Assistant Professor in Building and Urban Physics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Building and Environmental Technology at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Building and Urban Physics.

Subject
Building and Urban Physics

Subject description
Building and Urban Physics with the focus on Energy Modelling, Impact Assessment of Climate Change, Urban Energy Systems, Energy and Microclimate Modelling, and Data-Driven Analysis.

The division of Building Physics expands its research in the subject area about impact assessment of climate change on buildings in urban areas and investigating innovative energy management systems to enhance the climate resilience, energy flexibility and user comfort in urban areas. The research topic includes building energy modelling, microclimate simulation, and energy modelling at the urban scale in connection with energy systems and climate change.

Work duties
Employment as an Assistant Professor 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:

• Conducting high quality research within the subject areas.
• Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies.
• Actively seeking external research funding.
• Communicating with project partners.
• Supervising degree projects and doctoral students.
• Collaboration with industry and wider society.
• Administration related to the work duties listed above.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to Assistant Professor 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 Assistant Professor, 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.
• PhD in a relevant subject.
• Knowledge and experience in building, energy and urban/micro-climate modelling.
• Knowledge of programming and data analytics in Matlab and/or Python.
• Experience and skills in teaching and supervision.

Other qualifications (merits)

• Postdoc in a research environment other than the university at which the applicant obtained his/her PhD degree.
• Experience in developing and/or writing research proposals.
• Experience in leading research projects.
• Knowing Swedish at a level to participate in teaching.

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 Building and Urban Physics
During the period of employment, an Assistant Professor 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 Assistant Professor 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 the enhancement of the organisation’s activities.
• Good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.