Luleå University of Technology is in strong growth with world-leading competence in several research areas. We shape the future through innovative education and ground-breaking research results, and based on the Arctic region, we create global social benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are conducted in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of SEK 2 billion per year. We currently have 1,900 employees and 17,900 students. In the coming years, multi-billion investments will be made in large projects in Northern Sweden to create a fossil-free society both nationally and globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these cutting-edge research projects and in the societal transformation that they entail. We offer a broad range of courses and study programmes to match the skills in demand. We hope that you will help us to build the sustainable companies and societies of the future.

You will join the subject Entrepreneurship and Innovation which is one of the leading research and teaching environment in Sweden, which many faculty members publish in high-impact journals. 

Subject description
Entrepreneurship and Innovation comprises organisational development with a specific focus on firm development based on innovative products, services, production solutions, or management modes.

Duties
The duties include developing a research area within digitalization and artificial intelligence, initiating national and international research projects, supervising students and doctoral students, and practicing in undergraduate education.

Qualifications
To meet the requirements for the appointment as associate senior lecturer, the applicant:

• must have been awarded a doctoral degree or must have a foreign degree considered equivalent to a doctoral degree.
  

Primary consideration should be given to someone who has been awarded a doctoral degree within five years of the application deadline for employment as an associate senior lecturer. However, someone who has been awarded a doctoral degree or achieved corresponding competence at an earlier date may also be considered if there are special grounds. Special grounds are sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Assessment Criteria
The following assessment criteria are applied for the position:

- Scientific skills

- Other assessment criteria

Other assessment grounds (assed in descending order)

- Documented scientific skills in innovation and/or entrepreneurship through high impact journal publications

- Pedagogical skills

- Teaching within the current employment framework is conducted in English and Swedish. Therefore, proficiency in both languages is meritorious.

- Research in digitalization, artificial intelligence, business model innovation, and servitization is meritorious.

- Documented skills in securing or being part of external funding applications

Period of employment
For this employment, an employment period of four years applies.

Promotion to senior lecturer
An assistant senior lecturer shall, upon application, be promoted to senior lecturer and a position until further notice. If the applicant is qualified for a position as senior lecturer and in an examination is deemed suitable for such a position, is determined in accordance with the assessment criteria set out below:

In the examination, it is required that the associate senior lecturer has completed higher education pedagogical education corresponding to 7.5 credits or has acquired corresponding knowledge in another way.

During the employment period, the associate senior lecturer must also independently, to a considerable extent and with high quality, contribute to the university's research and demonstrate good pedagogical skills.

Additional assessment criteria

- Scientific skills in the form of publication in highly ranked journals as lead author.

- Consulting own research and securing external research funds as PI and Co-PI

- Excellent in education which is evaluated through higher student feedback

- Developing contacts with businesses and providing practical value to the industry

Information
The position is at the Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts at the university’s campus in Luleå.

For further information, please contact: Wiebke Reim, +46 920-49 2079, wiebke.reim@ltu.se

Union representatives:
SACO-S Diana Chroneer,(+46 )920-49 2037 diana.chroneer@ltu.se
OFR-S Lars Frisk, (+46)920-49 1792 lars.frisk@ltu.se

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Application
We prefer that you apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below and attach the requested application documents including diplomas (certified and translated into Swedish or English), pedagogical self-reflection and publications, etc. We prefer that applicants follows the Instructions for applicants. Note that the applicant´s educational qualifications should be particularly documented. Mark your application with the reference number below. Your application, including diplomas, must be written in English or Swedish.

Reference number: 534-2025
Last day of application: March 15, 2025