Senior Lecturer in Architectural design with focus on artistic research in architecture

Description of the workplace

The Department of Architecture and Built Environment has a strong tradition of integrating both scientific and artistic approaches in architecture education and research, and it is the first department in Sweden authorized to award a doctoral degree in fine arts in architecture.

The department includes five research areas: Architecture, Form and Design; Architecture and Culture; Housing and Housing Development; Environmental Psychology; and Urban Design and Urbanism. The prospective senior lecturer is primarily intended to join the research group Architecture, Form and Design, but may (depending on the candidate’s specialization and interests) be placed within one of the other subject areas at the department.

Subject

Architectural design with focus on artistic research in architecture

Subject description

Architectural design focuses on the acts of creating architectural form, where architecture is understood as a spatial and material practice that generates social, cultural, and ideological meanings. The subject is concerned, among other things, with how architecture can be used as a tool to challenge norms and conventions within building practices, or how speculative design and material experimentation can deepen architectural thinking and reveal alternative future realities. Central to the field is a critical engagement with, and active development of architecture as a form-generating academic discipline and architecture as a professional practice.

Artistic research in architecture emphasizes design-driven processes and investigative methods, including the development of new interfaces between academic research and professional architectural practice. Such research may, for example, follow a so-called “Research by Design” methodology, in which new knowledge is generated through design experiments, through the development of new methods, tools, and techniques, and through critical reflection on design methodologies.

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.
• Participate in building and developing a research environment in architectural design with focus on artistic research in architecture.
• 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, equally .

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.
• Doctoral degree (PhD) in subject relevant for the position.
• Significant documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute.
• Documented experience of work with artistic processes and methods in architecture.
• At least 180 ECTS credits in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or other equivalent studies involving spatial design, of which at least 120 ECTS credits must be at advanced level (equivalent to a Master’s degree).
• Collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently.

Other qualifications

• Successfully obtained substantial external research funding (for example, EU funding or grants from national research councils).
• Experience of collaboration between academia and relevant industry, for example with architectural practices.
• Experience of exhibitions and exhibition work within the field of architecture.
• Relevant professional practice experience in architecture, landscape architecture, and/or urban design.
• International experience in teaching, research, and collaboration.

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. Including a preliminary research plan describing your intended research focus and areas of interest (3-5 pages) and a portfolio showcasing artistic research and practice-based work in a single PDF file. 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/