Artistic senior lecturer in Urban Design - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Architecture and Built Environment at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Artistic senior lecturer in Urban Design.

Subject
Artistic senior lecturer in Urban Design, with a specialisation in Sustainable Urban Design.

Subject description
The master's program SUDes was founded in 2007 and is today an internationally reputable education in sustainable urban planning. At the heart of education is the relationship between urban design and sustainable urban development. The students work in different scales, from detail to region, and the teaching is conducted in the form of design projects with support in theoretical courses, lectures and seminars.

Work duties
Detailed description of the work duties, such as:

• Teaching at undergraduate and advanced level, mainly within the master's program SUDes.
• Supervision of degree projects
• Collaboration with business and society in connection with teaching. 
• Pedagogical competence development within the framework of the employment. 
• Course planning in consultation with colleagues. 
• Management assignments as master supervisor may be relevant.
• Artistic research in the field of sustainable urban planning.       

Qualification requirements 
Appointment to senior lecturer requires that the applicant has:

• A PhD in fine, applied or performing arts, has demonstrated artistic expertise or has some other professional expertise that is 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
When assessing the applicants, special importance will be given to artistic and teaching expertise within the subject.

For appointments to senior lecturer, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good national and international standing as an artist/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 or students on arts programmes to achieve artistic independence.
• An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• A good general ability to lead and develop activities.

Other qualifications

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Qualified, documented experience of working with architectural urban design after graduation.
• Completed degree in architecture or landscape degree

Other merits

• Good ability to lead and organize teaching is an advantage.
• Genuine interest in, and experience of, work in urban design with a focus on sustainability issues.

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.

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/