Employment as Associate Senior Lecture is a career development position, where the holder is expected to develop his or her independence as a researcher and educator.
The duties will be 80% research and postgraduate education and up to 20% teaching at the undergraduate level. The teaching will mainly include structural biology, but other subjects that are taught within the department's courses will also be included. The content of the work assignments, as well as the distribution and scope of research and teaching, may change during the term of employment.
The candidate is expected to conduct independent research in structural biology with a particular focus on experimental cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and thereby strengthen the department's research profile in this area. The candidate is expected to collaborate with the growing research community at LU using this method, as well as contribute to the development of the local infrastructure. The candidate is expected to actively seek and attract external funding for his/her research activities.
The candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as contribute to the postgraduate education. He/she is expected to supervise doctoral students and degree projects. As part of the teaching staff, the candidate is expected to actively participate in discussions about the department's activities and strategic goals and thus take part in the joint responsibility for a well-functioning research and teaching at the department. Assignments as a teacher representative in working groups/board at the Department of Chemistry may be relevant in the future.
