Assistant Professor in Communications Engineering with focus on Sensing and Positioning

The Department of Electrical and Information Technology at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor.

The employment is within the division of Communications Engineering at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology. The division has 8 senior researchers and around 20 PhD students, and a deep collaboration with industry. The division works within wireless communication in a wider sense and the activities span from communication theory to implementation of antenna structures.

The employment is a part of the strategic research area within IT and mobile communication, ELLIIT (elliit.se), and it is also connected to the recently established VINNOVA competence center NextG2com. ELLIIT is a collaboration between Lund University, Linköping University, Halmstad University, and Blekinge University of Technology. ELLIIT in Lund is spanning four departments: Electrical and Information Technology, Computer Science, Automatic Control and two research groups at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. In total we are around 200 researchers, whereof 110 PhD students, with a large portion of interdisciplinary research. ELLIIT in Lund is a part of the recently established profile area Pillars of AI and Digitalisation and the position is thereby in line with the overall research strategy at LTH.

Subject
Communications Engineering with focus on Sensing and Positioning

Subject description
Communications engineering for wireless systems is a wide subject area that spans design and analysis of cellular and wireless communication systems and the sub-blocks therein. It concerns also the physical radio channel and the interaction between this, the antennas and the other parts of the radio system. Interaction between different sub-parts is essential to reach a well working and efficient cellular or wireless communication system.

This employment has a special focus on joint wireless communication and sensing where radio signals from the wireless networks are used for efficient and reliable communication, accurate positioning and sensing. This means that the subject area includes mobile communication systems for 5G and 6G, channel modelling, channel characterization, radio-based positioning and sensing, and associated signal processing algorithms.

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:

• 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.
• Contributing to the wider goals of the strategic research area ELLIIT within research, graduate education, collaboration, and dissemination.
• 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 seven 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.
• Documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute or relevant experience from industry/public sector.
• Documented research activities of experimental and applied radio-based positioning and sensing.
• Experience from practical measurements of radio channel properties, channel sounders, evaluation of measurement data, as well as theoretical performance assessment of wireless systems.
• Collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently, as well as a demonstrated interest in leadership.

Other qualifications

• Documented experience of international research projects.
• Documented experience of pedagogical leadership in the form of course responsibility, examination and course development.
• Documented experience of supervision of students at different levels.
• Documented training in teaching and learning in higher education.

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 Communications Engineering with focus on Sensing and Positioning

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.
• Progression in research and teaching expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to attract external research funding in competition.