Senior Lecturer in Laboratory Medicine with a specialization in cancer research

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 46 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Position
Permanent position as Senior Lecturer in Laboratory Medicine at the Department of Laboratory Medicine.

Work duties
Work duties include developing and leading preclinical and/or translational cancer research, primarily in one of the following areas: cancer biology, cancer genetics, tumour stroma biology, cancer modelling or paediatric cancer research.

The duties also include actively applying for internal and external research funding, actively participating in teaching and supervision at first, second and third-cycle level, handling administrative tasks, holding internal and external elected office as well as collaborating with wider society. Other duties may also occur.

Qualification requirements
In accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 4 Section 4, a person is eligible to be appointed as senior lecturer if they have demonstrated research expertise and been awarded a PhD or have the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the position and the duties that it will involve. Teaching expertise is also required. According to Lund University’s Appointment Rules, the applicant must have completed training in teaching and learning in higher education of at least five weeks or have acquired equivalent knowledge in another way in order to be eligible. If the candidate has not completed five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education and is subsequently employed, completion of that training within the first two years of employment is included in the employee’s work duties.

Assessment criteria
The applicant must have demonstrated research and teaching expertise of value for the subject. During the assessment, particular weight will be accorded to research expertise. Research expertise is demonstrated by the applicant maintaining a high national and international standing as a researcher and having well-grounded research expertise.

During the assessment, particular weight will be accorded to the applicant’s potential to further develop the research environment and create strong research activities within the subject area. Being in receipt of current funding obtained in national or international competition is particularly desirable. Similarly, publications at the highest international level in recent years, where the applicant is the senior author are particularly desirable.

Experience of international research or research at a higher education institution other than the one where the candidate obtained their PhD is desirable.

Importance will be attached to teaching expertise at first and second-cycle levels as well as the ability to supervise doctoral students. Merit and expertise linked to administrative skills, academic leadership, the capacity to collaborate and a proven ability to interact with wider society will also be taken into account.

Teaching staff at Lund University are required to be suitable for the position and to have the general ability to fulfil their work duties well.

When appointing teaching staff, in addition to that which follows from the Higher Education Ordinance, Lund University’s Appointment Rules and the Faculty of Medicine’s requirements profile and assessment criteria for employment as a senior lecturer apply:
See Rules and Regulations

Further information
Additional information can be provided by Dean Kristina Åkesson, tel. +46 40 39 11 57, kristina.akesson@med.lu.se and Head of Department Anna Rignell Hydbom, tel. +46 46 46222 16 30, anna.rignell-hydbom@med.lu.se

Information about the application procedure can be provided by Recruitment Officer Eva Nilsson, eva_a.nilsson@med.lu.se, tel. +46 46 222 17 89

The position will be filled following a proposal from the Faculty of Medicine’s Academic Appointments Board.

Application procedure
Applications are to be submitted electronically via the Lund University application portal by 25th of January 2023 at the latest. Applications are reported in accordance with the Faculty of Medicine’s guidelines for applicants to academic appointments (see Guidelines for academic Appointments under the heading List of qualifications and CV).

The University applies individual salary setting. Please state your desired salary in your application.

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine is one of six departments at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research, both broad and specialised, within the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on the onset of disease and how we can improve diagnostics and treatment for patients. Some of our strongest areas with world-class research deal with cancer, genetics and blood.

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