Associate senior lecturer in Engineering Geology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, invites applications for a position as Associate senior lecturer in Engineering Geology.

Subject
Engineering Geology

Subject description
The associate senior lecturer will be part of a research group aiming to develop an improved understanding of e.g. hydraulic, mechanical and chemical properties of geological and other materials. The purpose is to create a foundation for handling important societal and environmental issues as contaminated land, available and drinkable groundwater and conditions for construction of tunnels and other infrastructures and also management of the latter. In this field of engineering geology, electrical and electromagnetic methods, applied in both field and laboratory scales, are combined with other investigations, such as for example seismic/acoustic and magnetic resonance techniques, and archive data, numerical modelling, joint inversion and multi-parameter interpretation.

Work duties
Employment as an associate senior lecturer is a career development position and 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 includes the opportunity for five weeks of training in higher education teaching and Learning.

The work duties include also:

• Research within the subject area.
• Teaching in the second and third cycles of studies.
• 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.

The work duties of the associate senior lecturer will, in relation to the subject description above, be focused on spectral electrical properties determined from measurements in time-domain, supplemented by and referenced to the frequency-domain measurement approach. Another main work duty is different approaches for joint interpretation of material properties at different scales, ranging from macroscopic to microscopic and smaller.

The research will initially be applied in close co-operation with colleagues running projects on groundwater resources management, structural health monitoring of hydropower dams and also geophysical monitoring of physical, chemical and biological processes in the subsurface.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to associate senior lecturer 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 corresponding expertise no more than five years before the last date for applications.

Additional requirements

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Experience as post-doctoral fellow or relevant experience from industrial enterprise and/or public activities.
• Experience from a relevant research environment other than Engineering Geology of Lund University.
  
  

Assessment criteria
For appointments to associate senior lecturer, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

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

Other qualifications

• Good knowledge and documented experience from research in subjects relevant for the content of the work and the tasks included.
• Documented experience from measurements with electrical, electromagnetic and other methods in differents scales in field and laboratory.
• Documented good ability to present results orally and in written.
  
  

Consideration will also be given to ability to co-operate, 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 six years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 12a§ HEA.

Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English. Draw up the application in accordance with the Academic qualifications portfolio at LTH, se link below, and attach it as three PDF files (in the recruitment system). Read more here:

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

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Promotion to senior lecturer in Engineering Geology
During the period of employment, an associate senior lecturer can apply for appointment to a permanent position as senior lecturer if he or she has the required qualifications listed below, and is deemed to be suitable. An associate senior lecturer 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.

Additional requirements

• Good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.
• Good ability to co-operate, independence and drive.
• Development over time of his/her research and teaching expertise.
• Ability to actively, independently and successfully seek and receive external funding.
• Ability to contribute to innovation and regeneration of the organisation.
• Ability to supervise/assist in the supervision of students at different levels.
• Documented good ability to develop and carry out research within the research area.

Assessment criteria
When assessing the applicants, special importance will be given to research and teaching expertise.

For appointments to senior lecturer, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• 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.
• A good ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
• A good ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• A good general ability to lead and develop activities.