Substitute Senior Lecturer in International Law with spec. in Law and AI

Lund University is a full-scale, research-intensive university and the only Swedish university to be part of the strong international networks League of European Research Universities (LERU) and Universitas 21 (U21). Lund University has partner universities in nearly 70 countries, and attracts the most international students of any Swedish university.

The Faculty of Law is characterised by internationalisation, intertwining of education and research, interdisciplinarity and close and cross-border collaboration with the surrounding society. The Faculty's research environment and postgraduate education are characterised by internationalisation, and alongside the professional law degree programme, several international master's programmes are also offered.

Lund University and the Faculty of Law offer a stimulating and inclusive working environment in the wider dynamic science and innovation region that is the Öresund Region.

Subject

Public international Law with specialisation in Law and AI

Subject description

Public international law comprises the rules and principles of international law governing the conduct and mutual relations of states and international organisations, and to some extent their relations with natural and legal persons (cf. the American Law Institute, Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States).

Law and AI is a cross-border field of jurisprudence that addresses legal challenges in AI, digitalisation and legal tech in society, and concerns the role of law in various respects in the development of digital developments in society. The rapid development challenges and creates new legal challenges related to the interaction between technological advances, their extensive use and adaptation, and changes in law. These challenges can raise questions about the role of digitalisation and AI in a democratic society, implications for human rights, ethical issues, and the emergence of new rights and obligations, such as the right to be forgotten and the right to be erased. The topic includes, among other things, the treatment of digital services, the role of the internet, the freedom to publish, the free movement of goods and services including e-commerce and digital delivery, the development of AI and legal tech.

Duties

The tasks include specific responsibility for the teaching and examination of international law and AI-related areas of law. The tasks include developing a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Law and AI and recording video lectures for it.  Furthermore, teaching is included at the undergraduate and graduate level on the law programme, on independent courses and on the master's programme in human rights, in particular on the courses JAMR40 International Human Rights Law I, JURF01 International Law and JUEN16 International Criminal Law. Supervision and examination of bachelor theses and master theses may be included. 

In addition, the duties include promoting the pedagogical development of the programme at all levels. Teaching is in English.

The tasks also include maintaining and further developing a stimulating research and education environment through teaching, supervision and co-operation with teachers, researchers, doctoral students and students, as well as collaboration with the surrounding society. These tasks include, in particular, actively conducting research and contributing to the development of the research environment in international law.

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment as a senior lecturer, the applicant must have demonstrated teaching expertise, have completed a Doctor of Laws degree or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a Doctor of Laws degree, or have achieved equivalent research competence or some other professional expertise that is of importance with regard to the subject content of the position and the duties that will be included in the employment.

For a senior lecturer, the general eligibility requirement is to be suitable for and have the ability in general needed to perform the duties in the position in question.

According to Lund University's Appointment Regulations, the applicant must also have completed training in teaching and learning in higher education of at least five weeks or otherwise have acquired equivalent knowledge in order to be eligible. If there are special reasons, a person who does not have training in higher education teaching and learning of at least five weeks can still be considered qualified.

Assessment basis

The assessment criteria for the appointment of a senior lecturer shall be the degree of such expertise that is a requirement for eligibility for employment. The assessment of teaching expertise is given the same care as the assessment of other qualifying conditions.

When appointed as a senior lecturer, the following shall form the basis for assessment:

• A good national and international level as a researcher, where the requirement for international qualifications must be assessed with regard to the nature and tradition of the subject
• Good teaching skills, which means a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities at different levels and with varying teaching methods
• Ability to participate in supervision of doctoral students in studies for a doctoral degree
• Ability to collaborate with the surrounding community and to inform about their activities
• Ability to lead and develop activities in general
• Expert proficiency in English is a requirement

Instructions for applying

Applications for the position are submitted electronically via Lund University's applicant portal.

Supplements in the form of hardcover publications/equivalent, should be sent to: The Faculty of Law at Lund University, attn: Jenny Lindskog, Box 207, 221 00 Lund.

The application should be prepared in accordance with the following template (for academic merit portfolio, containing descriptions of qualifications, see link) and contain the following:

1. Cover letter
2. Brief curriculum vitae (CV)
3. Full list of publications
4. Doctoral thesis and a list of the other 5 scientific works that the applicant wishes to cite. The 6 publications cited must be attached to the application. The DOI for each publication must be stated, if available.
5. Description of scientific merits with appendices (such as summary of the research, research profile, research activities incl. national and international qualifications, research experience and qualifications)
6. Description of teaching qualifications with appendices (such as summary of the pedagogical activities, brief pedagogical self-reflection, pedagogical curriculum vitae)
7. Description of qualifications related to leadership and administration with appendices (such as summary, brief self-reflection and CV of administrative experience and management assignments)
8. Description of merits related to collaboration with the surrounding community with appendices (such as summary, brief self-reflection and curriculum vitae of efforts and commitments regarding collaboration)
9. Other documents on which the applicant wishes to rely

Please note that the documents received or prepared in connection with this advertised position (such as applications) are generally public documents. This means that the documents (with the exception of confidential documents) may be read by anyone who so requests.

Duration

The position is a temporary position during the period 1 September 2025 or as agreed until 28 February 2026. The scope is 100%.