Associate Senior Lecturer in Immunotechnology with specialization in Oncoimmunology and Biopharmaceuticals - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Immunotechnology Immunotechnology at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Immunotechnology with specialization in Oncoimmunology and Biopharmaceuticals.  

Subject
Immunotechnology with specialization in Oncoimmunology and Biopharmaceuticals 

Subject description
The subject includes the development of innovative in vitro models and strategies to early in the pharmaceutical development process assess efficacy and safety of immunomodulatory compounds through analysis of predictive biomarkers. Further focus is put on analysis of the heterogeneity of tumor immune microenvironment, to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in disease biology, and to enable identification of novel predictive biomarkers and immunotherapeutic strategies, for head and neck cancers.

Work duties
Employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer 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.
• Administration related to the work duties listed above.

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 equivalent expertise no more than five years before the last date for applications.

Assessment criteria
For appointment to Associate Senior Lecturer, 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.
• Post-doctoral experience from research projects within oncoimmunology and biopharmaceutical assessments or development.
• Extensive experience from practical work with culture and analysis of primary immune cells, specifically dendritic cells and T cells, from human tissue and blood.
• Extensive practical experience of multiparameter flow cytometry and multiplex analysis of soluble proteins.
• Solid experience of statistical analysis, bioinformatics and handling of omics-data.

Other qualifications
Documented experience of project management and ability to write scientific articles.
Documented experience of attracting funding through research grant applications.
Experience of project management at different levels and research collaborations with external academic, industrial, and clinical partners.  

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 Immunotechnology with specialization in oncoimmunology and biopharmaceuticals   

During the period of employment, an Associate Senior Lecturer 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 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.

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 innovation and renewal of the organization’s activities.
• Ability of supervise and assist students at different levels.