Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science, Lund University Visiting Professors Programme

We are looking for visiting professors at the Faculty of Science to enhance our international perspective. 

Lund University Visiting Professors Programme
Lund University invites expressions of interest for its Visiting Professor Programme. We seek individuals eager to engage with our vibrant research environment, renowned for its academic freedom and democratic values. Our university hosts a significant number of international students and faculty, fostering a multilingual setting where English is widely spoken. As a visiting professor, you will experience Nordic academic culture, known for its high quality, flat organisational structure, and openness to collaboration beyond academia.

Position: Fixed-term 2 years as Visiting professor at 20% employment

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

About us
The Faculty of Science conducts research and education in astronomy, biology, chemistry, environmental science, geoscience, mathematics, physical geography, and physics. The Faculty of Science is located in the northern part of the University campus. We have around 1,500 students, 360 doctoral students and 700 staff. Our departments from January 1st 2026 are: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Department of Biology, Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, and Division of Medical Radiation Physics. We also host LINXS Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science as part of our engagement in the large-scale neutron and X-ray facilities, ESS and MAX IV.

About the role
As a visiting professor at Lund University, your responsibilities will primarily focus on research and if applicable mentorship. The specifics will be determined on an individual basis.

About you 
You are currently employed as a full professor at a higher education institution outside of Sweden, and meet the requirements presented below. 

Requirements – essential qualifications to carry out duties

We are looking for candidates who: 

• Are currently employed as full professors at higher education institutions outside of Sweden. 
• Demonstrate an outstanding scientific track record of the highest international standard within their field of expertise.
• Possess unique competencies valuable to our departments. 
• Demonstrate strong academic leadership, with a proven ability to develop research environments and academic communities. 
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Are proficient in both oral and written English. 

Additional qualifications 
Many of our professors are men and we would like to include more women to bring different perspectives into our research and learning environment. For this reason, we particularly encourage women to apply.

Form of employment
Fixed-term position, 2 years, in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 of the Higher Education Ordinance. Employment rate 20 %.

Forms for application

1. Short presentation (1-2 pages) detailing your interest in Lund University (specify department of choice from the list above) and outlining your goals as a visiting professor.
2. Short CV (2-3 pages)
3. List of publications
4. Name of a current faculty collaborator – if applicable

Please upload your application in the recruitment system as a PDF file.