Senior lecturer in informatics, fixed-term

The position includes teaching, supervision and research. Administrative tasks may also be included. Teaching is conducted at both undergraduate and graduate levels in Swedish and English. Teaching comprises a maximum of 70% of the position, and a minimum of 20% research and 10% administrative duties. However, the relative proportions of duties may change over time in line with recieving external research grants.

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 students and more than 8 000 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.

Lund University School of Economics and Management is one of eight faculties within Lund University. More than 4 000 students and 450 researchers, teachers and other staff are engaged here in training and research in economic history, business administration, business law, informatics, economics, statistics and research policy.

The School of Economics and Management is accredited by the three largest and most influential accreditation institutes for business schools: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. Only just over 100 business schools in the world have achieved this prestigious Triple Crown accreditation.

At the Department of Informatics there is pioneering research and business collaboration. We have an attractive undergraduate education providing our students advantageous academic degrees for working life or postgraduate education. The department announces one position as senior lecturer in informatics, in design of information systems and digital transformation. The position is full time, fixed-term for one year and is placed at the Department of Informatics, LUSEM.

Subject description

The department needs to strengthen research and education in the areas of design, development, implementation and evaluation of information systems with specific focus on digital transformation.

Job description 

The position includes teaching, supervision and research. Administrative tasks may also be included. Teaching is conducted at both undergraduate and graduate levels in Swedish and English. Teaching comprises a maximum of 70% of the position, and a minimum of 20% research and 10% administrative duties. However, the relative proportions of duties may change over time in line with recieving external research grants.

An important part of the work consists of collaboration, both nationally and internationally, with other departments and universities in the subject areas of informatics and information systems. The tasks also include participating in the work to ensure research funding. It is also important to be able to collaborate with companies and organizations, both nationally and internationally.

The applicant is expected to be in an active and productive phase of her/his academic career and thereby active within the international research in design, development, implementation and evaluation of information systems with specific focus on digital transformation. It is expected of a senior lecturer to produce high quality research and teaching in digital transformation at an international level.

Eligibility 

Those qualified for appointment as a Senior Lecturer is a person who has demonstrated teaching expertise and has been awarded a PhD holding a doctorate in Informatics or a nearby field (Higher Education Ordinance chap. 4, 4§). It is a requirement to have completed at least five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means.

Qualifications

To be qualified for the position, broad and deep experience and competence in design, development, implementation and evaluation of information systems with specific focus on digital transformation is required. This includes experience and expertise in BI technologies, databases, business modeling and business architecture.

It is a requirement that the applicant is be able to teach in both Swedish and English.

Basis of assessment

When hiring a Senior Lecturer, the following assessment criteria will apply (Lund University’s employment regulations):

• good national and international level as a researcher, where the requirement for international merit must be assessed with regard to the nature and tradition of the subject orientation
• good pedagogical ability, which means good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other pedagogical activities at different levels and with varying teaching methods
• ability to participate in the supervision of doctoral students.
• ability to collaborate with the surrounding community and to inform about your activities
• ability in other respects to lead and develop activities and business
• Experience of participating in international research projects, having successfully applied for external funding, experience of course responsibility at the undergraduate and advanced level in educational programs in information systems, documented doctoral student supervision experience is an advantage.

The School of Economics and Management strives for a balance between research and education in all teacher positions. Therefore, in assessing the applicants, equal importance will be attached to scientific and pedagogical skills. Administrative capacity is also included in the assessment.

The overall assessment of scientific skills, special emphasis is placed on having published in highly ranked international scientific jounals and/or presented conference papers at highly ranked international conferences. The publications/conference presentations are to be in the field of design, development, implementation and evaluation of information systems with specific focus on digital transformation.

The overall assessment of pedagogical qualifications includes training in higher education teaching and learning, pedagogical experience and pedagogical skills. Consideration will also be given to good co-operative ability, drive and independence and how the applicant, through his/her experience and competence, is expected to supplement and strengthen ongoing undergraduate and master’s education as well as research and innovation within the department and contribute to its future development.

The Department of Informatics is a small department, why collegial interaction and the individual’s efforts are of great importance. A required element of the position will be to actively participate in the work of the teaching body for further developing the departments’ educational programs and other activities.

For further information on assessment grounds, please see: “General requirements profile and assessment for employment as senior lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management” on the webbpage https://lusem.lu.se/about/work-at-lusem/apply-for-an-academic-position.

Application procedure

You apply for the position online by clicking on the ”log in and apply” button in the vacancy notice. For more information, please, visit our homepages https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university and https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university/applying-position.

The application should be written in Swedish or English.

Please structure your application according to A-G below:

1. Cover page and personal letter
2. Curriculum vitae – CV
3. List of selected publications
4. Research qualifications portfolio
5. Teacher Qualification Portfolio
6. Qualifications portfolio for leadership and administrative assignments
7. Qualifications portfolio for external involvement, innovation and entrepreneurship

Please note that your CV should include a link to your Google Scholar profile!

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