The world requires outstanding technical universities to address the multifaceted global challenges that we face today. Chalmers University of Technology is on an ambitious path to expand the frontiers of science and technology to meet those challenges.
As part of our ambitions, Chalmers seeks curious and creative individuals to join us as tenure-track Assistant Professors. We are looking for candidates with innovative research ideas who seek scientific freedom to pursue their aspirations.
A four-year tenure track position is provided with a generous start-up package, relocation support, mentoring, and leadership training to further your development as research leader and teacher. Through our cross-departmental Areas of Advance, you will have the opportunity to find collaborations and grow networks both within the university and with our industrial and societal partners.
You are invited to apply and share your research vision and plans to achieve your goals. At Chalmers, we are committed to improve diversity in our faculty, and encourage applications from individuals of all genders, backgrounds, and identities.
The applications will be reviewed during March – June, and interviews are planned for August – September 2024. Starting date is flexible but preferably not later than the first half of 2025.
You can find more information about these positions here: Change the world your way (chalmers.se)
Urban and regional environments: Advancing socio-technical transformation and bridging boundaries
When addressing the challenges related to a sustainable transformation of our societies, research on urban and regional environments is needed. All scales need to be addressed, as they are functionally coupled to and impact each other, and many different aspects need to be considered. This includes global, regional, urban, and rural landscapes – with a diversity of perspectives and approaches.
To develop new knowledge and socio-technical solutions relevant for practice, it is crucial to strengthen academic research understanding of urban and regional environments and the fields in-between. These challenges call for approaches including a diversity of subjects, where perspectives from the social sciences and humanities are as important as the discussion on necessary technological and ecological transformations towards a more sustainable path. There is also an urgent need for transdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to integrate and make use of different kinds of knowledge, from various disciplines, professions, and civil society.
With this call, Chalmers aims at further strengthen its research and expertise within Urban and Regional Environments. The academic field is broad, and potential topics for research include: socio-ecological and socio-technical transformations and change processes, across spatial scales; geology and geotechnics; regional and urban planning; sustainable use of land for meeting societal needs for food, clean water, and biomass resources; justice, governance and organization; critical social/environmental perspectives on architecture and the built environment; circular economy; environmental systems analysis; climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation.
Chalmers is official partner of New European Bauhaus initiative. Our research community is also actively involved in a wide range of national initiatives, centres, and local platforms such as Urban Futures connecting urban and regional research and practice, centre for management in the building sector (CMB), centre for housing architecture (CBA), centre for health care architecture (CVA), competence centre for sustainable treatment of contaminated materials and environments (Frist), platform for collaboration in drinking water research (DRICKS), Digital Twin Cities Centre (DTCC), the Swedish Life Cycle Centre, and the National Research Infrastructure for Data Visualization InfraVis.
Major responsibilities
As an Assistant Professor at Chalmers, you are expected to,
- Develop and lead an independent line of research on an internationally competitive level
- Participate in teaching
- Supervise undergraduate and graduate students
- Apply for external research funding
- Contribute to academic citizenship, including departmental and university-wide activities
- Promote a working environment that is characterized by collaboration and creativity, aligning with our fundamental values of openness, participation, diversity and quality
Qualifications
To qualify for the position, you must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant field earned within the 7 years preceding the application deadline*. Exceptions from the 7-year limit can be granted for parental leave, sick leave, or military service.
The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English.
Post-doctoral experience or similar, preferably performed in an environment other than where you did your doctoral studies, is meritorious.
*As per the date shown in your doctoral degree certificate.
Our offer to you
The appointment as Assistant Professor is a four-year, entry-level, faculty position with tenure track, through which you will develop as research leader and teacher. After successful evaluation by the end of the four-year term, you will be offered a permanent faculty position as Associate Professor at Chalmers.
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the attractive and dynamic city of Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden.
At Chalmers we seek to establish a good work/life balance. We want to provide you with the means to pick the best path possible in your pursuit of making a difference. Our ambitions in this area are reflected in the generous employment conditions, including:
- holiday allowance of up to 7 weeks per year
- a collective agreement including parental pay, sick pay supplement, and medicine costs
- a wellness allowance towards activities promoting good health
- flexible working conditions
Sweden’s extensive social welfare system means, for example, that you are entitled to 390 days of paid parental leave, and education at all levels is free. Although most of our work is in English, and English is widely spoken throughout Swedish society, developing a good knowledge of Swedish is an advantage in everyday life and in the workplace. For this reason, Chalmers offers courses in the Swedish language.
Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20240051 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as PDF-files, as described below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system for applications does not support Zip files.
Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
Up to five pages where you:
- Introduce yourself
- Describe your motivation to apply for this position
- Describe your previous research highlights and your research plans
- Describe how you contribute to a creative and collaborative working environment
CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Family name, Ref. number)
- Your CV
- Include a list of 10 selected publications, with short descriptions about your role in and contribution to each of them.
- Include names and full contact information of two references that we can contact
Required documents:
- Certificate or Diploma verifying your doctoral degree
- Copies of your 10 selected publications, merged into one pdf-file
- Documents verifying awards and recognitions stated in your CV, leadership or teaching activities, etc, and other documents relevant to support your application
- If relevant: verification of parental leave, sick leave, or military service
Use the button at the bottom of the page to reach the application form.
Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered.
Application deadline: 2024-03-15
Contact
For questions about the position and the research environment, please contact:
Liane Thuvander, thematic area Urban and Regional Environments
For HR-related questions, please contact:
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences. The university has 3 000 employees and 10 000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture.
With scientific excellence as a basis, through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with industry and society. Chalmers was founded in 1829 and our motto is Avancez – forward.
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