University West is looking for a lecturer or a senior lecturer in welding technology 

This lecturer or 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 welding and AM systems for laser beam, electron beam, and arc including GTA, GMA, SAW, WAAM. 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 welding and welding-based 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). Your research will focus on welding and AM with an emphasis on electric arc heat sources. 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 undergraduate and graduate levels and supervise degree thesis projects.

Eligibility requirements

Eligibility requirements for employment as a lecturer:

- Demonstrated teaching proficiency. Applicants who lack teaching qualifications from an academic environment should have competence that equates to the university’s eligibility requirements, although this could have been gained by means other than in an academic environment.

- Completion of higher education teacher training of at least ten weeks, or equivalent competence. If the applicant has not completed higher education teacher training, the appointment may be made, provided the individual completes such training during the first two years of the appointment.

- Must hold a degree at second-cycle level in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with a focus on welding, or equivalent scientific competence or equivalent. In certain situations, professional skills may satisfy eligibility requirements instead of a degree at second-cycle level. For this to be the case, such professional skills should correspond to a degree at second-cycle level, and be relevant to the duties included in the appointment.

Eligibility requirements for employment as a senior lecturer:

- Demonstrated teaching proficiency (Chap. 4, Art. 4, HF). Applicants who lack teaching qualifications from an academic environment should have competence that equates to the university’s eligibility requirements, although this could have been gained by means other than in an academic environment.

- Completion of higher education teacher training of at least ten weeks, or equivalent competence. If the applicant has not completed higher education teacher training, the appointment may be made, provided the individual completes such training during the first two years of the appointment.

- Must hold a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with a focus on welding, or equivalent scientific competence or have the equivalent academic expertise or some other form of professional skill that is relevant to the subject content of the post and the duties related to the position (Chap. 4, Art. 4, HF).

In addition, the position requires:

• A good track record regarding high-quality, independent scientific research
• Track record of successful grant applications
• Documented experience with electric arc welding processes, possibly additive manufacturing of metals with electric arc
• Documented experience with teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Good teamwork skills

In addition, the following requirements must be met for employment as a senior lecturer:

• A good track record of successful grant applications
• Documented experience with teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels
• Documented experience with student supervision at undergraduate and/or graduate levels

Qualifications that are considered meritorious for the position include experience in:

• Leading research projects
• Research in collaboration with industry
• Collaborative research
• Supervision of doctoral students
• Course development
• Teaching in Swedish

Assessment criteria

University West applies the following general assessment criteria:

- Teaching proficiency
- Academic expertise
- Ability to collaborate
- Administrative proficiency
- Management proficiency
- Other professional skills

For this appointment, all assessment criteria shall be applied without any particular order of priority.

In the assessment of proficiency, the subject area of the position, the subject description, and the duties are taken into account.

When appointing a senior lecturer, pedagogical skills shall be given equal consideration as other qualifying circumstances. When assessing skills, the subject area, subject description and work tasks 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 2025/136 and sent in one copy. For information on how to format the application, see Instructions for formatting the application, which you can find here: University West - Work with us (hv.se)

Send appplication to: 
Högskolan Väst
HR
461 86 Trollhättan

The application deadline is: 2025-08-11

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