University West is looking for a senior lecturer in additive manufacturing  

This senior lecturer position is within the Division of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Engineering Science at University West. This division constitutes an important pillar of University West's complete academic environment in Production Technology. With about 70 researchers, research engineers, and PhD students, it carries out research on welding, metal additive manufacturing (AM), and thermal spray manufacturing processes with the overarching goal of improving quality, efficiency, and reducing our environmental footprint. The Production Technology research facility has state-of-the-art equipment, including laser beam, electron beam, and electric arc AM systems for metal feedstock in the form of wire, blown powder, and powder bed. It also has a very well-equipped material characterisation lab with, among other things, electron microscopy, material testing, and physical simulation machine (Gleeble). Research on AM is conducted mainly experimentally and through modelling and simulation to understand, develop, and improve processes, process monitoring and control, microstructure, and mechanical performance for a variety of metal alloys. This multi-disciplinary and collaborative research is distinguished by close collaboration with industry and is largely externally funded.

Job description:

Your responsibilities will involve participating in ongoing research projects and actively securing funding for future projects for yourself and others (e.g., PhD students, post-docs). Your research will focus on powder bed fusion additive manufacturing with emphasis on advanced materials such as titanium alloys, nickel-based super-alloys, steel, and aluminium alloys. We expect a blend of creativity, focus, independence, and initiative, coupled with teamwork skills. You will engage in project management to some extent, and as a member of the teaching faculty, you will be expected to teach at all levels and supervise graduate thesis projects.

Eligibility requirements for employment as a university lecturer:

- Demonstrated pedagogical skills (Chapter 4, Section 4, HF). Applicants who lack pedagogical qualifications from an academic environment must have competence equivalent to the university's eligibility requirements, although it may have been achieved in a way other than within the academic environment.  

- Completed higher education teaching training of at least ten weeks or equivalent competence. If higher education teaching training has not been completed, employment can still take place, provided that the employee completes the training during the first two years of employment. The candidate is expected to be able to teach in Swedish after two years.

- A completed doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with a focus on additive manufacturing and/or material science, or equivalent scientific competence or any other professional skill that is of importance with regard to the subject content of the position and the tasks that will be included in the position (Chapter 4, Section 4, HF). 

This position also requires:

• A good track record regarding high-quality, independent scientific research.
• A good track record of successful grant applications, including in collaboration with industry.
• Documented experience with Powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes.
• Documented experience with metal alloys, such as e.g., Ti-alloys and Ni-alloys.
• Documented experience with PhD student supervision.
• Documented experience with teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
• Good teamwork skills.

Qualifications for the position include documented experience in:

• Leading research projects.
• Research in collaboration with industry.
• Collaborative research.
• Teaching in Swedish.
• Course development.
• Supervision at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Assessment criteria:

Particular importance is attached to the degree of scientific proficiency, as well as the ability to independently develop research and educational activities in collaboration with colleagues and the surrounding society. 

When hiring a senior lecturer, pedagogical skills are given equal attention as other eligibility criteria. When assessing skills, the subject area, subject description, and job duties of the position are taken into account.

Other:

The position is permanent. A six-month probationary period may apply.
The selection process may involve trial lectures, work tests, interviews and reference checks.

The application is made digitally via our recruitment tool. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it reaches the university by the application deadline. Documents that cannot be sent digitally, such as books and publications, must be marked with the reference number R 2025/127 and sent in one copy. For information on how to format the application, see Instructions for formatting the application, which you can find here Högskolan Väst - Arbeta hos oss (hv.se).

Send appplication to: 
Högskolan Väst
HR
461 86 Trollhättan

Last day to apply: 2025-08-11

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