Associate senior lecturer in electric power engineering

Luleå University of Technology; Skellefteå kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Luleå University of Technology invites applications for an Associate Senior Lecturer in Electric Power Engineering in Skellefteå. The appointee will conduct research, contribute to teaching at undergraduate and master’s levels, supervise doctoral students, and initiate externally funded projects within Electric Power Engineering.

Potential directions include protective relaying, earthing systems, and industrial electrical networks.

Qualifications

• Must have a doctoral degree or equivalent.
• Pedagogical training or demonstrated teaching ability is required for promotion.
• Fluency in English and Swedish is essential.
• Administrative competence relevant to the subject area and duties.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in Electric Power Engineering subfield as agreed with Head of Subject.
• Contribute to undergraduate and master's level teaching.
• Supervise doctoral students and supervise externally funded projects.
• Engage with industry and academia to broaden research activities.

Skills

Research expertise

Communication skills

Collaboration

Laboratory measurements

Field measurements

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

The Electric Power Engineering group in Skellefteå enjoys a strong national and international reputation for its leading research. It is internationally recognized as a world leader in power quality and is also highly regarded nationally for its undergraduate education in electric power systems. Over the years, the group's research results have attracted significant attention from both industry and academia.

Subject Description

The research subject Electric Power Engineering covers studies of sustainable systems for production of electrical energy, transport of electrical energy and the interaction between the power grid, electricity production and electricity consumption.

Duties

As an Associate Senior Lecturer, you will conduct research within a subfield of Electric Power Engineering (to be determined by you in consultation with the Head of subject), contribute to teaching at the undergraduate and advanced (master’s) levels in Electric Power Engineering and related areas, supervise doctoral students, and initiate and carry out externally funded research projects within Electric Power Engineering.

As An Associate Senior Lecturer, You Will Strengthen The Research Group And Broaden Its Research Activities While Also Teaching Students. Possible Research Directions Include

• Protective relaying and protection coordination
• Earthing systems and stray currents
• Industrial electrical networks, including railway power supply systems

Qualifications

To meet the requirements for employment as an associate senior lecturer, the applicant:

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

Upon employment as an associate senior lecturer, primary consideration should be given to someone who has been awarded a doctoral degree within five years of the application deadline. 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

• research expertise
• Other assessment criteria, weighted equally
• Experience in planning and conducting electrical power engineering measurements in both laboratory and field environments.
• Ability to collaborate with the wider community, particularly companies and organizations within the field of electric power engineering.
• Ability to communicate research and development activities to other researchers and to society at large.
• Teaching qualifications, including completed pedagogical training, teaching experience, and the ability to teach in Swedish.
• Good proficiency in both English and Swedish.
• Low-voltage electrical authorization (AL).
• Administrative competence relevant to the subject area and to the duties included in the position

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.

Information

For further information about the position, please contact Professor and Head of Subject Sarah Rönnberg, 0910–585721, [e-mail]

Union Representatives

SACO-S Diana Chroneer, 0920-49 2037 [e-mail]

OFR-S Marika Vesterberg, 0920-49 1721 [e-mail]

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

Sista ansökningsdag

September 16, 2026

Referensnummer

3208-2026