Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering

Malmo

Reference number P 2024/2125

Malmö University is an innovative, urban, and internationally-oriented academic institution that, thanks to its committed and experienced staff, contributes to societal development. Here, teachers, researchers, and other employees with various competencies work together to conduct high-quality education and research. All professional categories and roles are important. You are welcome to apply for a job with us

We are looking for
Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering at Faculty of Technology and Society.

Work duties
This position involves research and teaching in the field of Computer Engineering, with a focus on IoT and embedded systems. Teaching is primarily conducted within our newly launched Master of Science in Engineering program in Computer Science, in our master's programs such as Internet of Things, and the Computer Science and Mobile IT engineering program. Responsibilities include supervision at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels in computer engineering. The applicant will also conduct and develop research through active participation in the department's research activities, apply for external research grants, and develop national and international collaborations.

Qualifications
A person who has demonstrated both research and teaching expertise and been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve, shall be qualified for employment as senior lecturer.

A teacher at Malmö University is expected to have university teacher training corresponding to at least 15 credits, or corresponding formal university teacher training, which is determined through validation. New staff members lacking this training must, within the scope of their appointment, commence such training within one year of assuming their position.

Specific requirements for this position:

- PhD degree in computer engineering or related area.
- Documented experience in conducting research within one or more of the areas of embedded systems.
- Documented experience in teaching and examining in English.

The following would be of benefit for the position:

- Documented experience in teaching embedded systems, including low-level programming (assembly, C) and distributed systems.
- Documented experience in teaching computer architecture and operating systems.
- Documented experience in supervision, including thesis projects, project courses, and laboratory-intensive courses.
- Documented experience in teaching in Swedish.
- Documented experience in teaching signal processing.
- Documented experience in teaching sensor technology.
- Documented research experience in IoT.
- Documented experience in collaboration with companies and/or other organizations in research and education.
- Documented experience in applying for research funding.

Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for appointment as a Senior Lecturer shall be the degree of the expertise required as a qualification for employment. As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching expertise as to the assessment of other qualifying criteria.

A Senior Lecturer must be established within their scientific field, taking into account the nature and tradition of the subject specialisation.

A Senior Lecturer must demonstrate:

- Documented competence in their field.
- Documented ability to communicate and collaborate with actors in other parts of society with a clear connection to education and research.

Teaching expertise relates to:

- Documented ability to carry out and lead education using various teaching methods within higher education.
- Documented experience in pedagogical development work and a reflective presentation of their own pedagogical outlook and practices.
- Documented ability to link research and education with regards to both content and teaching.

Scientific proficiency relates to:

- Documented ability to independently conduct research of a high quality.
- Research within fields relevant to the appointment in question.
- Active participation in the scientific community.

Faculty, Department and Research environment
The Faculty of Technology and Society conducts education and research focusing on technology and natural sciences at two departments: Computer Science and Media Technology and Materials Science and Applied Mathematics. The faculty collaborates with companies and other organisations in order to raise the level of competence, create new products, develop activities and offer students an early connection to their future working life. Our research collaborations and staff from many different countries give our activities an international profile.

The Department of Computer Science and Media Technology offers research-linked education at first-cycle, second-cycle and doctoral levels. The department conducts research in computer science, information systems, software engineering and media technology. We are interested in research and education areas such as artificial intelligence, digital media, e-health, internet of things, societal consequences of digitalization and game development.

Further information
Prefekt, Bahtijar Vogel bahtijar.vogel@mau.se
Enhetschef, Johan Holmgren johan.holmgren@mau.se
HR-specialist, Magdalena Brossing magdalena.brossing@mau.se

You can read more about the benefits of working in Sweden here: https://sweden.se/collection/working-in-sweden/

Application
You apply for this position via Malmö University's recruitment system by clicking on the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the job advertisement, and that it is submitted to the University no later than 2025-01-30. The application must be written in Swedish, English or any of the Nordic languages. As an applicant, you are responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.

According to Malmö University’s qualifications portfolio, the application must include:

- Curriculum vitae
- Documentation of pedagogical expertise incl. the pedagogical works to be considered (maximum five).
- Documentation of scientific expertise incl. the primary scientific works to be considered (maximum five).
- Professional/clinical experience (if applicable)
- Documentation of leadership and administrative expertise (if applicable)

The application must also include:

- Copies of degree certificates and other relevant certificates.
- A brief account of research, teaching and other activities relevant to the position to which the application pertains, including a description of how the applicant envisions their future research and teaching.

The rules for appointment of teaching staff at Malmö University are regulated in the Appointment Rules at Malmö University.

Merits and qualifications must be documented according to Qualifications portfolio for lecturers/researchers at Malmö University.

Application documents

We accept application documents digitally. Physical documents are accepted only in exceptional cases. Contact hr@mau.se if you have books and any other documents that cannot be sent electronically.

Miscellaneous
This is a permanent full-time position.

Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.

Malmö University applies individual salary setting.

Swedish is the main language at Malmö University and it is desired that non-Swedish speaking employees eventually acquire enough proficiency in Swedish to be able to participate in the day-to-day work of their department or division.

According to the working time agreement, senior lecturers have at least 20 percent time for their own research within the employment. The content of the duties as well as the distribution between research, teaching and administration may change over time.

Start date
2025-08-18, or as agreed

Union representatives
SACO-S Mats Syde, mats.syde@mau.se
OFR/ST Sandip Kaur, sandip.kaur@mau.se

We are looking forward to receiving your application
You apply no later than 30/01/2025 by clicking the apply button.

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