Assistant professor in Electrical Energy Engineering - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Subject field

Energy and Electrical Engineering

Subject description

The subject concerns electromagnetism with applications in electric power engineering, including electromagnetic compatibility, power electronics, power components and high voltage engineering.

Duties

The primary duties concern development of research and supervision of research students within the subject field. The duties also include teaching on Bachelor, Masters’ and PhD level. The teaching will initially concern existing courses and development of new courses in the field of multiphysical simulation methods with applications in energy, electrical engineering and electromagnetism.

The assistant professor will have a particular responsibility to follow the development of pedagogical and didactical methods in the subject field and implement such new methods in existing and new courses. An important part of the teaching duties is to develop cross-disciplinary education initiatives within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. A further important part is to involve industry and authorities in, for example, project courses.

The assistant professor will be given opportunity to develop their independence as researcher and gain accreditation that may allow them to take other teaching positions with higher eligibility requirements (see Chapter 4, Section 12 a of the Higher Education Ordinance). Following application, the assistant professor can apply for promotion to associate professor in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 c of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Eligibility

An individual who has obtained a PhD or equivalent research expertise is qualified for appointment as an assistant professor. Candidates who met those qualifications within five years prior to expiration of the application period should be prioritized. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment as an assistant professor at KTH are stated in KTH's appointments procedure section 1.3, and apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

 Of highest importance is the applicant’s

• research expertise in the subject area demonstrated through research publications, conference attendance, attendance of research cooperation and also other undertakings in the scientific community such as for example, assignments as a reviewer or expert.
• potential to qualify for a higher teaching post. This includes the potential for independent development as a researcher and teacher within the subject field in question and also the ability to establish, review and develop the research area in question.

Of second highest importance is the applicant’s

• postdoc visits to a research environment other than the university at which the applicant defended their doctoral thesis. In subject fields that are close to applications, such an experience may also have been achieved from research and development work in industry or other organisations that can be judged to correspond to a traditional postdoctoral period at another university
• an interest in and understanding of pedagogical development within the subject field in question.

It is also important that the applicant has

• an interest in and understanding of leadership in an academic environment, third-stream activities, and awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• administrative expertise

Special grounds of assessment for promotion to associate professor

When assessing applications for promotion to associate professor, the applicant's ability to independently initiate and carry out research of high academic quality, published in international journals, and the applicant's ability to obtain financing for research operations will be assessed. Of highest importance is the applicant's ability to independently establish new collaborations and research specializations. It is also of highest importance that the applicant has demonstrated their expertise in teaching and as a supervisor. Finally, also of highest importance is the applicant’s ability to seek and receive external funding.

Trade union representatives

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Application

Your application should follow KTH:s CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

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Other

Time limitation:The appointment is for an indefinite term, but no more than six years, and may be extended if, due to the teacher’s absence due to sick leave, parental leave or other special grounds, more time is required to reach the objectives of the appointment. However, the total appointment period may not exceed eight years. The appointment is part of the Tenure Track system at KTH and the assistant professor may apply for promotion to tenured associate professor.

For more information regarding KTH's assessment, see Appointments procedure at KTH

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