"Associate Professor in Mathematics"

Description of subject area of the employment: The general subject area is Mathematics. We are interested in applicants who strengthen and complement our research environment of relevance to the newly initiated educational program in Engineering Mathematics. Examples of such research areas include, but are not limited to, data science, dynamical systems, mathematical statistics, stochastic processes, probability theory, applied mathematics, mathematics of AI and mathematical modelling. See the webpage for more info about the program.

Duties:   

• Teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility, course administration and supervision of second- and third-cycle students. Teaching duties and course development will be mainly within the educational program Engineering Mathematics, with the two profiles Data Science and AI and Modeling, Simulation and Control. If the successful candidate is initially not able to teach in Swedish, they will be expected to develop this capacity, and will be offered support for language acquisition.
• Research within an area of relevance for the educational program Engineering Mathematics.
•  Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university.

Qualifications Required:

• PhD in mathematics, mathematical statistics, or an equivalent scientific competence.
• Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills, the research expertise and the professional skills are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.
• Applicants 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 two years of employment.
• Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail. The holder is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within two years.
• 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 research and teaching expertise, which will be given equal weight.

Research Expertise comprises research merits. In addition to academic merits, research merits from other activities, including technology development, may also be taken into account including research merits obtained outside the academy, which includes for example technology development and innovation ability. In assessing research expertise research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing research expertise special weight will be attached to research merits of relevance to the newly initiated educational program in Engineering Mathematics, as described above.

Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop research and education in the third cycle, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community.

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 teaching merits in Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics.