Associate Senior Lecturer in Transport and Roads with a specialisation in accessibility, mobility opportunities and travel behaviour - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Technology and Society at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applicationsfor a position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Transport and Roads with a specialisation in accessibility, mobility opportunities and travel behaviour.

Subject
Transport and Roads with a specialisation in accessibility, mobility opportunities and travel behaviour.

Subject description
The subject for this position is mainly focused on the analysis of accessibility, mobility opportunities and travel behaviour among different groups in society (e.g. older people, school children) through work with different tools for measuring and analysing such aspects (e.g. the analysis of travel survey data, data collection, etc.) engaging both quantitative and qualitative approaches. This subject also comprises a focus on different policies that can allow for a more just distribution of accessibility in society. The development of methods and conceptual frameworks comprise an important part of this focus.

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, comprising, for instance: the analysis of travel survey data; the analysis of older people’s mobility and mobility opportunities; and the analysis of policy and decision-making in transport.
• 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.
• Project management.
• Collaboration with K2, The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport and CASE, Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments.

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.
• Good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.
• Experience from other relevant research environments than the one the position relates to and/or documented experience of research collaboration with international researchers.
• Experience designing and conducting surveys, experience analysing travel survey data and experience with accessibility analyses.
• Documented experience of working with quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Documented experience of teaching.

Other qualifications

• Experience of collaboration with actors in society (e.g. regional transport authorities).
  
• Experience of applying for research funding.
• Experience of research project management.
• An international network with researchers from different academic institutions, research institutes or similar. 

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 Transport and Roads with a specialisation in accessibility, mobility opportunities and travel behaviour

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.
• Demonstrated ability to actively, independently apply for and successfully acquire external funding.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the innovation and renewal of the organisation’ activities.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise students on bachelor- and master levels.
• Demonstrated ability to develop national and international networks.