Assistant Professor in Building Services Engineering

Department of Building & Environmental Technology is Hiring an Assistant Professor in Building Services Engineering

Building Services Engineering technology treats - against the background of people's environmental requirements - buildings' indoor climate and energy supply, services systems for heating, cooling, ventilation, water, sanitation and electricity as well as their interaction with the building in general for a more sustainable society. The scientific area includes theoretical and experimental analyzes of building services and building engineering systems as well as system optimization with special focus on cooperation between the building services systems and the building in general, operation and maintenance of the systems, and low resource use.

The Devision of Building Services has just over 10 employees, some of whom are doctoral students. The workplace is in  V-huset in Lund, but many of the projects take place in various forms of collaboration within and outside of Lund University.

Subject

Building Services Engineering

Subject description

Building Services Engineering includes analysis and dimensioning of a building's technical systems, but also how these systems affect the outdoor environment, indoor environment, and energy use. As part of the subject, circularity is also included for and renovation of various systems where the connection to the building and resource management such as energy supply and the environmental impact of fuel, the environmental impact of building materials and waste management are included. An important tool for this research is life cycle analysis.

Work duties

Employment as an assistant professor is a tenure track position, which aims for the holder to develop their independence as a researcher and educator. The work duties mainly involve research and teaching. The position includes the opportunity to undertake five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education.

Work duties include:

The employment includes research, teaching and application writing linked to new construction, renovation and circular processes for buildings with their building services and materials as well as the built environment in general.

• Research within the subject area in own projects as well as in collaborations.
• 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.

Qualification requirements

Qualification requirements for employment as an assistant professor are fulfilled by someone who has been awarded a doctorate or has the corresponding research competence.

Primary consideration should be given to someone who has been awarded a doctorate or achieved the equivalent competence within five years of the deadline for application for employment as an assistant professor. However, someone who has been awarded a doctorate or achieved the equivalent expertise at an earlier date may also be considered if there are special grounds. Special grounds are sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Assessment criteria

For appointment to assistant professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to develop and carry out high quality research.
• Teaching ability.

Additional requirements

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Very good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.
• Documented research experience linking to LCA and circularity after PhD defense (for example from postdoc).
• Experience in teaching building services and energy use in buildings.
• Collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently, as well as a demonstrated interest in leadership.

Other qualifications

• Significant documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute or relevant experience from industry/public sector.
• Experience in teaching LCA for buildings at basic level and continuing level in higher education as well as experience from teaching circularity linked to buildings.
• Experience in course development in subject-relevant courses.
• Experience in teaching and research in interdisciplinary contexts.
• Pedagogical training for teaching higher education.
• Participation in networks/contacts in matters of renovation, sustainability, circularity, building services and LCA both in academia and industry.

The extent to which the applicant, through their experience and skills, may complement and strengthen ongoing research, undergraduate education, departmental innovation, and how they can contribute to the future development of the department will also be taken into consideration.

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. The purpose of the appointment is for the teacher to be given the opportunity to develop research autonomy and acquire the scholarly and teaching qualifications required for eligibility for appointment as a senior lecturer.

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: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-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/

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Promotion to Senior Lecturer in Building Services Engineering.

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 considered, and the level to be achieved, 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 general ability to lead and develop activities.

Additional requirements

• Good ability to collaborate, independence and drive.
• Demonstrated ability to attract external research funding in competition.