Vacant academic positions: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS ENERGY ENGINEERING

Job description

We are looking for a person with a PhD in the field of modeling and testing unit operations of strategic importance for advanced industrial biorefinery process systems. Examples of such systems include falling film evaporators for the pulping industry or catalytic cracking of black liquor derived feedstocks for production of transportation fuels.

The holder of the position will be expected to develop and coordinate experimental research activities connected to the group’s experimental infrastructure, in collaboration with senior staff and with industrial partners. The holder of the position will also be expected to contribute to supervision of PhD students working in this area.

The holder of the position will be expected to contribute to the group’s education activities, including teaching in the subject area of Energy Technology and Design of Industrial Energy Equipment, and supervising MSc thesis project work. The allocation of work load will be around 80% for research and 20% for education activities.

Assistant Professor is a position that offers the opportunity to qualify for higher research positions, both in academia and other research institutions. The appointment is for two + two years of full-time employment. An assistant professor is expected to reach the Swedish docent level (in Swedish "oavlönad docent") within four years. After two years progress is assessed.

Application deadline 2011-01-15

Required qualifications

The applicant should have a Ph.D. degree (normally completed at most five years before the deadline for application) preferably in in Chemical Process Engineering or another area that is relevant for the position. In addition, a successful candidate should have:

• Pedagogical experience
• Experience in the research field described above, where good knowledge of unit operation processes in the pulp and paper industry is a merit.
• Previous experience of industrial or pilot scale experimental work is a prerequisite for this position.
• Postdoctoral university experience or experience gained from qualified research in industry is highly valued.

English is our working language for research. Both Swedish and English are used in undergraduate courses, while graduate courses are taught in English. For non-Swedish speaking applicants, it is recommended to learn Swedish within a few years.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

1. A first page containing name, reference number 2010/260 and a list of all documents that have been enclosed
2. Description of the applicant's research and pedagogical qualifications, as well as other qualifications
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
4. Complete list of publications
5. Plans for future work within the area of the announced position, both scientific and educational, if appointed
6. Two reference persons who can be contacted by Chalmers (describe association with them and give their contact addresses)
7. Copies of the applicant's best scientific publications (not more than 5)
8. Copies of a maximum of 5 other publications (such as pedagogy, and popular science) in support of pedagogical and other merits

Please consult the two documents, Information for applicants for a teaching post at Chalmers and Qualifications: How they are presented, documented and assessed.

The application shall be sent electronically. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

The documents according to items 1-8 above shall be attached as two pdf-files.

• One should contain items 1-6 in the listing of material to be included in the application
• The other should contain items 7 and 8 in the listing of material, and any other appendices

The files may be compressed (zipped).

If any part of the material is not available as, or easily transferred to, pdf format it, may be sent separately to the registrar. Such documents must be marked with the applicant's name and reference number 2010/260. They shall be prepared in three identical packages, which can be forwarded to the assessors without repacking them.

Address:
Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden

Further information

Professor Thore Berntsson, Heat and Power Technology,
phone +46 31 772 3009, e.mail: thore.berntsson@chalmers.se

Professor Simon Harvey, Head of the Division of Heat and Power Technology
phone +46 31 772 8531, e.mail: simon.harvey@chalmers.se

Professor Lennart Vamling, Head of the Departement of Energy and Environment,
phone +46 31 772 3021, e.mail: lennart.vamling@chalmers.se

Union representatives

• SACO: Jan Lindér
• ST: Marie Wenander
• SEKO: Johan Persson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

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