Assistant Professor in Computer Science with a focus on Visualization

Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Department of Computer Science

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The position is in the Graphics Group (graphics.cs.lth.se), which is a part of the Department of Computer Science. The Graphics Group has a long history of internationally recognized research in the areas of Real-Time Rendering, Graphics Hardware and Ray Tracing. The Group has collaborations both internationally and locally, with both industry and universities, in particular a long-standing collaboration with the Nvidia Graphics Research group in Lund.

The Department of Computer Science has a wide range of research spanning Software Engineering empirical research, Software Development in programming languages and tools, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, Embedded Systems and Theoretical Computer Science.

What we offer the successful candidate 

Those who want to become a research leader of tomorrow in research, through pioneering projects and research ideas, have the opportunity to start as an associate senior lecturer at Lund University. You develop your qualifications over a period of 6 years and can then be promoted to permanent employment as a senior lecturer and eventually professor. 

You will receive five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education and also get the opportunity to learn Swedish through the University’s Swedish language courses for new international staff. We offer you support for the move to Sweden. If you have a family, they will find new contacts and support through Lund’s International Citizen Hub.

The Swedish Research Council, Sweden's largest scientific funder, will announce attractive funding for assistant professors with an international background at the turn of the year 2025/2026. Lund University is now making a joint announcement that also aims to find candidates that the university can nominate to the Swedish Research Council at the end of 2025. 

Read more about the Swedish Research Council: https://www.vr.se/english.html  

Read more about the University joint announcement: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/shape-future-research

Subject

Computer Science with a focus on Visualization

Subject description

Visualization focuses on the creation of visual representations that create insights and clarification of complex data. This includes the interpretability and explainability of machine learning models that are fundamental for modern Artificial Intelligence. Visual representations typically use interactive 3D computer graphics to ensure users can explore their data.

This subject also includes more focused areas such as scientific visualization, data and information visualization, volume visualization, flow visualization, medical visualization, large-scale image and volume processing, multi-resolution and out-of-core techniques, GPU algorithms and architecture.

Work duties

As an associate senior lecturer, you will have the chance to apply a long-term focus on the challenging research questions you are passionate about. To qualify as a senior lecturer, you will also need to develop your teaching skills during your time as an associate senior lecturer, learn Swedish for teaching, be a good colleague and show that you are good at interacting with the surrounding community. And, of course, you will also participate in the department’s everyday work and development.

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

You hold a doctoral degree or have corresponding research expertise in computer science, in particular in visualisation. We will primarily prioritise those applicants who have been obtained a doctoral degree within the last 7 years from the closing date for applications for the position. If you have documents recognised in Sweden proving that there are special grounds, such as parental leave, military service or illness, after graduating that have prevented you from working as a researcher, the doctoral degree in the subject can in such cases have been awarded earlier. 

Assessment criteria

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

• A good ability to initiate, develop and carry out high quality research.
• Good teaching ability.

Additional requirements

We hope that one of your first duties will be to conduct an innovative research project that is funded by the Swedish Research Council. Therefore, we are seeking those who have:

• Significant documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute or relevant experience from industry/public sector.
• A good ability to initiate, develop and implement high-quality research
• Good teaching ability
• Documented collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently, as well as a demonstrated interest in leadership.
• Good communication skills
• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Publications in internationally leading conferences in the area such as IEEE Vis, EuroVis, SIGGRAPH, EuroGraphics and similar, or in leading journals such as IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Computer Graphics Forum, ACM Transactions on Graphics, Computers and Graphics
• Demonstrated 3D Computer Graphics experience
• Demonstrated experience with Machine Learning applications in and for Visualization/Computer Graphics
• Current experience from research in visualization outside Sweden
• A project description for an innovative project within research in Visualization that you submit with your application
• Documented good leadership skills, e.g. through elected office assignments, leadership courses and assessed leadership skills

Additional qualifications – other credentials that we consider desirable  

We very much want you to thrive at Lund University and be able to make the best of your time at the Department of Computer Science, and for that reason we consider it preferable if you can also demonstrate that you:

• Contribute in a positive way to the work environment
• Have or have had a postdoctoral appointment
• Have obtained research funding from funding bodies outside Sweden
• You currently hold an international position in the research field, and that you have not received a salary or grant from Sweden since before 31 December 2021
   

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

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

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 Work at Lund University. 

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/

Promotion to Senior Lecturer in Visualization

When you are an associate senior lecturer, you can apply for promotion to permanent employment as a senior lecturer. You will undergo a special assessment to determine if you fulfil the faculty’s requirements for employment as a senior lecturer. It is important for you to know that you can only apply once for promotion and that you must apply for promotion at least six months before your employment as an associate senior lecturer ends. 

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 actively seek external research funding.