Senior Lecturer in Architectural Engineering

Lund University

Ref. no.: PA2026/389

Employer: Lund University – Faculty of Engineering (LTH)
Department: Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Location: Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
Employment type: Permanent, full time (100%)
Start date: As soon as possible
Salary: Monthly (according to agreement)
Application deadline: 22 April 2026

About Lund University

Founded in 1666, Lund University is consistently ranked among the world’s top universities. With approximately 47,000 students and 8,800 staff, the university operates across Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. Lund University values diversity, gender equality, and inclusive academic excellence.

About the Department

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

The department’s research areas include:

• Architecture, Form and Design
• Architecture and Culture
• Housing and Housing Development
• Environmental Psychology
• Urban Design and Urbanism

The successful candidate will primarily join Architecture, Form and Design, with possible placement in another area depending on specialization.

Subject

Architectural Design with Focus on Artistic Research in Architecture

Subject Description

Architectural design is understood as a spatial and material practice that generates social, cultural, and ideological meaning. The subject explores architecture as both an academic discipline and professional practice, including:

• Norm-critical and speculative architectural design
• Material experimentation and form generation
• Research-by-Design methodologies
• Design-driven knowledge production
• Critical reflection on architectural processes and tools

Artistic research emphasizes investigative, practice-based design processes that bridge academic research and professional practice.

Duties and Responsibilities

The position includes:

• Research within architectural design and artistic research
• Teaching at undergraduate, Master’s, and doctoral levels
• Supervision of degree projects and PhD students
• Active pursuit of external research funding
• Collaboration with industry and wider society
• Contribution to the development of the research environment
• Administrative duties related to the role

Qualification Requirements

Applicants must have:

• A PhD or equivalent research or professional competence relevant to the post
• Documented teaching expertise
• Completed at least five weeks of higher education pedagogy training (or equivalent)

Assessment Criteria

Equal weight will be given to research excellence and teaching expertise, including:

• Strong national and international research standing
• High-quality teaching across multiple levels and formats
• Ability to supervise doctoral students to completion
• Ability to collaborate with society and communicate research
• Leadership and academic development capacity

Additional Requirements

• Very good oral and written English proficiency
• PhD in a relevant subject
• Significant research experience at another institution
• Documented experience with artistic architectural processes
• Minimum 180 ECTS credits in architecture or related spatial design fields
  • At least 120 ECTS at advanced (Master’s) level
• Strong collaboration skills and independent working ability

Meritorious Qualifications

• Successful acquisition of substantial external research funding
• Academia–industry collaboration experience
• Exhibition and curatorial experience in architecture
• Professional architectural practice experience
• International teaching, research, or collaboration experience

What We Offer

• Secure employment at a public authority
• Generous annual leave and occupational pension
• A creative, interdisciplinary academic environment
• Opportunities for international collaboration and research development

More information:
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university

How to Apply

Applications must be written in English and submitted via Lund University’s recruitment system.

Your application should include (PDF format):

• Academic qualifications portfolio (according to LTH guidelines)
• CV
• Preliminary research plan (3–5 pages)
• Artistic research and practice portfolio (single PDF)

Application guidelines:
http://www.lth.se/english/working-at-lth/to-apply-for-academic-positions-at-lth/

Contact

Per-Johan Dahl
Email: per-johan.dahl@abm.lth.se

Union representatives:

• SACO-S: 046-222 93 64 | kansli@saco-s.lu.se
• OFR/ST: 046-222 93 62 | st@st.lu.se