Senior Lecturer in Work environment technology with a focus on interaction design - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The department of Design Sciences at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Senior Lecturer in Work environment technology with a focus on interaction design.

Subject
Work environment technology with a focus on interaction design.

Subject description
The research in the subject area of interaction design involves studying how products are used by people and what the effects of the usage are for the individual person, the system and the organization of which the product is a part. The research also includes the development of processes and principles for the design of products, services, processes and organizations. More specifically, this call refers to skills and applications in e-health, welfare technology, ethics and gender aspects.

Work duties
Work duties include:

• Research - The division/research group leads several research projects at the interface between work environment, interaction design and e-health. The Senior Lecturer is expected to contribute with knowledge and experience of qualitative research methods as well as with developing theory and methodology within the subject area to the various research projects run at the division. The Senior Lecturer is also expected to contribute to formulating and building a long-term strategy for the subject area's research and applications.
  Among other things, the research is linked to the project "Better work and patient flows in primary care with digital Flow" where the introduction of digital communication between primary care and patients is studied from a work environment perspective, and the EU project "HARIA - Human-Robot sensorimotor augmentation", the purpose of which is to develop robotic prostheses based on a user-centered design process. These projects are carried out in whole or in part in a Swedish context where written and oral communication takes place in Swedish.
  
  
• Participation in LTH profile area - The division/research group has several employees who are involved in one of LTH’s profile areas: Technology for Health (https://www.lth.se/english/research/engineering-health/ ) and more specifically engaged in the focus area of digital and data-driven health. The Senior Lecturer is required to participate in collaboration with other researchers so that the Division’s resources and competence are useful in the profile area.
  
  
• Collaboration with society - The division/research group has taken the initiative for a joint LU platform called eHealth@LU (https://www.ehealth.lth.se/ ). The Senior Lecturer is required to be involved in the ongoing management of the platform whose tasks is to develop the work in strong collaboration with the surrounding society. 
  
  
• Teaching - The division/research group has extensive teaching at the undergraduate (Swedish), advanced and postgraduate levels in the areas of work environment technology, interaction design, and design for future senior living (Swedish). Teaching takes place in civil engineering courses (Information and Communication Technology and Computer Technology, the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality [VR/AR]), as well as in the master’s program and in stand-alone courses aimed at people in healthcare. The senior lecturer is required to participate in and develop our courses and be responsible for them.
  
  
• Deepen the pedagogical knowledge. 
• Supervision of master theses and doctoral students.
• Applying for external research funding. 
• Administration responsibilites linked to the above listed tasks are included.

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, unless there are valid reasons. 

Assessment criteria
When assessing the applicants, special importance will be given equally to research and teaching expertise within the subject.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

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English. 
• Very good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.
• Documented experience of working with the surrounding society. 
• Documented experience in writing research applications.
• Documented experience of multidisciplinary research work.
• Documented experience in teaching interaction design.
• Experience in leading research projects.

Other qualifications

• Experience of research in EU projects.
• Associate professor (docent) competence or equivalent.

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.

We offer 
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University  

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/ 

Information on the Department
Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology (EAT) is a division at the Department of Design Sciences, both of which are part of Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LTH). EAT is located in the Ingvar Kamprad’s Design Center (IKDC). We are about 40 employees who focus on the interaction between humans and technology, and what knowledge of this interaction means for the design of technology, technical systems and organizations. Such knowledge must be applicable to the design of products and environments that people come into contact with. In other words, it is about working life, the living environment, as well as other environments and contexts that people find themselves in.

Our areas of specialization are: Airborne Particles and Health (aerosol technology), Lighting Ergonomics, Care of the Future, Humans in Virtual Environments, and Risk and Safety. We offer an extensive undergraduate education in several of LTH’s civil engineering programs, such as Computer Technology, Information and Communication Technology, and Risk, Security and Crisis Management. We contribute specifically with knowledge about interaction design, that is, how products, services and processes are used by people and how such usage affects the individuals and the system and/or organization that the product is part of. Ongoing research projects are for instance "Better work and patient flows in primary care with digital Flow" where the introduction of digital communication between primary care and patients is studied from a work environment perspective, and the EU project "HARIA - Human-Robot sensorimotor augmentation", the purpose of which is to develop robotic prostheses based on a user-centered design process. These projects are carried out in whole or in part in a Swedish context where written and oral communication takes place in Swedish. Much of the research is carried out in some of our well-equipped laboratories such as the Aerosol and Climate Laboratory, the Virtual Reality Laboratory or the Usability Laboratory. One of our priorities is to ensure that our employees have a healthy work environment alone with good conditions and resources to conduct research of high international quality, and to provide teaching that is appreciated by our students. More information about the Department of Design Sciences and the Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology (EAT) can be found at: www.eat.lth.se