Senior Lecturer in Production management with focus on financial control and management of industrial organizations

The Department of Industrial and Engineering Sciences at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, invites applications for a position as Senior Lecturer in Production management with focus on financial control and management of industrial organizations.

The position belongs to the Division of Production Management, one of four divisions within the Department of Industrial and Engineering Sciences. The department's facilities are located in the newly renovated M-building on the LTH campus in Lund.

Subject
Production management with focus on financial control and management of industrial organizations

Subject description
Financial control and management of industrial organizations involves the use of accounting and financial costing models as well as qualitative management tools for effective management and control of industrial organizations. A key challenge is to cope with new demands from a dynamic and uncertain environment where requirements from customers, owners and financial markets change rapidly. The increased volatility and shorter time frames accentuate the importance of management control systems that supports faster (often decentralized) decision-making, combined with good coordination and integration.

Work duties
Work duties include:

• Research within the subject area.
• 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
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 to research and teaching expertise within the subject, with greater importance given to teaching expertise.

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 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 to be able to teach in Swedish.
• Collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently.

Other qualifications

• Significant documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute or relevant experience from industry/public sector.
• Significant pedagogical experience in course development and in teaching large student groups.
• Professional experience as controler or from other management positions.
• Significant experience of collaboration and knowledge transfer between academia, business and society.
• Documented experience in applying for external funding.

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.

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/