Senior Lecturer in Physics with focus in Fundamental Physics at the ESS - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into nine departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.

The Department of Physics is one of Lund University's largest departments with approximately 400 employees. The department is shared between the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering. At the department there are seven research divisions and a number of major research centra. The research at the department covers a wide range of modern physics.

The Division of Particle Physics has eight senior researchers and a total of approx. 30 employees. The research about the fundamental building blocks of matter and the forces between them is experimental and currently utilizes mainly the “Large Hadron Collider” (LHC) at CERN. The main projects involve the acquistion and analysis of data from the ALICE and ATLAS experiments at the LHC. In addition, the department is involved in the planning and construction of LDMX at SLAC, where LDMX stands for "Light Dark Matter Experiment".

This position is focused on starting a new activity on fundamental physics at the European Spallation Source (ESS), which will be put into operation in Lund within a few years.

Job description
The position entails primarily research and, in addition, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate (PhD) levels. The expected distribution between research and teaching is 80:20. The work assignments of the position, as well as the relative proportions of research and teaching, may change over time. The person is expected to develop active research within the area as described below and in related areas, which also includes active work in applying for external funding and developing collaborations with units within the University, as well as with other governmental authorities and organizations, involved in this type of research. The position holder is expected to develop new courses and/or course elements at the basic and advanced levels that relate to the research field described below and that will be part of the course offering of the Department of Physics.

The ESS in Lund will be the world's most powerful neutron source and will enable research that aims to search for rare processes, fundamental to our understanding of the structure of the Universe. The HIBEAM/NNBAR experiments are about searching for previously unseen conversion processes of neutrons into antineutons or mirror neutrons. The person who receives this position is expected to build up a research programme that aims to:

• develop a design and construction of a beamline for fundamental physics at the ESS, where weak applied magnetic fields with high precision are crucial for the neutrons to be able to initiate the phenomena sought for,
• develop a design for the HIBEAM/NNBAR experiment.

It is expected that this work will contribute significantly to the realization of a larger fundamental physics programme at the ESS and to building an international collaboration, large enough to realize the NNBAR experiment.

The beamline would normally belong to the accelerator's infrastructure. Here, however, it is an important part of the experimental setup. Integration with the infrastructure at ESS is of crucial importance for the work.

Eligibility
Those qualified for appointment as a Senior Lecturer are a person who has demonstrated teaching expertise and been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve (according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 4, section 4).

This position requires the applicant to have completed a PhD in experimental particle physics and to have practical experience in neutron beam tube design including moderation of neutrons, neutron guides, radiation protection aspects and magnetic fields.

It is a requirement to have completed at least five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means. In certain cases exceptions can be made from this requirement and training must instead be completed during the first two years of the employment.

For academic staff at Lund University the general qualification requirements are to be suited to and having the general ability required to complete the duties of the post well.

Basis of assessment
The applicant must have:

• Experience with fundamental physics with neutrons.
• Knowledge of neutron scattering experiments at large-scale neutron facilities.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain scientific grants in fields relevant to the employment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead scientific and technical collaborations.
• Experience from international research collaborations.
• Significant experience on programming and on using simulation and analysis tools that are commonly used in particle physics and at large-scale neutron facilities.
• Very good knowledge of English with good communication skills.

Applicants must present their current research as well as a research plan for the coming years that describes how the research can contribute to the development of larger programs for fundamental physics at ESS.

The following experiences are meritorious:

• Potential to develop and carry out innovative research focusing on fundamental physics with neutrons.
• Experience from previous employment relevant to the position.
• Experience from research of relevance for the proposed research program.
• Experience of international cooperation and leadership skills.

Documented experience of and ability to teach within one's own and adjacent fields at both basic and advanced level (incl. postgraduate education) is meritorious, as well as documented experience of supervising degree workers and doctoral students.

Competence to develop magnetic control of the beamline and integration with the ESS is crucial to the overall content of the service and special weight will be given to this in the assessment.

In addition, importance will be attached as to how the applicant, through documented skills and experience, can strengthen and supplement the Department´s research and teaching in the field.

As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching expertise as to the assessment of research. It is therefore important that the application contains reflections on how the new activity is planned to have a role in the teaching at the basic and advanced levels and in the training of doctoral students.

When making the appointment, consideration will be given to the Lund University Appointment Rules.

It is expected that any non-Swedish speaking appointee within a three-year period will master the Swedish language well enough to be able to teach and to communicate with the university administration in Swedish.

Design and content of the application
We would recommend you to write your application in English, since it will be assessed by international experts. The application should be formulated according to the Faculty of Science’s Instructions for applications for teaching positions. Please note that the application must contain a five-page description of the proposed research program. Upload the application as PDF-files in the recruitment system.