Lecturer in Industrial Engineering and Management, with specialization in Sustainability Transitions  - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering consists of three departments: quality engineering, industrial engineering and management, and construction engineering and built environment. The department has approximately 80 employees and has its research and education both at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala and on Campus Gotland. This position will be located at the Division of Industrial Engineering and Management in Uppsala. For more information, see the department's website.

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Description of subject area of the employment:

Industrial Engineering and Management is a broad, interdisciplinary subject that spans several sub-areas ranging from organization and management, innovation and entrepreneurship as well as industrial and social marketing within technology and innovation-intensive activities to automation and optimization, to machine design, production and production systems. In this subject area, the role is focused on sustainability transitions.

Duties:

Teaching and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration. Supervision of degree projects.

Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that are important for the work at the university. 

Requirements:

Higher-education degree including subject specialization (in-depth study of a subject).

Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills and subject specialization are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.

Applicants also must have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first year of employment.

Documented ability to teach in Swedish and English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.

Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment. 

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required:

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on subject specialization and teaching expertise of which weight will be primarily given to teaching expertise.

Subject Specialization may refer to in- depth study of the subject, for example a PhD, will be afforded consideration. In addition to academic qualifications, experience from other activities, including technology development, may also be taken into account. It is meritorious to have a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, and to have conducted and published research within sustainability transitions. It is also meritorious to have work life experience related to sustainability transitions. Subject specialization in other areas within Industrial Engineering and Management apart from sustainability transitions is meritorious.

Teaching Expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. This expertise can have been achieved outside the academy through supervision, internal training, mentoring programs, etc. In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing teaching expertise special weight will be attached to successful teaching and supervision within the subject area of industrial management. When evaluating the teaching expertise special weight will be given to successful teaching and supervision especially within sustainability transitions, but it is also meritorious to have teaching expertise within other areas in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Further information

In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience.

University appointment regulations

Faculty appointment regulations

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Starting date: 01-11-2022 or as otherwise agreed

Type of employment: Permanent full-time position, probationary period may be applied 

Scope of employment: 100%

For further information about the position please contact:

Professor Thomas Lennerfors, 0701679553, thomas.lennerfors@angstrom.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 26 October 2022, UFV-PA 2022/3442.

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