Researchers in Fire safety engineering focusing on fire dynamics and material behavior

Lund University was founded 1666 and ranks recurring as one of the world's leading universities. Here are about 46 000 students and 8 500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our quest to understand, explain and improve our world and people's conditions.

Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality, equal terms and diversity are fundamental principles for all parts of our business.

Description of the workplace

The Department of Construction and Environmental Technology covers several departments, where the fire engine department is one of these. Within the institution, research and teaching are conducted linked to society's need for infrastructure and construction. As part of this, consideration of safety aspects and development of methods for managing the consequences of fires and other similar accidents in society are also included.

Fire technology research refers to physical and chemical processes in connection with emergence, growth, dissemination and extinguishing of fires, interactions between fire and buildings, facilities, natural resources, etc., systems for preventing or detecting fire or limiting its consequences and evacuation and human beings By fire also refers to nearby accidents such as explosions or other reactive processes. The intention is to find cost-effective, sustainable and innovative methods for keeping damage to people, environment and property at an acceptable level.

The work is usually conducted in smaller research groups linked to a particular subject area. But the work is also characterized by an interdisciplinary approach with collaboration across subject limits and with colleagues on other departments within the university. The Department of Fire Technology consists of a 20 - number researchers, doctoral students and administrative staff. Most people have their workplace in Lund but some work also from other places eg. From Campus Helsingborg.

The working environment is characterized by commitment, cooperation, creativity and own responsibility. We strive for a prestigious and inclusive work environment with an even gender distribution. The tasks are varying and stimulating, and there are good opportunities for professional development.

We are now looking for a substantial researcher during the time we recruit an assistant senior lecturer in the subject area.

Tasks

The duties for the limited time employment that researchers are essentially conducting research in the subject area. The service includes the subject area fire development and fire dynamics, with a particular focus on material behavior in the event of a fire and environmental and sustainability aspects. The subject area may also include the modeling of fire dynamic phenomena in combination with building materials and consequences of fires from a property protection perspective. Teaching can be included, and you can also have special responsibilities within the department depending on your specific interests. The service provides the opportunity for three weeks of education in college pedagogy. The purpose of the service is to conduct independent research and create the conditions for further development. The service also includes participation in national and international conferences.

The tasks include:

• Research in the subject area including experimental and theoretical studies.
• Teaching on the basic, advanced and postgraduate level.
• Tutorials of degree workers.
• To actively seek external research funding.
• Collaboration with business and society.
• Administration linked to the tasks above is included.

Qualifications

Requirements for the employment are:

• Departed doctoral degree in the subject area.
• Very good knowledge of English, in speech and writing.
• Very good knowledge and experience from carrying out physical experiments.
• Good ability to conduct teaching at the undergraduate and advanced level.
• Good knowledge in fire modeling.

Merit for the employment is:

• Good ability to develop and implement good quality research.
• Good ability for independent work and to cooperate with other research groups and industry.
• Knowledge and experience that constitute additional merits in fire-related experiments.
• Experiences of leading research projects.

Consideration will be taken of how the applicant through its experience and competence is expected to supplement and strengthen research within the department and contribute to its future development.

We are offering

Lund University is a state authority, which means that you get special benefits, generous holiday and a favorable occupational pension. Read more at the university website about working with us. https://www.lu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss

Other

The employment as the Vikariande researcher time-limited to 12 months full time (100%).

Researchers are covered by "local collective agreements on annual work for researchers and assistant researchers". The planning of the annual work time takes place in dialogue between managers and employees.

Access as per agreement.

This is how you are looking for

The application must include CV and personal letter with justification for why you are interested in the employment and how the employment matches your merits. The application must contain a certificate of a doctoral degree and should also include other as you wish to invoke (copies of grades, credentials, recommendation letters, etc.).

The application can also be designed as described by LTH's Akademiska portfolio, see the link below. Upload the application in the form of a PDF file in the recruitment system. More information can be found on https://www.lth.se/jobb/sokalararanstallning/

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