Associate Senior Lecturer in Industrial Automation specialising in modelling and digitailisation of urban wastewater systems - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Biomedical Engineering at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, invites applications for a position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Industrial Automation specialising in modelling and digitailisation of urban wastewater systems.

Subject
Industrial Automation specialising in modelling and digitailisation of urban wastewater systems.

Subject description
The division of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation (IEA) has during some twenty years developed, refined and conducted research based on a simulation platform for evaluation of control strategies for wastewater treatment plants and the integrated urban wastewater system (Benchmark Simulation Model (BSM)). This development will continue in the future and creates the basis for the research direction of this position. Common applications are for example: development of new process models, control strategies and optimization of sub-processes or complete urban wastewater systems, energy optimization, energy recovery, resource recovery, describing-simulating-evaluating future scenarios for wastewater treatment plants and systems. Digitalization of the wastewater industry is another focus area for this position, developing applications based on digital twins, machine learning and other AI related methods.

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.
• Scientific publications of research results.

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.
• Very good and documented knowledge of modelling, control and simulation of the urban wastewater system (generation of wastewater, sewer systems, wastewater treatment plants and recipient).
• Experience of working with modelling and simulation in Matlab/Simulink or similar software platforms.
• Knowledge of some methods for digitalization of the wastewater industry.
• Documented knowledge of automation, control and modelling in general.
• Wide experience of the simulation platform Benchmark Simulation Model.

Other qualifications

• Documented experience of writing research grant applications, preferably with external partners.
• Documented experience of active participation in research projects on national and international level, preferable together with several other academic and industrial partners.
• Documented experience as supervisor of MSc thesis projects and as assistant supervisor for PhD students.
• A wide international research network related to wastewater research.
• Experience of work and collaboration with wastewater treatment plant organisations.

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 Industrial Automation specialising in modelling and digitailisation of urban wastewater systems

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.
• Ability to actively, independently seek and successfully acquire external funding.
• Basic oral and written proficiency in Swedish.