employment	Permanent position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	By agreement
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2022/35
Contact	Johanna Johansson, Faculty Coordinator, https://www.ht.lu.se/en/person/JohannaJohansson/ Anders Sonesson, Assistant Head of Department, https://www.uvet.lu.se/en/person/AndersSonesson/
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-2229364
Published	01.Apr.2022
Last application date	30.May.2022 11:59 PM CEST

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Professor of Educational Sciences, specialising in school and the teaching profession

 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 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.

Educational Sciences at Lund University

The Department of Educational Sciences was established in 2011 within the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. Its responsibilities include the secondary school subject teacher training programme (both cohesive and supplementary teacher education, KPU) and the graduate school in educational sciences at Lund University. Since 2016, the Department also comprises the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU).

The department’s research activities cover the history of education, the sociology of schools, school and education research, the teaching profession, subject didactics and research in higher education. Since the department was formed, supervision of the 21 doctoral students and 8 licentiate students admitted has been conducted in an interdisciplinary network headed by the department’s two professors. The department, in collaboration with a number of other higher education institutions, also obtained grants from the Swedish Research Council in 2021 for a five-year national graduate school in educational sciences specialising in collaboration between academia and schools. The department also comprises a number of senior lecturers, two associate senior lecturers and a postdoc engaged in research. The department also participates in a national initiative on practice-centred school research and is leading the work on this at Lund University.

Duties

The position includes conducting research, leading research collaborations both within the department and with external researchers, nationally and internationally, developing research applications individually and on behalf of the department, actively participating in the department’s joint research activities and supervising doctoral students. Furthermore, the holder of the position is to be prepared to contribute to teaching in the first, second and third cycles in the secondary school subject teacher training programme and supplementary teacher education, for example. Administrative duties are also included in the position as well as academic leadership assignments as necessary.

Qualifications and assessment

A person who has demonstrated both research and teaching expertise shall be qualified for employment as a professor. The assessment criteria for appointment as a professor shall be the degree of the expertise required as a qualification for employment.

The successful candidate for the professorship should be considered to be among the leaders in research on schools and the teaching profession and to have made important contributions to the national and international field of research.

The position has a requirement of at least five weeks’ training in teaching and learning in higher education or that corresponding knowledge has been obtained in some other way.

The applicant is to be proficient in Swedish and English. If Swedish language skills are lacking on taking up the position, the professor is to have acquired Swedish language skills within two years to an extent that enables teaching in Swedish and participation in drafting and decision-making bodies within the university system.

 For the appointment of a professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• a very good national and international standing as a researcher in which the requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject specialisation
• a very good ability to conduct, develop and lead educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods
• a good ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD
• a good ability to engage with wider society and communicate their activities
• a good general ability to lead and develop activities

In addition to the above, the following are specific qualifications that should be thoroughly documented in the application:

• experience of research on schools and the teaching profession
• obtained external research grants
• experience of practice-based research on schools
• personal teaching experience in schools and or/collaborations with schools
• experience of critical policy studies concerning schools and education

In the assessment, equal consideration will be given to teaching expertise and research expertise. 

Instructions for the application

The application must conform to the instructions that can be downloaded at
www.ht.lu.se/en/the-faculties/academic-vacancies/instructions-for-applicants. The applicant is responsible for making sure that the application is complete, in accordance with the vacancy announcement and instructions, and for submitting it to the University by the application deadline through the recruitment portal.

The Academic Appointments Board normally selects a shortlist of applicants. This selection can be done in one or several steps and if needed with the help of external experts. The applicants who are selected for external assessment may be invited to submit physical copies of the papers that they wish to submit for expert assessment within 14 days.

Conditions

The university applies individual salary setting.

The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have eight departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students.

The Department of Educational Sciences is part of the Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University. Researchers at the department conducts research in the field of educational sciences with a number of different specialisations, including subject didactics, higher education and school and educational history and sociology. The department cooperates with a number of schools and school authorities. It is also the central hub in the extensive network of the Teacher Education at Lund University. The department also includes the Division for Higher Education Development (AHU), which offers courses for teachers at Lund University and conducts higher education development work in areas such as e-learning.

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Type of employment	Permanent position
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	By agreement
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2022/34
Contact	Johanna Johansson, Faculty Coordinator, https://www.ht.lu.se/en/person/JohannaJohansson/ Sinikka Neuhaus, Assistant Head of Department, https://www.uvet.lu.se/en/person/SinikkaNeuhaus/
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-2229364
Published	01.Apr.2022
Last application date	30.May.2022 11:59 PM CEST

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Post-doctoral fellow in Theoretical Chemistry

 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 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.

Subject description

In this project, we aim to study liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) mediated by intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). The goal is to achieve a sufficient molecular understanding of why and how IDPs promote LLPS. Given the crucial role of IDPs, understanding the molecular and cellular factors that control their reversible LLPS would be invaluable. For this purpose, a combination of atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations with experiments such as small-angle X-ray scattering, isothermal calorimetry, precipitation experiments, and solution nuclear magnetic resonance) will be used.

Work duties

The main duty involved is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, to a maximum of 20%. The position also includes the opportunity for three weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

Work duties include:

• Research within the subject area
• Measurements at international synchrotron-infrastructures
• Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students
• Actively seeking external research funding
• Collaboration with industry and wider society
• Administration related to the work duties listed above

 

Qualification requirements

Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a Ph.D., or an international degree deemed equivalent to a Ph.D., within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the last date for applications. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree can have been completed earlier.

 

Additional requirements:

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Good knowledge of physical chemistry, protein chemistry, biophysical chemistry, and biophysics
• Experience about intrinsically disordered proteins/proteins
• Experience in the experimental techniques mentioned above and most imortantly in small-angle X-ray scattering
• Experience about computer simulations is an advantage

Assessment criteria and other qualifications

This is a career development position primarily focused on research. The position is intended as an initial step in a career, and the assessment of the applicants will primarily be based on their research qualifications and potential as researchers. Particular emphasis will be placed on research skills within the subject.

For appointments to a post-doctoral position, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

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

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research 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 two years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with the recently concluded agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a post-doctoral fellow”) between Lund University, SACO-S, OFR/S and SEKO dated 2021-11-19 and valid from the 1st of February 2022.

Instructions on how to apply

Applications shall be written in English and be compiled into a PDF-file containing:

• résumé/CV, including a list of publications,
• a general description of past research and future research interests (no more than three pages),
• contact information of at least two references,
• copy of the doctoral degree certificate, and other certificates/grades that you wish to be concidered

 

The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into nine departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.

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Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2022/989
Contact	Marie Skepö, marie.skepo@teokem.lu.se, +46462223366 Mia Hedin, mia.hedin@kc.lu.se
Union representative	SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-2229364 SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-2229366
Published	24.Mar.2022
Last application date	10.May.2022 11:59 PM CEST

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Associate Senior Lecturer – tenure track position in Physics with a focus on Theory of Open Quantum Systems for Quantum Technology

 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 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.

At the Division of Mathematical Physics research is conducted primarily in the field of quantum mechanical many-body physics, which includes theoretical nuclear structure physics, nanometre physics, quantum information, atomic theory and material modelling, with numerous partnerships both internationally and within Lund University. 

The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) is a 12-year initiative aimed to bring Swedish academia and industry to the forefront of quantum technology. The four pillars of quantum technology are: quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum communication and quantum sensing. The centre is funded mainly by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation with additional contributions from the participating universities and industry. WACQT is committed to promoting career development, diversity and gender equality through networking and supporting activities.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, 6 years, according to chapter 4, section 12a of the Higher Education Ordinance (HEO), with the opportunity of promotion to senior lecturer. 

Job description
Employment as associate senior lecture is a career development position, where the holder is to be given the opportunity to develop his or her independence as a researcher and educator. The employment will be at the Division of Mathematical Physics. The position is supported by WACQT which, besides salary, finances one four-year doctoral student position and one two-year postdoc position.

The research area of ​​the position is the theory of open quantum systems for quantum technology concepts and applications. In particular, investigations of open quantum system dynamics, quantum coherence, entanglement and dephasing, and quantum measurements and quantum sensing, metrology and control, with a focus on interacting light-matter systems, will be emphasized.  

The defining aim of quantum technology is to harness superposition and entanglement for radical improvements, in terms of capacity, sensitivity and speed, of applications in a broad range of areas such as information processing, material science and electronics, measurements and control. Key research areas in quantum technology at the Department of Physics are world-leading activities on quantum control of light-matter interactions and rapidly growing efforts on applications in nanoscale electronic systems, supported by WACQT. A common feature for these research areas is experiments on open quantum systems with both electronic and photonic degrees of freedom. Supporting, strengthening and further connecting these research areas is of great interest to WACQT and of strategic importance to the Department of Physics. 

The tasks will mainly be to conduct and develop research within the specified research areas. The employee is also expected to contribute to teaching at the department, by teaching and being course responsible in basic and/or postgraduate education. In addition to these main tasks, the duties will consist of supervising bachelor and master thesis students as well as acting as supervisor for doctoral students and as support and collaboration partner for postdocs. The tasks will also consist of actively seeking external research funding, both independently and in collaboration with colleagues at the department, nationally and internationally.

The employment includes teaching, currently 10-30% of a full-time position, averaged over the entire period of employment. The content of the tasks, as well as the distribution and scope between research and teaching, may change over time.

Qualification requirements
A person who holds a PhD or has the corresponding research expertise shall be qualified for appointment as an associate senior lecturer. Priority should be given to candidates who have completed their degree or have obtained corresponding expertise no more than five years before the last date for applications. A person who has obtained a PhD or the equivalent expertise earlier may be eligible if there are special grounds. 

For this position a PhD exam in physics (or equivalent) is required.

For academic staff at Lund University the general qualification requirements are to be suited to and having the general ability required to complete the duties of the post well.

Very good skills in English, both written and spoken, are requirements for the position.

Basis of Assessment 
A good ability to develop and carry out high-quality research activities, and teaching skill. The main selection criteria for the position are scientific and pedagogic skills, with an emphasis on scientific skills. 

When assessing the scientific competence, these requirements must be met and documented in the application:

• Research experience relevant to the position after the doctoral degree, e.g. subject-relevant postdoctoral fellowships, and a development towards an independent research career.
• Documented experience of theoretical work in open quantum systems and quantum technology.

Strong emphasis will be put on an independent research plan where it is also important to describe how the applicant's research strengthens, connects and complements the quantum technology research at the department. It is also beneficial to relate the research plan to the activities within WACQT.

A special merit is the demonstrated ability to obtain research funding from external sources.

Pedagogical skills are also an important basis for assessment. Therefore, experience in teaching at the university level, including planning and development of teaching, is considered a merit. 

Strong emphasis is also put on personal qualities and documented good collaboration ability. Desirable traits are openness, curiosity, creativity, originality, independence, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues within the academy.

It is expected that any non-Swedish speaking appointee within a three-year period will master the Swedish language well enough to be able to teach and to communicate with the university administration in Swedish.

When making the appointment, consideration will be given to the Lund University Appointment Rules. 

Promotion
An associate senior lecturer is to be promoted, on application, to employment as a senior lecturer on an indefinite-term contract if he or she has the qualifications required for the post and is assessed to be suitable in accordance with the qualification requirements and assessment criteria established by the Faculty of Science. An associate senior lecturer may only apply for promotion once.

Qualification requirements and assessment criteria for promotion to a permanent position as senior lecturer:

• Well documented research expertise is important for the discipline. The following criteria will be applied:

           - High national and international standing as a researcher 
           - High-quality publications in international research journals.
           - Independent research profile.
           - Qualifications corresponding to those of a reader.
           - Participation in scholarly conferences or workshops.
           - Research funding from national or international funding bodies.

• Well documented teaching expertise. The following criteria will be applied:

           - Good subject knowledge and documented experience of teaching at different levels of higher education.
           - Documented ability to develop and renew courses and teaching methods.
           - Documented ability to lead and organise education.
           - Documented ability to supervise Master´s and PhD students.
           - Five weeks´training in teaching and learning in higher education or the equivalent.

• An ability to interact with wider society and provide public information on current research and development.
  
  
• An ability to work as a leader in higher education, including leading research projects and participating in decision-making bodies at university, faculty or department level.

An application for promotion to a permanent position as senior lecturer is to be submitted to the faculty at the latest 6 months before the appointment as associate senior lecturer ends. The application for promotion is to be judged by the teacher’s appointment board after acquisition of the opinion of at least two experts on the subject.

Design and content of the application
We would recommend you to write your application in English, since it will be assessed by international experts. The application should be formulated according to the Faculty of Science’s application instructions for teaching positions.

The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into nine departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.

The Department of Physics is one of Lund University's largest departments with approximately 400 employees. The department is shared between the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering. At the department there are seven research divisions and a number of major research centra. The research at the department covers a wide range of modern physics.
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Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
First day of employment	As soon as possible
Salary	Monthly
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100%
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2022/357
Contact	Peter Samuelsson, professor, +46 46 2229078, peter.samuelsson@teorfys.lu.se Helen Johansson, rekryteringshandläggare, +46 46 2223609, helen.johansson@science.lu.se
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, +46 46 222 93 62 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, +46 46 222 93 64 SEKO: Seko Civil, +46 46 222 93 66
Published	09.Mar.2022
Last application date	04.May.2022 11:59 PM CEST

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Postdoctoral fellow with focus on studying the Milky Way as a galaxy using large surveys

 

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 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.

Introduction
The position is placed at the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics in a group that is led by Sofia Feltzing and researches stellar populations.

Through a generous grant from the KAW foundation the department participates in 4MOST (www.4most.eu) and the group participates in WEAVE. Both are massively multiplex spectroscopic surveys of the Milky Way.  Astronomers at Lund University participate actively in the work in ESAs astrometric Gaia satellite.

Within the position the employee is offered up to three weeks of pedagogical training. The employee is encouraged to participate in the career programs offered by the university to postdoctors. (https://www.staff.lu.se/employment/professional-and-careers-development/career-development-academic-staff/career-development-postdocs).

Read more on the university homepage:  Work at Lund University

Description of work
The employee will mainly do research. The main area of research will be Galactic Archeaology, the study of the Milky Way as a galaxy with a  focus on the formation of the Milky Way thick disk and how selection functions of large spectroscopic surveys influences our analysis of the data. The employee is expected to spend up to 30 % of their time in the 4MOST infrastructure working group focusing on selection functions.

The employee is expected to promote the research results via publication of scientific papers, give talks at international conferences and via visiting other research institutes and give seminars. This will mean some travel. There is a budget available for this but the employee is also expected to apply for travel funds from external bodies, such as learned societies and research councils.

The employee will, together with the PI, organize a weekly meeting where collaborators meet and share their research results and hold discussion on various topics.

If the employee is interested it will be possible to participate in teaching at bachelor and/or master level up to 5% of the time. The employee will also have the possibility to offer exam projects for bachelor and master students.

Eligibility
Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed primarily no more than three years before the last date for applications. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree can have been completed earlier.

Assessment critera
Postdoctoral fellow positions are research-focused appointments intended to form early stages of a science career. The assessment of the applicants will primarily be based on their research qualifications and potential as researchers. Particular emphasis will be placed on research skills within the subject. 

Qualifications
The employee shall have a PhD with a main focus on the study of the Milky Way, its stars and galaxy formation. The employee must not hold a PhD degree when the application is sent in, but the degree must be awarded no later than the starting date of the position. 

The employee should be specialized in theory/modelling or observations. The important thing is to be interested in the study of selection functions in large surveys and their influence on our ability to interpret the observations.  It is a requirement to have good knowledge of statistical methods and their application within the research field.

Merits
It is a merit to have experience of large spectroscopic surveys and their usage in the study of the Milky Way as a galaxy.

It is a merit to have worked with comparative studies of simulations of galaxy formation and observations of the Milky Way.

Knowledge of Python programming is a merit.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment with a minimum of two years and a maximum of three years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with the agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a post-doctoral fellow”) between Lund University, SACO-S and OFR/S, dated February 1, 2022.

Other information
Interviews will be conducted via video or phone conference. The interviews will be done as soon as possible after the closing of the application.

Application procedure
The position is applied for via the recruitment system of the University. The application should include a personal letter with your motivation of why you are interested in the position and in which way the position matches your merits (up to 1.5 pages). The application should include a description of the research you wish to carry out within the position (up to 3 pages). Here it would be good to explain how the proposed research matched the advert, the research profile of the group and possible collaborations within the department.

A CV including a complete publication list should be attached to the application as well as a copy of the PhD degree diploma or documents supporting that a PhD degree will be obtained by the start of the employment. Names and contact information (email, phone, postal address and webpage) for up to three persons that have agreed to provide you with a reference upon request should be provided.

The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into nine departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.

The activities of the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics are centred around three main areas: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Theoretical Particle Physics; and Computational Biology and Biological Physics. Our research is driven by our curiosity to understand reality, from the smallest of particles to the largest astronomical structures, as well as the structure of Life itself. We have a strong international position in all three areas, and we are actively working on further strengthening our international profile.

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Type of employment	Temporary position longer than 6 months
Contract type	Full time
Salary	Monthly salary
Number of positions	1
Working hours	100
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2022/794
Contact	Sofia Feltzing, Professor, sofia.feltzing@astro.lu.se Diane Feuillet, Researcher, diane.feuillet@astro.lu.se
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, +46-46-2229362 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, +46-46-2229364
Published	30.Mar.2022
Last application date	03.May.2022 11:59 PM CEST

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