Associate Senior Lecturer in Water Resources Engineering with focus on Application of Artificial Intelligence in Hydrology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Building and Environmental Technology at Lund University invites applications for a position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Water Resources Engineering with focus on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Hydrology.

Subject
Water Resources Engineering with focus on Application of Artificial Intelligence in Hydrology.

Subject description
Water resources and environmental issues involve many complexities and uncertainties that require new methodologies and approaches to deal with. State-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithms have proven to be beneficial tools for investigating such problems. The subject involves research with focus on  application of artificial intelligence algorithms to solve new real-world hydro-environmental problems in an innovative way as well, incorporating interdisciplinary perspective.

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 supervision of doctoral students.
• Actively seeking external research funding.
• Multidisciplinary academic collaboration.
• 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.

Other qualifications
Experience of research collaboration in Water Resources Engineering/Environmental Management in arid areas.

• Research experience in Interdisciplinary and International Projects.
• Proficiency in programming languages, (Python, R, or Matlab) as well as geographic information systems, and satellite remote sensing.
• Proved pedagogical experience
• Experience as a postdoc or equivalent research experience from the industry and/or the public sector.

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 Water Resources Engineering with focus on Application of Artificial Intelligence

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.
• Basic knowledge of Swedish in speaking and writing
• Ability to contribute to renewal of the organization’s activities.
• Ability to establish new international research collaborations in water resources management.
• Ability to acquire external funding in water resources management with a multidisciplinary and international focus.