Teaching assistants at the Department of Automatic Control

Description of the workplace

Automatic Control is one of the departments at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University. Our research focuses on sustainable and safe operation of technical systems for the benefit of people and the planet. The department conducts both basic research and applied research in the fields of robotics, energy supply, transport, health care, communication, and economics. The department gives both basic and advanced courses for students within several different engineering programs in the areas of control and learning. There is also extensive postgraduate education with 25–30 active PhD students at the department.

Work duties

We are now looking for teaching assistants in FRTF05 Automatic control, basic course (study period 3) and FRTF10/FRTN25 Systems Engineering/Process Control (study period 4). As a teaching assistant, you will work together with other teachers in a group of other assistants within the undergraduate education at the department.

The duties includes:

• Participate in the teaching at the department (supervising exercise sessions and lab exercises, supervising projects, grading hand-in assignments and exam assignments) at basic and advanced level.

Qualification requirements

Only those admitted to first or second-cycle courses and study programmes at the faculty may be employed as teaching assistants. Your degree should not be completed.

Additional requirements:

• Admitted to an education at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH).
• Completed FRTF05 Automatic control, basic course, with grade 5, or completed FRTF10/FRTN25 Systems Engineering/Process Control, with grade 5, or an equivalent grade on a course deemed relevant for the work duties by the employer.
• You have a very good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing, and have good knowledge of English.
•  Good ability to cooperate.

Additional merits for the position:

• Previous teaching experience, especially in control.
• Completed or ongoing advanced courses in control engineering or related mathematical and systems engineering subjects.

We will put particular emphasis on previous study results and personal suitability. Consideration will be given to how the applicant, through experience and competence, is judged to complement and strengthen teaching within the department.

We offer

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. With an employment as a teaching assistant you can combine studies with work and complement your theoretical knowledge with practical work experience. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University. 

Further information

The employment must not affect the studies of the teaching assistent in a negative way and must not be combined with other employments. The employment as a Teaching Assistant is regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 2017:284), 5 chapter 8-12 §§.

The employment is time-limited during the period 250118–250331, 250118–250615, or 250315–250615 and covers 10–30% of full time. 

Employment as a teaching assistant may not correspond to more than 50% of a full-time post. Teaching assistants shall be employed for an indefinite period, however, for no longer than one year. These appointments may be extended. The total employment period as a teaching assistant may not, however, exceed three years. The employment is covered by the working time agreement for teachers.

Please note that the work duties are not necessarily evenly distributed during the employment period and that the work may involve evening work on occasional occasions.

We intend to employ 4–6 teaching assistants.

How to apply

Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. We ask you to attach documentation from LADOK certifying your eligibility. The application should also include a degree certificate or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.). You are also asked to answer to the selection question.

State in your application which course and which of the study periods you are interested in.

Welcome to apply!